[178] Secret plot twist

"Ah, it's getting late now." I said, looking to the sunset in the distance of English bay, then proceeded to fishing out my phone from my pocket to check the time: "Oh shit! It's 6:01pm!""Raymond." Via said with a tempered voice."Um, yes?""You said a bad word there.""You serious?" I raised a brow."Yep.""Fine, fine. I am sorry." I apologized."Yay!" Via made a small cheer. "Yeah, it's getting late now. We should both go home now.""Yeah. Where you live by the way?" I asked."I am not telling you that.""Fine! What-""JK! I live in Burnaby, right by metro town.""Huh, that's pretty close, like 40 min bus ride from me.""Yep!""Alright, let's-""Wait!""What?""I need to go to the washroom!""Alright, I will wait outside."I said, as I watched Via run to the washroom, and once she disappeared, I turned my attention back to the sunset again.It's been a year since then...A lot has changed............This feels like the part where the MC stares into the sunset and gives a long monologue speech about his journey...I don't know about the monologue part, but I do certainly know I been staring into the sun long enough?...Oh wait it's already gone down! It's been like 30 minutes now?But then again, girls do take a long time in washrooms...She's probably looking at her phone or something...Hmm............It's been an hour now. Something defiantly seems a little off...Seeing no one at the washroom, I walk over to the entrance and yelled:"Via you there?"No reply.Oh well, I ma just head home by myself first then...A small whimper, almost like a cry came from within.I narrowed my eyes, then shook my head and took another step away.There was a serious of pounding against the washroom door.Dang periods are rough...No wait...I can hear something, it's...IT'S MOORSE CODE!I whipped around at once and faced the entrance again.But what if someone actually needs help?But I will end up becoming a peeping tom, and have that on my criminal record or something!Another series of tapping.Oh crap, whatever I am going to take the risk!I pushed open the women's washroom, and thankfully there was no one else inside, and the noise seemed to be coming from the furthest stall."Via!" I called out.The kicking stopped. A brief moment later, the stall door opened. And there Via was, body limping on her feet, barely able to stand, and was dragged around by another figure, who had one arm around her neck in a choking position, and the knife in other."I never thought I will see you here Cheri!~" Constance said, with knife still edged at Via's throat. "Would you wait outside for me please? I will be done very soon.""What are you doing Constance!? LET GO OF HER!" I yelled."I am afraid I cannot do that. Not even for you Cheri." Constance replied smoothly, a little too smoothly."I am calling the police." I said coldly."If you do that Cheri, then I am taking this girl with me." Constance edged to knife towards her neck."Fine." I said. "What do you want?""Nothing. Nothing to get in the way of our love of course.""Our love?" I cocked my head."Oui!" A delighted smile began to form across Constance's face."I don't understand...How is this, how is any of this proving the love between us?""YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING!" Constance yelled, and was buffered by several rapid breaths. "The lengths I have gone for our love...You will never be able to understand. I got rid of those pesky women who was in the way of our love...""Got rid of?""Ah. You don't know yet do you Cheri?""Know what?""The one who reported Enju...It was me."I froze."That night, I was in [Night Veil] mode and overheard the conversation between you two."My eyes widened.It all makes sense now..."But, but she's just an AI!""It doesn't matter." She snapped. "She was stealing YOUR TIME! YOUR THOUGHTS! YOUR LOVE FROM US!!!"I took a step back from the ferocity of her words."And now one more little annoyance to get rid of, and there will be nothing between our love..."The tip of her knife kissed the nape of Via's neck ever so lightly, a red dot began to form from it.What do I do? What do I do? What do I do!?!?!?!Raymond.Take a deep breath.I took a deep breath.Alright, you gotta do this...You can't run...You gotta do it...I looked straight ahead.Cold sweat began forming from my palm, and the ground beneath my foot shook like an earthquake.We gotta do this...There is no turning back...I stepped forward."Don't come any more closer Cheri..." Constance warned.Fk I really don't like this...Ohhh...Ohhhh!!!!ACKKKKKKKKKKK!!!I forced myself to move another step forward.3ft..."Back off Cheri!"I bite my teeth and it took 1000% of all the will power in me to move another step forward.That's when the knife thrust forward.Q: What do you think will happen next?