Akemi clutched her head in pain from a sudden headache.
Akemi what's wrong? Are you okay?" asked Jeff
She knew something was wrong, she was thinking in Japanese and her grasp of English had sharply plummeted. She needed to use Jeffs expression to help her.
She struggled to explain, "Me...Eigo...No say...no, hanasu(speak). " Akemi grew frustrated and cried out, "Watashi wa anata o rikai dekimasen!" Which meant, I can't understand you, unfortunately Jeff didn't know any Japanese.
What are you saying?
Akemi took some breathes and tried to recall as much as she could. She pointed to her head and said, "Brain...more change...I english lose. It very bad." She spoke haltingly and with great difficulty, her accent thick.
Jeff had to decipher her words, but when he figured it out he was worried. This wasn't supposed to happen.
He hugged Akemi to comfort her. "Arigato," she said softly.