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..."

frowned and her first instinct was to push him but then Jack started to cry, "Emily, I

getting anxiety now?' Emily

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

"We don't need you to look

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

trouble recognizing what

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

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

I know what's happening here... I shouldn't have chased that dog

to

food poisoning

said, Jack just wouldn't believe her. He was dead set on believing that he had a rabies attack and was subsequently dying. He begged Emily to give him a pen and paper for his will, then he held her

he was trying to say everything he wanted to say while he

still 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

I sent you imported apples shaped into a bouquet of flowers. I bought too much that

his precious memories with Emily.

off as she listened to Jack.

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

let go of her past completely and that included

Jacob, she couldn't help but feel ache in her heart. She dared not tread into that feeling ever again because she was scared that she wouldn't be

few hours later, Jack woke a bit entranced. He just stared at the ceiling above and started

had rabies and how he was about

everything because he made himself look stupid in front of Emily.

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