One night, a boy was sitting in his bedroom, reading scary stories on the internet. His parents had gone out for the evening and he had the apartment to himself.
After a while, he got bored and started looking around for something to do. He decided to download a random chat app and installed it on his phone.
This is a transcript of his chat:
*** You are now chatting with a random stranger ***
*** Say Hi! ***
You: Hi
Stranger: Hey. Tell me about yourself.
You: 16 male
Stranger: I’m 15 female
You: Are you sure you’re really a girl? HAHA.
Stranger: Of course. LOL. Where do you live?
You: HAHA But… Can I really trust you?284Please respect copyright.PENANAWn6RKDzii5
You: I just got fooled by a guy a minute ago LOL
Stranger: Well… if you can’t trust me, then just leave the chat…
You: No… It’s not that I don’t trust you LOL
Stranger: Well it sounds like ur calling me a liar
You: No I’m not.284Please respect copyright.PENANAHXNcWboklP
You: I just want to be sure you’re not a guy.
Stranger: HAHA Want me to prove it to you?
You: Yeah, sure… How?
Stranger: Just a sec…284Please respect copyright.PENANA77O0gpRFBo
Stranger: I’ll send u a pic284Please respect copyright.PENANAkBg5eGrmJ6
You: Wow!
Stranger: Believe me now?
You: Damn! You’re hot!
Stranger: Thanks LOL
You: OK, You wanted to know where I live.284Please respect copyright.PENANAbjxZwdQcHr
You: Oregon.
Stranger: Wow! Seriously?284Please respect copyright.PENANAGD9z38ByDM
Stranger: Me too.
You: Really? What city?284Please respect copyright.PENANAWamf0AJikU
You: I’m in Portland
Stranger: Me too.
You: What a coincidence. LOL284Please respect copyright.PENANAjq7FeRiLZl
You: We could be neighbors.
Stranger: Freaky LOL
You: So… We live so close…284Please respect copyright.PENANA5EUSVk46iy
You: Why don’t you just come over to my place and we can talk in person?
Stranger: Dream on. LOL
You: Well, anyway, I was just kidding HAHA
Stranger: Maybe I will come over.284Please respect copyright.PENANAKm5ZFA7IYT
Stranger: What would we do?
You: I’ll think of something.
Stranger: I’m sure you will. LOL
You: So are you coming over or not?
Stranger: Tell me the address.
You: Apartment 604, Worthington Apartments, Mulberry Road.
Stranger: I’m leaving right now.284Please respect copyright.PENANA5wWqPD6WtX
Stranger: See u in a while.
You: Cool
*** 30 minutes later ***
You: So are you on your way?
Stranger: I’m already here.
You: Where?
Stranger: Here with you.
You: Huh?
Stranger: Want me to prove it to you?284Please respect copyright.PENANAsvrhB1f0Du
You: Is this some sort of joke?284Please respect copyright.PENANAVDg1Jm31EL
You: How did you get a picture of me?
Stranger: Want another?284Please respect copyright.PENANAy9C3SkciGx
You: Look, this is NOT funny!284Please respect copyright.PENANAn9ihs9PuVI
You: You’re freaking me out.
Stranger: And another?284Please respect copyright.PENANA2lSUh2uDgO
You: How are you taking these pictures of me?284Please respect copyright.PENANAhb7VJwxExl
You: WHERE ARE YOU?
Stranger: This is the last one I’m sending you.284Please respect copyright.PENANAAer4f7zLPv
You: What’s this?284Please respect copyright.PENANAAlDmqN26hY
You: Is that supposed to be me?284Please respect copyright.PENANA9KGBQTAqy0
You: WHAT IS GOING ON HERE???
*** You have disconnected from the chat ***
Minutes later, the boy’s dead body was found lying face down on the pavement outside his apartment building. His skull was split open and his brains were leaking out onto the road. His phone was still clutched in his cold, dead hand. He had apparently jumped from the window of his 6th floor apartment and taken his own life. No motive was found for his suicide.
When police traced the IP address of the Stranger in this chat log, it led them to a phone belonging to a teenage girl who had committed suicide two years before. Her parents said that no one had been using her phone and it had been switched off ever since she passed away. Police are baffled and the boy’s suspicious death remains an unsolved mystery…
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