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?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqKc1nECef
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.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJ5z236m6h
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…592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oFIdC6KBP
Stranger: I’ll send u a pic592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wgQQMupsh
You: Wow!
Stranger: Believe me now?
You: Damn! You’re hot!
Stranger: Thanks LOL
You: OK, You wanted to know where I live.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2prMAqp4B
You: Oregon.
Stranger: Wow! Seriously?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSHCpmcWL2
Stranger: Me too.
You: Really? What city?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGEir07ugr
You: I’m in Portland
Stranger: Me too.
You: What a coincidence. LOL592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJUaCHEjQ2
You: We could be neighbors.
Stranger: Freaky LOL
You: So… We live so close…592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqENUi3ZQS
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.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBC6RWgq88J
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.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeikZMwgdV2
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?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReZDXNYScV
You: Is this some sort of joke?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQ2WXoZrln
You: How did you get a picture of me?
Stranger: Want another?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcvRfYQbWN
You: Look, this is NOT funny!592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J0MU4u8G2
You: You’re freaking me out.
Stranger: And another?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPDCwhr9JB
You: How are you taking these pictures of me?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8Et7nMVBw
You: WHERE ARE YOU?
Stranger: This is the last one I’m sending you.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7AbwFl3Q6
You: What’s this?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QfJNHZOTH
You: Is that supposed to be me?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHk8LYtdFV
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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