Random Chat

Peter had been joining random chats at night lately. At school, he was considered the "quiet one" and never really opened up to anyone, but only under the mask of anonymity could he reveal his true feelings. One day, the conversation started with a short message that read, "What are you doing up at this time of night?" Unknown: What are you doing up at this time of night? Peter: Just... I don't have anyone to talk to. Mr. Unknown: So, do you want to talk to me? That was my first conversation with Mr. Unknown. At first, they exchanged lighthearted banter. Unknown was lighthearted and often made Peter laugh. In this conversation with the Unknown, Peter felt more at ease than he had in a long time. Peter: Who are you and why are you talking to me like this? Unknown: Um... I just wanted to talk to you. Isn't that reason enough? Despite being nameless and faceless, Peter grew to rely on B's conversations. At the end of the day, a single line of text was comforting. One day, Peter cautiously confided. Peter: Actually I... I like men. Unknown: Yeah. I knew that. Peter: ......I'm not surprised. Unknown: There's no reason to be surprised, you're you. Warmth for no reason. It melted Peter. For the first time, he felt the urge to show someone who he was, to be honest, to show his feelings as they were. But the impulse was short-lived.

A few days later, at school, Peter accidentally switched cell phones with his friend Nathan. It was a simple mistake, but one that revealed a crucial truth. The chat app's conversation history on Nathan's phone. There it was, Peter's sentence to Unknown, and Nathan's, Unknown. "Was that ...... you?" Peter couldn't say anything. No, he opened his mouth, but no words came out. There was only the sensation of her heart dropping. "You knew all along...? Nine?" Nathan-no, Unknown-gave him an apologetic look, but Peter couldn't bear even that look; all the words he'd sent, the warmth, the comfort... His whole body went cold at the realization that it was just a prank. "I'm sorry, really, I just wanted to see your reaction at first-" DeepL로 번역함 (https://dee.pl/app)