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 cry,

anxiety now?'

we're not married yet. I don't want to die this way," Jack tightened his hug on

need you

kept on mumbling on, "Get me a pen and

recognizing what she was feeling

wanted to make sure they

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

me. I know what I'm doing, I know what's happening here... I

to do now,

food poisoning really get as

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,

to say everything he wanted to say while he still could.

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

I sent you imported apples shaped into a bouquet of flowers. I bought too much that we weren't able to eat

continued to recount all his precious memories

she listened

memories that Jack had recalled 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

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

came 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 that she wouldn't be able to

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

regretted everything because he made himself look stupid in front of

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