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?569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcm3uNVnI51
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.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORBUDdCgke
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…569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡus5TY02L0S
Stranger: I’ll send u a pic569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GAYXi9lrI
You: Wow!
Stranger: Believe me now?
You: Damn! You’re hot!
Stranger: Thanks LOL
You: OK, You wanted to know where I live.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLH4PzFdFJn
You: Oregon.
Stranger: Wow! Seriously?569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5YlDj9Hms
Stranger: Me too.
You: Really? What city?569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsmMSdeB2L
You: I’m in Portland
Stranger: Me too.
You: What a coincidence. LOL569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXwXjF7Jqs
You: We could be neighbors.
Stranger: Freaky LOL
You: So… We live so close…569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9QAmV6geD
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.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1T5H4Puxtl
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.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmLjzWzob4
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?569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70aS2rOt7P
You: Is this some sort of joke?569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlekMKRkWo
You: How did you get a picture of me?
Stranger: Want another?569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAZMEvFlDA
You: Look, this is NOT funny!569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaAaR4Jdp0
You: You’re freaking me out.
Stranger: And another?569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYFzw3qg62
You: How are you taking these pictures of me?569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cPYI2jaDU
You: WHERE ARE YOU?
Stranger: This is the last one I’m sending you.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxa77eeHjU
You: What’s this?569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPp3Lox4IH
You: Is that supposed to be me?569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZFZo3ZFea
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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