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?285Please respect copyright.PENANAAjhieh5CN5
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.285Please respect copyright.PENANAx0qaGdT7Bl
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…285Please respect copyright.PENANArfgYx3MKtB
Stranger: I’ll send u a pic285Please respect copyright.PENANAfoTzEp44qL
You: Wow!
Stranger: Believe me now?
You: Damn! You’re hot!
Stranger: Thanks LOL
You: OK, You wanted to know where I live.285Please respect copyright.PENANAEms9MqEuEX
You: Oregon.
Stranger: Wow! Seriously?285Please respect copyright.PENANAMcY1NgZLpw
Stranger: Me too.
You: Really? What city?285Please respect copyright.PENANABDaCKnE3aw
You: I’m in Portland
Stranger: Me too.
You: What a coincidence. LOL285Please respect copyright.PENANAc98DJKmXhJ
You: We could be neighbors.
Stranger: Freaky LOL
You: So… We live so close…285Please respect copyright.PENANAOnr4Fu6NzE
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.285Please respect copyright.PENANAMyVeRIIwUH
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.285Please respect copyright.PENANAFUI6jWwa9U
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?285Please respect copyright.PENANAnur6ba8MEG
You: Is this some sort of joke?285Please respect copyright.PENANAHADq4fbDNU
You: How did you get a picture of me?
Stranger: Want another?285Please respect copyright.PENANAEfRkWsGqCw
You: Look, this is NOT funny!285Please respect copyright.PENANAHIwsYDpzmU
You: You’re freaking me out.
Stranger: And another?285Please respect copyright.PENANAMn7m5mKpJG
You: How are you taking these pictures of me?285Please respect copyright.PENANAq4UQkqytm3
You: WHERE ARE YOU?
Stranger: This is the last one I’m sending you.285Please respect copyright.PENANAVjYUlEnOcN
You: What’s this?285Please respect copyright.PENANAcVUdT6dd15
You: Is that supposed to be me?285Please respect copyright.PENANAQBxgtIV4mx
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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