A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Jacob's anger was escalating as he kept her seized by the neck. His eyes were gradually becoming red, and his hand was tightening around her veins. At the same time, Sheila's face was turning purple and her eyes looked like they were about to pop out. Everyone was stunned by the scene, unable to react in any way. No one dared to stop him; no one even dared to say a word.

When she was on the verge of suffocation, Jacob finally loosened his grip and threw her on the ground in disgust as if he was throwing garbage.

Sheila gasped like a fish out of water and then coughed heavily.

"Who dares to laugh? I will have you wither just like her!" Jacob stretched out his arm and grabbed the handkerchief handed over by Sam. He wiped his hands with it and directed his sight towards Sheila adding,"And you... "

Sheila, who was still trying to breathe on the ground, reflexively quivered at his hateful look. She immediately tried to gather her thoughts and began begging for mercy with her hoarse voice,"Mr. Jacob... I am sorry. I was wrong; please forgive me... "

Jacob casually dropped the handkerchief on the ground, as he was staring into her eyes. He was angry but more so panicked. He kept blaming Sheila,"Emily was sitting right at your table, and you could not take care of her..." Then on an even more desperate tone, he continued,"Damn it! Keep looking! And if you can't find her yourself, then all of you go; either you find her... or you can all disappear together."

The other employees began resenting Sheila as well. If she hadn't treated Emily like that in the first place, Emily might have not left the table. If they had known this would happen, they wouldn't have let her out of their sight no matter what.

A few hours later

Confused, Emily's gaze kept hovering over Jack who was lying on the ground unconscious. She was trying hard to get a grip on reality, but the shock they had been through was making it hard.

She slowly reached out to touch his face. His warm but faint nasal breath gently brushed her fingers as she tried to open his eyelids.

"Jack, wake up. Are you trying to pull a prank on me like the last time? I know you like to do that," Emily stated hoping she was right.

This time, however, he wasn't pretending.

Suddenly a noise echoed through the air. As it got closer, it sounded more and more like a voice, but Emily couldn't take the chance. She couldn't risk running into another beast. Instinctively, she dragged Jack as best as she could, wanting to hide farther into the bushes.

A flashlight beam protruded through the parted grass not very far away. Emily started discerning a number of human voices coming from the light.

second, partly because of the newly-found hope and partly because she needed to quiet down her loud breathing so she could hear the others. Pushing through the severe pain in her ankle, she forced herself to stand up. With all the

of rapid footsteps headed in her direction, and then a bright flashlight lit up her face.

out the person holding the light. It's Miss Emily! Hey! She's

found took a toll on her. Emily's vision quickly turned blurry and she immediately blacked

shakes and light cheek slaps later, she opened her eyes and was greeted by a familiar scent and a warm embrace. She would recognize Jacob's

this was the only way to release the panic

had followed him along, kept reminding him,"Mr. Jacob... the way you're holding her is a bit too tight. She just fainted a minute ago. She

warning. He immediately loosened his hold, but Emily was already without air. It seemed that she was about to lose consciousness again. So without hesitation, Jacob pressed his

attempted to whisper,"H..he... Sa.. save him... " Those words took all her energy away, and she could no longer stay

pulse. Once he realized it was still stable, he calmed down and sighed in relief. He turned his sight over

to a bright white ceiling with molding carved in exquisite patterns. Immediately she began

her on the side of the bed. He raised a cup of

the water obediently. After hesitating for a few seconds, she finally decided to

spit out, irritated by her question. His eyes looked

weight was taken off Emily's chest at the sound of his words. She didn't think

him a lot?" wondered Jacob, still

displeasure in his tone, Emily hurriedly explained,"Because he saved my life, you know? We ran into a bear in the woods, and it

place, when you clearly knew there was danger out there? Were you thinking before you ran into the woods?" he said in critique. How couldn't she see how much she meant to him? Did she have any idea how worried he had been after

She didn't

more she thought about it, the angrier she got. How could he be so insensitive?! She turned her face to the opposite side of the

his head towards her eyes and asked,"What's

lip without

you remember that I have already saved your life

and, with red eyes, she began arguing back,"Right, you own me! I'm not even entitled to my freedom! My life is yours! In that case, you might as

more by her words, he clenched his fist in an attempt to get a hold of himself. His inability to make her see things through his eyes was