[ WP ] You are in Time Square in New York . You get an unknown call . Everything the person on the line says starts to unfold around you as if predicting the future .

I stood on the corner, waiting for my girlfriend, Ashley, to call me. We were in NYC on vacation. After breaking up with my ex-girlfriend, Barbara, I had found Ashley surprisingly quickly. Unlike every other girl I had ever met, we hit it off instantly. After only a week of dating, we decided to go to New York together, and even though I had insisted against it, we had managed to end up in Times Square. As I stood there, staring at all the lights, and trying my best to tune out the noise, I could n't help but wonder how much electricity was wasted here on a daily basis. 
 
 While I was lost in my thoughts, I almost did n't even realize my phone ringing. Assuming it was Ashley, I picked it up without looking at the caller ID. 
 
 `` Hey Ash, are you done shopp-'' 
 I was cut off by a strange woman's voice. It sounded metallic, somehow, and seemed unnaturally calm. 
 `` Do as I say if you want to continue living.'' 
 `` Hello? Who is this? I think you have the wrong number lady.'' 
 `` Listen Todd, in 20 seconds, a drunk driver is gon na come barreling through the sidewalk, and end up right where you are. I suggest you move.'' 
 `` What? What are you saying? How do you know my na-'' 
 
 Before I could finish talking, I heard the sound of a revving engine rapidly approaching me. I dove out of the way just in time, nearly dropping my phone in the process. I started to stand up, and in my dazed state, I did n't notice the shady figure slip out of the car and into the crowds. As I put the phone to my ear again, the voice had already began talking. 
 
 `` Do you believe me now, Todd?'' 
 `` Who the hell are you? How did you know that would happen?'' 
 `` I do n't even have time to explain why I do n't even have time to explain.'' 
 I could n't even pretend to hide the annoyed look on my face. 
 `` Listen Todd, I need you to go into the One Times Square tower.'' 
 `` Which one is that?'' 
 `` That's the one where the ball drops.'' 
 `` Are you kidding? There's no way I can get through the lobby without being stopped.'' 
 `` Trust me, all of that has been taken care of.'' 
 
 I walked briskly towards the tower, trying not to attract any attention to myself. I got the eerie feeling that I was being followed, but I had no time to investigate. 
 
 I made it to the tower, and found the main entrance to be strangely deserted. I walked through the silent lobby, my footsteps echoing throughout the entire building. 
 
 `` Alright now what? I'm in the lobby.'' I asked 
 `` Go to the elevator and come to the top floor, and hurry.'' 
 `` Listen, I ca n't control how fast an elevator goes, ok?'' 
 
 I followed the orders, and entered the elevator. As the doors closed, I caught a glimpse of someone else walking into the building. Before I could begin to ponder about who that was, the elevator shot up faster than I was prepared for. I fell to the ground under the force of the elevator, swearing at the mysterious phone lady under my breath. As the elevator slowed down to a halt, I stepped out into a deserted penthouse apartment. The view was stunning. 
 
 `` Why is there an apartment here? I thought this building would be commercial.'' 
 `` If you have enough money, it does n't matter.'' 
 Her voice had become even calmer somehow. The sense of urgency had left her voice. 
 
 `` Now what do you want me to do?'' 
 `` Turn around.'' *click* she had hung up 
 
 I turned around to see Ashley, about three feet away, with a gun in her hand. 
 
 `` Why did you come up here?'' She asked. 
 `` Wait, was it you talking to me?'' 
 `` What? What are you talking about?'' 
 `` If I was n't talking to you on the phone, the who was I talking to? And why do you have a gun?'' 
 `` I'm sure you could figure out why. I'm being paid a lot of money to kill you, so please do n't take it personally.'' 
 
 She pointed the gun at me, and before I could utter any desperate pleas that had come to mind, a deafening bang rang through the penthouse. I slowly opened my eyes to see that, surprisingly, I was still alive. I ran my hands over my chest, looking for a bullet wound of some kind, but there was none. I looked up, and watched Ashley crumple to the floor. Behind her, I saw Barbara, my ex-girlfriend. 
 
 She looked down at Ashley's corpse, muttering `` Stay away from my man'' and walked lovingly towards me. I stood there, with my mouth agape, trying to process what had just happened. 
 
 `` What the fuck Barbara? What are you doing here?!'' 
 `` What do you mean? I just saved your life Todd.'' 
 `` How did you know Ashley was going to try and kill me in the first place?'' 
 `` I offered her five million dollars, just to see if she really loved you or not. She failed the test. I told you no one could ever love you like I do. 
 She looked towards me lovingly. I stared back in horror. I wanted to say something, but my brain could n't comprehend what was happening, let alone formulate words. 
 I pushed her away and walked towards the elevator. She called my name, begging me to stop, but I kept going. I stepped in the elevator, and as it went down, I considered the benefits of a life of celibacy.
