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?503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4DmcGBsdN
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.503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgRyQfKo2O
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…503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekHPjxfXrU
Stranger: I’ll send u a pic503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQp4UUZLxl
You: Wow!
Stranger: Believe me now?
You: Damn! You’re hot!
Stranger: Thanks LOL
You: OK, You wanted to know where I live.503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0QReU5CRN
You: Oregon.
Stranger: Wow! Seriously?503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8slXTdmfx
Stranger: Me too.
You: Really? What city?503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9mPSJkU5c
You: I’m in Portland
Stranger: Me too.
You: What a coincidence. LOL503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAMF4CUbSr
You: We could be neighbors.
Stranger: Freaky LOL
You: So… We live so close…503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnx2UTa3Y7
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.503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsfIao20qC
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.503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4K5gRps4yG
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?503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIFnOVHr8C
You: Is this some sort of joke?503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLctnQu4nCc
You: How did you get a picture of me?
Stranger: Want another?503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbo7698XLFw
You: Look, this is NOT funny!503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZAwzJ4giX
You: You’re freaking me out.
Stranger: And another?503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkflzwm3ByV
You: How are you taking these pictures of me?503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UmMbr9UjD
You: WHERE ARE YOU?
Stranger: This is the last one I’m sending you.503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxb7v5r8IIf
You: What’s this?503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXEbL1CKp5
You: Is that supposed to be me?503Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJhk2jnA3U
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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