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..."

instinct was to push him but then Jack started to cry, "Emily, I don't want

he getting anxiety now?' Emily asked to herself.

his hug on Emily as tears fell,

don't need you

pen and paper, I'm

said mindlessly. She had trouble recognizing what she was feeling in this moment.

dying of heart break and he just wanted to make sure they were taken cared of. That was

crying like a child, "Don't

know what I'm doing, I know what's happening

to do now,

who gets food poisoning really

attack and was subsequently dying. He begged Emily to give him a pen and paper for his will, then

talking nonstop as if he was trying to say everything he wanted to say while he

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 really how I felt that

of flowers. I bought too much

continued to recount all his precious memories with Emily.

as she listened to Jack.

Whenever she tried to remember them, she could no longer clearly remember

really let go of her past completely and that

in her heart. She dared not tread into that feeling ever again because she was scared

the ceiling

He was telling her how he had rabies and how he was about to die and that he was already writing his will.

himself look

shame. How he wished he could