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..."

her first instinct was to push him but then Jack started to cry, "Emily, I don't

now?' Emily asked

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

don't need you

engulfed in his sadness that he just kept on mumbling on, "Get me a pen and paper, I'm

trouble recognizing

they were taken cared of. That was why

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

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

to do now,

food poisoning

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 his arms so tight like he wouldn't let go

to say everything he wanted to say

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 too cheesy and showy but that was really how

apples shaped into a bouquet of flowers. I bought too much

continued to recount all his precious memories with

she

she tried to remember them, she could no longer clearly remember them. Everything

have just really let go of her past completely and that included both the good and

feel ache in her heart. She dared not tread into that

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

was telling her how he had rabies and how

regretted everything because he made himself look stupid in front

covered his face with his hands in shame. How he wished he