Free Offline: In The Flesh by Kealan Patrick Burke

 
     
    OFFLINE: IN THE FLESH
     
    Kealan Patrick Burke
     
    Kindle Edition
     
     
    Copyright 2014 by Kealan Patrick Burke
     
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    PRAISE FOR OFFLINE
     
    “ There was not one moment where I doubted that I could very well be reading real transcripts of a conversation between two High School students. Once again, Burke reeled me in, and forced me to read the whole story in one sitting, something I rarely ever do. In a perfect world, Kealan Patrick Burke would be sitting atop the bestseller lists..." - Horror World
     
    "A great, short, and addictive read, Offline is a fantastic introduction to a brilliant author and his ability to write in many different styles. Burke has a very clearly defined voice in the genre, and goes ample distances to entertain the reader. This is a must have for all of you social media junkies out there." - Dreadful Tales
     
    "The story is told through the transcripts of "Josh" and "Mandy's" online conversations on a certain social networking site. This style adds bits and pieces of wonderful "ah ha" moments to the reader slowly, and that really adds to the tension of wanting to find out what is going to happen as a result of this online relationship. The easy chatting style is all too familiar... and the creep factor may be too, but hopefully not. I felt like a voyeur going through someone's chat history at times, and I enjoyed every minute of it." - Horror Drive-In
     
     
     
     
    OFFLINE: IN THE FLESH
     
     
    The following transcript was recovered from the Facebook accounts of teenagers Kelly Lewiston and Aaron Tyler. Responding to a 911 call placed at approximately 10 p.m. on August 15 th , 2014, police discovered at the scene a body bound at the wrists and feet and wrapped in oilcloth. The deceased had been stabbed thirty-eight times in the chest.
     
     
    June 4 th , 2014 – 10.45 p.m.
     
    Kelly: Hey. Thanks for the add.
    Aaron : Hey yourself. Love the pics!
    Kelly : Lol. Thanks. Yours are nice too.
    Aaron : Thanks! How is your evening going?
    Kelly : Meh. Just sitting at home watching TV.
    Aaron : Sounds chill.
    Kelly : What are you doing?
    Aaron : Talking to you and listening to some music.
    Kelly : Nice. What kind of music do you like?
    Aaron : Skrillex. Dub step. That kind of stuff. You?
    Kelly : Country, lol.
    Aaron : Yikes :) Not a big fan to be honest.
    Kelly : I grew up in Kentucky. It was all I listened to. My Mom thought Garth Brooks was the bees knees, though I grew out of him right around the time he did that weird album pretending to be somebody else.
    Aaron : I hate when people do that. Have you ever gotten Catfished on here?
    Kelly : I’ve only been on here a few months. What’s Catfished?
    Aaron : The name came from a documentary and it’s a TV show now. It’s when someone has a fake profile pretending to be somebody else.
    Kelly : Oh, no I haven’t. Have you?
    Aaron : Twice. It sucks.
    Kelly : Why would people do that?
    Aaron : I don’t know. Usually it’s because they’re miserable or something and they think nobody would like them for who they are, or how they look, so they pretend to be somebody more attractive or cooler, or whatever.
    Kelly : That’s kind of sad.
    Aaron : Right? What puzzles me is why they do it when they know it can’t go anywhere. I mean, say I was Catfishing you and we set up a date. What’d be the point? I couldn’t show up because I’m not who you think I am.
    Kelly : Yeah, seems silly.
    Aaron : I guess they