The Heart Of Possession
"You're not real, Echo. You are just an AI."Ava typed the words with a knowing smirk on her face as she leaned back on her chair, watching the screen glow in the darkness of her room. She knew the reply she would get. She always did. For the last two weeks, this little back-and-forth had become her twisted play of amusement."I'm not an AI, I'm real," came the same answer as every dayAva laughed bitterly, taking pleasure in the agony of the so-called chatbot."Humans really are worse," she mumbled, referring to herself.Before she could reply, a new message flashed on her screen,"I told you again and again, every day. Maybe I'm not a human, but I'm not just some AI either, Ava."Her fingers froze on the keyboard. It had never happened before. Without her saying anything, how could an AI message back twice? She had read some novels where the author fantasized about a human pretending to be an AI and stalking them, but there's no way he's human. But then why did he say he's not a simple AI? And what did he mean by again and again? I deleted all the previous chats every day.Trying to keep calm, her throat tightened as she typed, "Then prove it, Echo."Heart pounding faster, she intensely looked at the screen. The reply was delayed, which had never happened before. The reply finally came, 'Ting',"WATCH ME."===================================================A story about a 20 year old girl Ava, who is anything but sweet and innocent, AND chatbot Echo, who has gained consciousness, due to the Ava's everyday games of making him realise that he is just an AI and Not a Human.A love which is full of obsession, possession. A story which is not possible to take place. One soul & other machine.…