A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Emily had her head in the clouds, when suddenly her phone dinged with a message.

She picked up the phone, read the screen and then sprang up from the bed.

"USD 100, 000 has been credited to your account," it read. Emily could not believe her eyes!

Before she could recollect her thoughts, the phone buzzed again—another message came in. It was from Jacob, saying "100, 000 dollars, for a kiss".

'It seems as if I had lifted a rock just to drop it on my own feet, ' Emily thought, agonisingly.

Emily lived a simple life. Any money, which she did not earn by herself, was like a hot potato to her. Without further delay she texted back," I don't need it. I'll transfer it back to you tomorrow."

Jacob quickly replied," I don't like to owe anyone anything. If you transfer it back, I would owe you a kiss, and I'd have to give it back to you the next time we meet."

'Give it back to me next time? Oh no...'

Emily felt like her face was burning on fire. She did not want to reply Jacob's message anymore and turned off the phone. 'Why, ' she thought, 'why should I do anything as he told me? I will not keep the money! I have no interest in his "repayment"!'

Exhausted both physically and mentally, Emily lay on the bed and soon drifted off to dreamland.

It was, however, an unpleasant dream, in which her mother cried and said that she needed more money. Emily was as anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof; she did not know where to look for the money.

Once again, Jacob appeared in front of her. With a faint smile on his handsome face he said," Emily. One hundred thousand dollars for one kiss. Kiss me ten times and one million will be yours."

"One million, I repeat, one million in cash.." his voice sounded somewhat magical.

Emily whooped in delight and threw herself onto Jacob; she wrapped her legs around his waist and said," Jacob, don't seduce me! Or, I will kiss you till you go broke!"

The dream ended, abruptly. Emily woke up, like her soul had gradually gone back in her body. She recalled what she did in the dream and felt ashamed of herself.

'Kiss you till you go broke? Gosh, how could I say that to him! The girl who said that in the dream was definitely not me!'

to Jacob. The next day, her mother phoned her, in tears, just like

money from all of her friends, and no one else was willing to

message to Jacob, telling him that she would borrow the money from him and repay it later in full. Then she transferred the money

he did not reply it at once. He decided to

in need of money. He decided to wait, assuming that Emily would soon

health of Emily's father deteriorated day by day. Emily still couldn't find a job. She lost sleep over her problems. Jacob's words

for you, all you have to

of his word. However, the thought of what awaited her once she accepted Jacob's seemingly generous help, made her

she was at the end of her

father, and on the other end, was her dignity. 'My dignity, by contrast, is definitely of little importance, ' she

the thought of that, Emily bit her lower lip, picked

expecting her call. Although he answered the

too embarrassed to make her request. She abruptly changed the subject,"

"Yes."

what did you eat?" When Emily heard herself talking, she wanted to kill herself at once, 'What

Jacob answered

her, while Jacob was actually waiting. Waiting for the

to the point, when suddenly she saw a new mail pop up on

After reading the contents of the mail, she

mail was sent to Emily from the company she had submitted her resume to. She just tried her luck, since the company was newly incorporated. Much to

a light at the end of the dark

ask him for help, so he immediately tried to steer the conversation," Emily, what do

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suddenly realized that she was still on the phone with Jacob, but she could hardly hide her excitement," Oh, nothing. I just want to say

everything in one go and hung up the phone. Since, her good fortunates had offered her another way out, she would, of

was no one on the other end anymore. Jacob's

all Emily wanted to say to him?

the trap; one step more and she would fall for it, but then?