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?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJwtyoRHB0
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.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYWAhNznXg
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…397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuMqAVHsLq
Stranger: I’ll send u a pic397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHF8SFp2Hn
You: Wow!
Stranger: Believe me now?
You: Damn! You’re hot!
Stranger: Thanks LOL
You: OK, You wanted to know where I live.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EjuUOi1sT
You: Oregon.
Stranger: Wow! Seriously?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CltToKfHd
Stranger: Me too.
You: Really? What city?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9knGqZuVo
You: I’m in Portland
Stranger: Me too.
You: What a coincidence. LOL397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUIGUI0NE1
You: We could be neighbors.
Stranger: Freaky LOL
You: So… We live so close…397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpuuhDZKhy
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.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4atWi6gFSF
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.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kixAp4cf2
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?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiaLcL4W0q
You: Is this some sort of joke?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMcmqBMhkg
You: How did you get a picture of me?
Stranger: Want another?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7JD9nyE1G
You: Look, this is NOT funny!397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWFwy1TAE5
You: You’re freaking me out.
Stranger: And another?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xUeK42UBH
You: How are you taking these pictures of me?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGpQ3S90cH
You: WHERE ARE YOU?
Stranger: This is the last one I’m sending you.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVD7MQwcy2
You: What’s this?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2ACddkYCS
You: Is that supposed to be me?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOt1JBeLL26
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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