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..."

first instinct was to push him but then Jack

anxiety now?' Emily asked

don't want to die this way," Jack tightened his hug on Emily as tears fell, "If I die, who's going to

don't need you to look

just kept on mumbling on, "Get me a pen and paper, I'm going to write my will. I'm leaving all of my

mindlessly. She had trouble recognizing what she

he just wanted to make sure they were taken cared of.

softened at the sight of Jack crying like a child, "Don't

lie to me. I know what I'm doing, I know what's happening here... I shouldn't have

to do now, "I'm not

who gets food poisoning really get as delirious

subsequently dying. He begged Emily to give him a pen and paper for

if he was trying to say everything he wanted to

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 time.

remember I sent you imported apples shaped into a bouquet of flowers. I bought too much that we weren't able to

continued to recount all his precious memories

off as she

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 able to grasp them anymore.

past

not tread into that feeling ever again because she was scared

later, Jack woke a bit entranced. He just stared at the

he held Emily as he sobbed. He was telling her how he had rabies and how he

everything because he made himself

in shame. How he wished he could go back in time and take everything