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?"

and continued in a disgruntled way,"I will

he allow Emily to go outside alone at midnight?

said that, Emily smiled from ear to

by kissing me," Jacob took a chance to take advantage of the

to herself,"Then I think

a

'What a cunning girl!'

both just put on coats, turned on the air-conditioning system in the car and left home. On the way, Emily took off her coat because the temperature in the car was getting warmer, exposing her

trace of displeasure. He then pulled the coat to

buried between the knees and arms clasped round them, Rita was trembling in the cold of the night wind, and her appearance looked somewhat forlorn and lonely.

'What happened to Rita?'

so worried that as soon as the car stopped, she quickly opened the door, but just when she was about to

round, and found Jacob clutching the long bunny ears on her

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

and somber,"It's cold outside. Put on your coat before you get out

suddenly put out by his considerate words because she had

his face away from Emily—It seemed like

word, got

Emily's apology, but there was only silence behind him. He turned round only to find that Emily had already gotten off the car. Filled with anger, he also got off the car

immersed in her own thoughts. Not until Emily called out her name that she raised her

when she raised her head,"What happened to you, Rita? What's the matter

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

right now." Rita wiped the tears off

words made Emily's heart ache. Moreover, she felt 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

time, it wasn't so cold in the day, as autumn was just at the

touched Rita and found that her hands were as cold as ice. Without hesitation she took off her

A strong smell of manliness surrounded her, and the warmth from the coat not