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..."

then Jack

anxiety now?' Emily

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

"We don't need you to

on, "Get me a pen and paper, I'm going to write

had trouble recognizing what she was feeling in this moment.

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

lowered her head - her heart softened at the sight of Jack crying like a child, "Don't cry, you're not dying, okay?

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

know what to

everyone who gets food poisoning

subsequently dying. He begged Emily to give him a pen and paper for his will, then he held her in his arms so tight like he

nonstop as if he was trying to say everything he wanted to

and a huge heart-shaped candle and you just threw cold water on it... I remember you said it was too cheesy and

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

all his precious memories

she listened

she tried to remember them, she could no longer clearly

go of her past completely and that

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

a bit entranced. He just stared at the ceiling above and started to think back to what had

was telling her how he had rabies and how he was about to die and that he was

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

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