A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"It's like..." Emily couldn't find the right words to explain so she used German and led Beryl out of the room.

Now it was just her and Jack alone in the room.

She had no plans of inviting him in but he still went in and even had a cute dog with him.

"Good, good. What did you eat? Because that's where you got your food poisoning," Emily said. She was still at a loss as to what to say but she still did her job. When she looked at him, she saw that his face was white as a sheet.

Meanwhile, Jack had opened his eyes to meet her eyes, "Emily," he murmured.

But Emily paid no attention to him.

He continued, "It wasn't food poisoning. It was you and I don't think I can ever be cured."

Emily bit her lips, and scolded him. "Just shut up."

"No, I'm not going to. I really think I'm dying..." Jack sounded so weak and he was heaving, "Emily, I was bitten by a dog yesterday," he whispered in a low voice.

Emily could tell he wasn't himself yet. He was delirious so she just kept making him talk, "Mhm, okay and then?"

"So I most likely have rabies now. Once you get rabies, there's no cure for that. This is probably the rabies already so just stay away from me or I might hurt you..."

Emily couldn't help but laugh, "Can you hear yourself?"

He was claiming his food poisoning was rabies. If he hadn't just been checked up, she might have believed his story.

Jack suddenly stood up to hold Emily in his arms, "Emily, I'm telling you the truth..."

but then Jack started to cry, "Emily, I

now?' Emily asked to

tightened his hug on Emily as tears fell, "If I die, who's going to look

"We don't need you

his sadness that he just kept on mumbling on, "Get me a pen

had trouble recognizing what

to make sure they were taken cared of. That was why he wanted to leave

Jack crying like a child, "Don't cry, you're not dying, okay?

me. I know what I'm doing, I know what's happening here... I shouldn't have chased that dog in the

what to do now,

poisoning really get as delirious

had a rabies attack and was subsequently dying. He begged

trying to say everything he

remember us? How we used to be? The first time I told you I loved you, I sent you 999 roses and a huge heart-shaped candle and you just threw cold water on it... I remember you said it was too cheesy and showy but that was

bought too much that we weren't able to eat them all! So we sold

to recount all his precious

off as she listened to

those memories that Jack had recalled were all so vague to her now. Whenever she tried to remember them, she could no longer clearly remember them. Everything was out of touch that she wasn't

really let go of her past completely and that included both the good and the

tread

Jack woke a bit entranced. He just stared at the ceiling above and started to think back to what had just

he had rabies and how he was

because he made himself look stupid in front of

face with his hands in shame. How he wished he could go back in time and take everything back.