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

anxiety now?'

tightened his hug on

flatly, "We don't need you to

me a pen and paper, I'm going to write my will. I'm

had trouble recognizing what she was feeling

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

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

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

didn't know what to

gets food poisoning

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

if he was trying to say

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

flowers. I bought too

continued to recount all his precious memories with

off as she listened to Jack.

her now. Whenever she tried to remember them, she could no longer clearly

her past completely and that included

tread into that feeling ever again because she was scared that she wouldn't be able to

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

how tightly he held Emily as he sobbed. He was telling her how he had rabies and how he was about to die and that he was

himself look stupid in front of Emily.

in shame. How he wished