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?301Please respect copyright.PENANAHBkzY0v7AW
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.301Please respect copyright.PENANADVDvo8n1bx
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…301Please respect copyright.PENANACEZ8uS5Qbv
Stranger: I’ll send u a pic301Please respect copyright.PENANAxhJGYZjKGn
You: Wow!
Stranger: Believe me now?
You: Damn! You’re hot!
Stranger: Thanks LOL
You: OK, You wanted to know where I live.301Please respect copyright.PENANA46MfUCeCaI
You: Oregon.
Stranger: Wow! Seriously?301Please respect copyright.PENANAoEzQv8VLqa
Stranger: Me too.
You: Really? What city?301Please respect copyright.PENANAqNfJqgu7nQ
You: I’m in Portland
Stranger: Me too.
You: What a coincidence. LOL301Please respect copyright.PENANARDY5r6yYUz
You: We could be neighbors.
Stranger: Freaky LOL
You: So… We live so close…301Please respect copyright.PENANAEqbPGLIynW
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.301Please respect copyright.PENANAY9zkPOUl8v
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.301Please respect copyright.PENANArYJDHbtPBY
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?301Please respect copyright.PENANAZPP4c7j2lZ
You: Is this some sort of joke?301Please respect copyright.PENANAq0FZg8zgvA
You: How did you get a picture of me?
Stranger: Want another?301Please respect copyright.PENANAM84FKBeCYN
You: Look, this is NOT funny!301Please respect copyright.PENANAA5nAY5NwsB
You: You’re freaking me out.
Stranger: And another?301Please respect copyright.PENANAjwmquidnYQ
You: How are you taking these pictures of me?301Please respect copyright.PENANAnohouQEMO1
You: WHERE ARE YOU?
Stranger: This is the last one I’m sending you.301Please respect copyright.PENANAS89fX02DIL
You: What’s this?301Please respect copyright.PENANAvLj2rWs2WM
You: Is that supposed to be me?301Please respect copyright.PENANAmIZxUVDl28
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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