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Stranger on the Line

So who is that guy?

Who? What?! Why are you asking?! Huh?!

The random account that’s in your LINE messenger contacts. Who is that person? Girl or guy? Or they?

I don’t know

So how would they have your LINE?

I don’t know

THINK a little deeper, Woman! Please… for my sake.

Why do YOU want to know?!

I’m your BOYFRIEND. Your PARTNER. I want to KNOW!

(SIGH)… as far as I know… and I could be wrong… my LINE messenger contacts, are only added via one of two ways: first is, if we do have each other’s phone numbers. They can add me, I can add them. Actually, I have a waiting list of people who’ve added me by my number but I haven’t “added them back”

Oh, so there is an “add them back” feature.

Yes. You HAVE Line! Don’t act like you don’t know!

I’m just clarifying your understanding of this app.

Okay… so… Usually, if I haven’t added them back — they’re in the waiting list area. And then, the second way. Is via QR code. And that is, if I don’t have your number (yet) or for whatever reason, if we are face to face, in person. Then we just scan the QR codes, and we can add each other as contacts. You don’t even really need to know their number, their number doesn’t have to be added to your phone.

So this person, this random ass person… whoever they are. Are sitting in a list of contacts, where you’ve “mutually” added each other?

Yes.

And you recognize and remember everyone else on that list, except for THAT contact?

Yes.

How many people are in that list?

Less than 50

How many exactly?

Like… 23?

So, other than that account. Who are your 22 close LINE contacts?

(Chuckles) — Just friends, family… some mutual friends that YOU know

Oh? You still keep in touch with some of those Melbourne mutual friends?

Not really. They’re just there. I don’t know if they even use LINE these days at all. We just have each other there, as contacts.

You never deleted them? When you were huffing and puffing and pissed off?!

No… not on LINE. I deleted the OTHER app. I didn’t delete LINE. If you’re on my LINE, I trust you...

(Shocked. Stunned reaction. Eyebrows raised)… But how did that happen? Who is THAT account?! If you can’t remember?

Well, the only logical loophole may be, is that… MAYBE… I was DRUNK… and I added them? And they added me?

And did you message each other?

NO! There are NO MESSAGES. There is NO MESSAGE HISTORY. That’s why, it’s such a mystery!

What’s in their profile picture?

Nothing. It’s like default, no icon.

What’s their name?

It’s a word… it’s just an internet handle.

And you thought it was me?!

LOL… Yeah… Or Mr Incognito…?!

(Contemplating, digesting this info…) I’m… not sure… if it could’ve been Mr Incognito.

What do you mean?

Maybe… it could have been trainwreck. MAYBE. I don’t know for sure.

But that would’ve been so long ago.

How long ago have you had LINE?

Hmmm

Since Melbourne days?

Yes.

On the same phone number?

(Nodding)

Wow… maybe that’s trainwreck. But he doesn’t have that phone anymore.

Oh… wow… interesting.

He threw the phone into the river. When you broke up with him.

Right… so that’s why there’s no messages.

Yup. No messages.