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..."

but then Jack started to

anxiety now?' Emily asked

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

need you

pen and paper, I'm going to write my will. I'm leaving all of

trouble recognizing what she was feeling in this

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

the sight of Jack crying

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

know what to do

gets 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 in

as if he was trying to say everything he wanted to

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

bouquet of flowers. I bought too much that we weren't able to

recount all his precious memories with Emily.

off as she

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

not tread into that feeling ever again because she was scared that she wouldn't

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

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 already writing his will.

he made himself look stupid in front of Emily.

covered his face with his hands in shame. How he wished he could go back