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..."

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

anxiety now?' Emily asked to

want to die this way," Jack tightened his hug on Emily as tears

don't need you to

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

said mindlessly. She had trouble recognizing

make sure they were

the sight of Jack crying like a child, "Don't cry, you're

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

what to do

who gets food poisoning really get

dying. He begged Emily to give him a

was trying to say everything he wanted

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

remember I sent you imported apples shaped into a bouquet of flowers. I bought too much that we weren't able to eat them all! So we sold them in school

continued to recount all his precious memories with Emily.

she listened to

them, she could no longer clearly remember them. Everything was out of touch that she

her past completely and that included both the good and the

heart. She dared not tread

a bit entranced. He just stared at the ceiling above

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

because he made himself look stupid

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