Authors: Kealan Patrick Burke
Tags: #Horror, #+UNCHECKED, #+IPAD, #Short Stories
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Kealan Patrick Burke
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2012 by Kealan Patrick Burke
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Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
The following is a work of fiction. Any
resemblance to persons living or dead is purely unintentional
What follows is the transcript from a series
of screenshots emailed to the Columbus City Police on June 7th,
2011, and subsequently distributed to the media. In the wake of the
investigation and as a result of the extensive media coverage,
countless falsified copies and revised versions of the document
were later posted to various social media platforms via a "meme"
which later proved to be a virus.
This is the official authorized version of
the document
May
2
nd
,
2010
Josh:
Hey
Mandy:
hi
Josh:
Thanks for accepting my request
Mandy:
np. Why did you add me?
Josh:
thought we had a lot in common
Mandy:
cool
Josh:
plus, you're hot, lol!
Mandy:
thx
Josh:
so how r you?
Mandy:
good. Gotta go.
Josh:
ok
Mandy is offline
May
3
rd
,
2010
Josh:
Hi Mandy
Mandy:
hey
Josh:
What's going on?
Mandy:
nt much. u?
Josh:
cooking
Mandy:
that's cool
Mandy is offline
May
4
th
,
2010
Josh:
Hey.
Mandy:
Hey.
Josh:
What are you up to?
Mandy:
Txtng my friend
Josh:
Cool. How is she?
Mandy:
Not so good. Her online 'boyfriend' just dumped
her...lol.
Josh:
that sucks.
Mandy:
Yeah. I better go.
Josh:
Oh, ok. Sorry I bothered you.
Mandy:
You didn't. ttyl.
Josh:
Ok.
Mandy is offline
May
5
th
,
2010
Josh:
Hey
Mandy:
Hey.
Josh:
How are you?
Mandy:
Ok. u?
Josh:
bored
Mandy:
sorry to hear that.
Josh:
I like your new profile pic.
Mandy:
thx!
Josh:
you should be a model
Mandy:
lol. Yeah, right.
Josh:
I'm serious. You look a bit like Celine Dion, only
hotter...!
Mandy:
Ugh, Celine Dion is gross, lol.
Josh:
lol, sorry! Well you're not gross.
Mandy:
thx
Josh:
so do you have a boyfriend?
Mandy is offline
May
7
th
,
2010
Josh:
Hey
Mandy:
Hi. Jeez, do you ever sleep?
Josh:
what do you mean?
Mandy:
you're always on here.
Josh:
not always. But a lot, I guess. Nothing better to do,
lol.
Josh:
what are you up to?
Mandy:
not much. Just responding to email
Josh:
sweet.
Josh:
do you get much email?
Mandy:
lol
Josh:
what?
Mandy:
nothing. Just an odd question
Josh:
oh, lol. Sorry. Just really bored. Not many people to talk to
on here
Mandy:
aww
Josh:
I don't have many friends
Mandy:
on FB?
Josh:
anywhere
Mandy:
that's sad. Sorry :-(
Josh:
s'okay. Where I live it's hard to be popular
Mandy
: where do you live?
Josh:
did you look at my profile?
Mandy:
no, sorry. I will now.
Josh:
cool
Mandy:
You're in Urbana?
Josh:
yep
Mandy:
cool. I used to live there a few years ago
Josh:
I know
Mandy:
ummm...how do u know, lol?
Josh:
says you went to school there on your profile, silly,
lol.
Mandy:
lol. Blonde moment. Sorry.
Josh:
yeah, but you're not blonde :-)
Mandy:
I am actually ;-)
Josh:
in your picture you are, but you're originally a brunette,
right?
Mandy:
how do you know that?
Josh is offline
May
10
th
,
2010
Mandy:
Hi!
Josh:
Hey
Mandy:
Quick question...
Josh:
sure
Mandy:
when I talked to you before, you said I wasn't a real
blonde
Josh:
yes. Sorry about that. Didn't mean to upset you
Mandy:
Nah, it's cool. Just wondering how you knew that?
Josh:
so it's true?
Mandy:
Yeah, but I've been a blonde for a long time
Josh:
why?
Mandy:
???
Mandy:
Why what?
Josh:
why are you blonde?
Mandy:
Uh...I dunno. I just prefer it. I like how it looks, I
guess.
Josh:
makes sense
Mandy:
So, how did you know? Is it obvious or something,
lol!
Josh:
Nah, you just look like you used to be a brunette
Mandy:
Oh. In a bad way?
Josh:
No
Mandy:
Ok, phew, lol. So whatchoo doing?
Josh:
Not much. Bad day
Mandy:
what happened?
Josh is offline
May
11
th
,
2010
Josh:
Hi Mandy
Mandy:
Hey
Josh:
Sorry about yesterday
Mandy:
S'ok.
Josh:
I've been going through some stuff. Makes me cranky,
lol.
Mandy:
no probs. Happens to me all the time. Everything
ok?
Josh:
I like your new profile pic
Mandy:
awesome, thanks so much! Do you like it better than the Celine
Dion one, lol!
Josh:
Yes. Looks like you didn't crop it enough though on the right
side.
Mandy:
I was kind of in a hurry. Does it look bad?
Josh:
No, but you can see your boyfriend's arm in it.
Mandy:
Yeah, I like how I look in that picture so I wanted to put it
up.
Mandy:
If I cropped it anymore tho, I'd have had to cut myself in
half, lol.
Josh:
So who's the guy?
Mandy:
An ex. A jerk.
Josh:
why'd u break up?
Mandy:
He cheated on me.
Josh:
Ouch
Mandy:
Yeah.
Josh:
He'll get what's coming to him tho. Everybody does
Mandy:
I guess. So what kind of music do you like?
Josh:
It's on my profile
Mandy:
K, will check it out
Josh:
K
Mandy is offline
May
13
th
,
2010
Mandy:
Hi
Josh:
Sup?
Mandy:
nothing. Just saw that you were on.
Mandy:
you still there?
Josh:
yes
Mandy:
you're not very chatty tonight, lol.
Josh:
bad day
Mandy:
me too
Josh:
seems to be going around
Mandy:
yeah. My friend might be pregnant
Josh:
that's too bad
Mandy:
yeah, she asked me for advice and I didn't know what to tell
her
Josh:
how old is she?
Mandy:
17. Same as me
Josh:
she should probably get rid of it
Mandy:
she doesn't want to
Josh:
then it's on her
Mandy:
that's not nice. She's really freaked out
Josh:
she should be. Maybe in the future she'll keep her legs
closed
Mandy is offline
May
14
th
,
2010
Josh:
hi
Mandy is offline
May
15
th
,
2010
Josh:
hey
Mandy is offline
May
16
th
,
2010