A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"I'm here to see if you are staying up late," Jacob answered, seeming concerned, squinting at the girl in front of him.

The girl was dressed in a baby-pink rabbit onesie, which was selected by Jacob. With bunny ears on the hood and a small cotton tail at back, the onesie suited Emily perfectly.

'Wow... She's just absolutely adorable, ' Jacob thought.

"I wasn't going to stay up late, but I need to go out for something important," said Emily, as she tried to push Jacob away to walk out the door. She was leaving in a hurry so she had no time to explain anything to him.

However, her effort was in vain, because Jacob grabbed her from behind and carried her back in his arms. "It's past midnight. Where are you going? What happened?" asked Jacob.

"I..." Emily struggled to get out of his arms, but failed. Frustrated, she sighed and explained reluctantly,"My best friend Rita, I think you've met her once, needs my help with an urgent matter. I must go and check whether she is all right or not."

"So that's the reason why you have to go out at midnight? For a girl?"

Emily was surprised to find some jealousy in Jacob's voice; she stared at him and nodded,"What do you expect?"

The next minute, Jacob bit into her lips as if to punish her.

"I will not allow you to go outside, not at this hour."

"I have to go. What if something bad happens to her?"

With a discontented look on his face, Jacob retorted with an unpleasant tone,"She is not a baby. As an adult, she should be able to take care of herself, instead of being taken care of by you; you little twerp."

"Why are you being so unreasonable?" Emily did not want to talk to Jacob any more. She punched him in the chest and yelled,"Let me go. You have no right to interfere with my freedom and my life. Do you understand?"

Jacob, however, did not let go of Emily. Instead, he held Emily tighter in his arms. 'What is she talking about? How could Emily care more about another girl than me?' Jacob thought.

His thoughts were interrupted as Emily dug her nails into his arms,"If you don't let me go, I will..."

Emily was about to say "I will move back to my apartment", but before she could finish, Jacob lifted her closer as if she were a little puppy, and stared at her with affection in his eyes.

"Where is she?"

"What?"

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he allow Emily to

soon as he said that, Emily

me," Jacob took a chance to take

I think I'd rather take back my gratitude

at a loss for

'What a cunning girl!'

car and left home. On the way, Emily took off her coat because

a trace of displeasure. He then pulled the coat

about, Emily saw that Rita was sitting on a bench, through the window. With her face buried

'What happened to Rita?'

as the car stopped, she quickly opened the door, but just when she was about to

ears on her hood, stopping her

are you doing? Let me go!" 'Why does Jacob always treat me like a child?' angry and anxious, Emily gave Jacob a ferocious stare.

cold outside. Put on your coat before you get out of

she felt like her anger was suddenly put out by his

his face away from Emily—It seemed like

put on the coat without another word, got off the car quickly and ran

him. He turned round only to find that Emily had already gotten off the

her own thoughts. Not until Emily called out

when she raised her head,"What happened to you, Rita?

Rita was that she was an independent, capable and experienced girl with a strong will. Emily

I don't want to talk about it right now." Rita wiped the tears off her face, and said in a

guilty because she couldn't do anything for her friend to make her feel better. In the end Emily nodded,"Okay, let's get in the car

that time, it wasn't so cold in the day, as autumn was just at the door, but at night it would get

as cold as ice. Without hesitation she took off her own

and