A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Emily had her head in the clouds, when suddenly her phone dinged with a message.

She picked up the phone, read the screen and then sprang up from the bed.

"USD 100, 000 has been credited to your account," it read. Emily could not believe her eyes!

Before she could recollect her thoughts, the phone buzzed again—another message came in. It was from Jacob, saying "100, 000 dollars, for a kiss".

'It seems as if I had lifted a rock just to drop it on my own feet, ' Emily thought, agonisingly.

Emily lived a simple life. Any money, which she did not earn by herself, was like a hot potato to her. Without further delay she texted back," I don't need it. I'll transfer it back to you tomorrow."

Jacob quickly replied," I don't like to owe anyone anything. If you transfer it back, I would owe you a kiss, and I'd have to give it back to you the next time we meet."

'Give it back to me next time? Oh no...'

Emily felt like her face was burning on fire. She did not want to reply Jacob's message anymore and turned off the phone. 'Why, ' she thought, 'why should I do anything as he told me? I will not keep the money! I have no interest in his "repayment"!'

Exhausted both physically and mentally, Emily lay on the bed and soon drifted off to dreamland.

It was, however, an unpleasant dream, in which her mother cried and said that she needed more money. Emily was as anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof; she did not know where to look for the money.

Once again, Jacob appeared in front of her. With a faint smile on his handsome face he said," Emily. One hundred thousand dollars for one kiss. Kiss me ten times and one million will be yours."

"One million, I repeat, one million in cash.." his voice sounded somewhat magical.

Emily whooped in delight and threw herself onto Jacob; she wrapped her legs around his waist and said," Jacob, don't seduce me! Or, I will kiss you till you go broke!"

The dream ended, abruptly. Emily woke up, like her soul had gradually gone back in her body. She recalled what she did in the dream and felt ashamed of herself.

'Kiss you till you go broke? Gosh, how could I say that to him! The girl who said that in the dream was definitely not me!'

The next day, her mother phoned her, in tears, just like she

mother had borrowed money from all of her friends, and no one else

a hundred thousand dollars.' She hesitated and then finally sent a message to Jacob, telling him that she would borrow the money from him and repay it later in full. Then she transferred

Emily's message, he did not reply

wait, assuming that Emily would

find a job. She

do anything for you, all

was a man of his word. However, the thought of what awaited her once she accepted Jacob's seemingly generous help,

she was at the end of her

other end, was

thought of that, Emily bit her lower lip, picked up her phone and called Jacob.

like he was expecting her call. Although he answered the phone

continued, too embarrassed to make her request. She

"Yes."

herself talking, she wanted to kill herself at once, 'What

cuisine," Jacob

patient with her, while Jacob was actually waiting.

I..." Emily took a deep breath, and was about to come straight to the point, when suddenly she saw a new mail pop up on the screen of her computer.

After reading the contents of

tried her luck, since the company was newly incorporated. Much to her surprise, she got the offer without any interviews. It was

at the end of

other end, Jacob assumed that maybe Emily was struggling to ask him for help, so he immediately tried

a wolf luring a rabbit.

excitement," Oh, nothing. I just want to

had offered her another way out, she would, of course, distance herself

the other end anymore. Jacob's face darkened,

all Emily wanted to say

the trap; one step more and she would