Three times Emily has behaved strangely. And while the behavior itself may not be life-changing, the reason behind it certainly is. *** "I do have something to tell you." I felt myself trembling. My hands were shaking. (...) Emily was in the same spot she'd been in when she'd said it. I looked up at her and waited. For whatever it was that she had to say. And as I did, I noticed my heart was beating so painfully fast that I could have sworn the organ itself was about to rip a chunk out of my flesh and escape my chest. "But I don't know how."