Broken phone / 3rd tranche / The suspense is killing me...
Yesterday at work Erica messaged me asking if I wanted to meet on Tuesday or Wednesday to give her the money. I knew this was a good opportunity, so I said "Jin...I am losing my job" and she started pleading with me to just give her tomorrow's payment, saying her mother's surgery was on Tuesday, even adding something like if I help her it would give her strength to help me. I was impressed - she has learnt one form of persuasion is to convince the other person that they will somehow gain from all this.
Anyway, I agreed, thinking on the balance of probabilities she wasn't lying. Although one discrepancy I did find was, she initially asked for Tuesday or Wednesday, but as soon as I hinted that there'd be no more money coming, she pushed for Tuesday. I gave her the benefit of the doubt...worth $5,000.
She sent me a goodnight message last night as usual, but I noticed today her status was "seems to lie in the eyes". I am pretty sure that's a reference to me, and suggesting that I am a liar. She later changed it to some Korean words, which I translated to mean something about someone getting better soon.
At lunch I went to the bank and withdrew $5,000. I met her at the bottom of her apartment, and she came out on her crutches and talking on her phone. She was still talking by the time we sat down at the cafe and I had to wait for her to finish before asking her what she wanted, which I thought was a bit rude.
She had a banana shake like last time and I had a strawberry shake. I said "I think..." and she said "no more think" adding that she was stressed. I finished what I was saying anyway, asking if she believed in fate, as (per my story) both our mothers were sick and now both of us couldn't work. She didn't respond.
I looked away to face the street, wondering if I should just get up and leave, taking the $5,000 with me. Maybe she got the hint and she started talking to me a bit. I asked what time her mother's surgery was and she said 9:30pm tonight Australian time. I asked her to let me know how it goes, and seemed to get a positive reaction from her.
There were motorbikes parked outside and I asked if she'd ride it, and she said no because it was dangerous. I asked if she'd ride it if I bought one and she said no.
She told me Ash and Suri were getting married soon, and I was happy, thinking we could attend their wedding as a couple. But she said the wedding would be an hour away? She added that the wedding was for visa purposes.
I see...
I told her if Suri became a citizen she could get free money and doctor visits, and she said she knew.
Once again, I asked for her handbag and put the envelope of money inside. I wondered if she'd walk out or leave straight away. She didn't. I looked for some form of reaction to see if she had decided to leave me. Nothing. Maybe I was just being too sensitive.
Other than that, it was a pretty quiet meet up.
We finished our drinks and I suggested going. She took out a cigarette and got ready to light up. She hobbled to the outside of the cafe on her crutches and started smoking. She saw the work pass I had strapped around my neck and pulled it out. I told her it was blank, but she wanted to take it out of the plastic case anyway, so I did it for her. She inspected it quickly and returned it to me. I had a bit of trouble securing the metal lock around the casing and she took it off me to do it for me.
Those are the little things she does that gives me reassurance that she likes me.
I asked if we could move to the corner and she said she was going the other way. I said I'd go as there were too many people around, and we waved goodbye and parted.
I worked till 6pm tonight, and was in the toilet before leaving. I was playing with my phone as usual, and placed it on the toilet paper holder while I grabbed some toilet paper. Then my phone came smashing down. I picked it up and the screen was fucked. I could only see the top 20% of it, but all the buttons still worked if you knew where they were.
I decided to call her to tell her, but she wasn't picking up.
Has the dumping already started?
I told myself not to over-think it and went to the gym. But I now knew that the balance in power had shifted to her again - she no longer needed me, and I now wanted her.
This is how it would feel in the future anyway, but worse, after you give her $40,000...
True. True.
I went to the gym, did the bike and abs and left. Now my phone was fully fucked, as the whole screen was blacked out. The top 20% came back for a while and I called her again, but no answer. Then the whole screen blacked out again.
Now I was panicking. What if she had decided that this was the end of it? Had I just been scammed $15,000? Was all this really just fake? The money part hurt, but I kept telling myself it could've been $40,000.
I came up with a plan to ask for my money back or else I'd post her photos on the internet. That should work. I scrambled home to transfer files from my phone to my laptop and also to use my mom's spare phone.
Guess I will find out soon whether this is the end...
Anyway, I agreed, thinking on the balance of probabilities she wasn't lying. Although one discrepancy I did find was, she initially asked for Tuesday or Wednesday, but as soon as I hinted that there'd be no more money coming, she pushed for Tuesday. I gave her the benefit of the doubt...worth $5,000.
She sent me a goodnight message last night as usual, but I noticed today her status was "seems to lie in the eyes". I am pretty sure that's a reference to me, and suggesting that I am a liar. She later changed it to some Korean words, which I translated to mean something about someone getting better soon.
At lunch I went to the bank and withdrew $5,000. I met her at the bottom of her apartment, and she came out on her crutches and talking on her phone. She was still talking by the time we sat down at the cafe and I had to wait for her to finish before asking her what she wanted, which I thought was a bit rude.
She had a banana shake like last time and I had a strawberry shake. I said "I think..." and she said "no more think" adding that she was stressed. I finished what I was saying anyway, asking if she believed in fate, as (per my story) both our mothers were sick and now both of us couldn't work. She didn't respond.
I looked away to face the street, wondering if I should just get up and leave, taking the $5,000 with me. Maybe she got the hint and she started talking to me a bit. I asked what time her mother's surgery was and she said 9:30pm tonight Australian time. I asked her to let me know how it goes, and seemed to get a positive reaction from her.
There were motorbikes parked outside and I asked if she'd ride it, and she said no because it was dangerous. I asked if she'd ride it if I bought one and she said no.
She told me Ash and Suri were getting married soon, and I was happy, thinking we could attend their wedding as a couple. But she said the wedding would be an hour away? She added that the wedding was for visa purposes.
I see...
I told her if Suri became a citizen she could get free money and doctor visits, and she said she knew.
Once again, I asked for her handbag and put the envelope of money inside. I wondered if she'd walk out or leave straight away. She didn't. I looked for some form of reaction to see if she had decided to leave me. Nothing. Maybe I was just being too sensitive.
Other than that, it was a pretty quiet meet up.
We finished our drinks and I suggested going. She took out a cigarette and got ready to light up. She hobbled to the outside of the cafe on her crutches and started smoking. She saw the work pass I had strapped around my neck and pulled it out. I told her it was blank, but she wanted to take it out of the plastic case anyway, so I did it for her. She inspected it quickly and returned it to me. I had a bit of trouble securing the metal lock around the casing and she took it off me to do it for me.
Those are the little things she does that gives me reassurance that she likes me.
I asked if we could move to the corner and she said she was going the other way. I said I'd go as there were too many people around, and we waved goodbye and parted.
I worked till 6pm tonight, and was in the toilet before leaving. I was playing with my phone as usual, and placed it on the toilet paper holder while I grabbed some toilet paper. Then my phone came smashing down. I picked it up and the screen was fucked. I could only see the top 20% of it, but all the buttons still worked if you knew where they were.
I decided to call her to tell her, but she wasn't picking up.
Has the dumping already started?
I told myself not to over-think it and went to the gym. But I now knew that the balance in power had shifted to her again - she no longer needed me, and I now wanted her.
This is how it would feel in the future anyway, but worse, after you give her $40,000...
True. True.
I went to the gym, did the bike and abs and left. Now my phone was fully fucked, as the whole screen was blacked out. The top 20% came back for a while and I called her again, but no answer. Then the whole screen blacked out again.
Now I was panicking. What if she had decided that this was the end of it? Had I just been scammed $15,000? Was all this really just fake? The money part hurt, but I kept telling myself it could've been $40,000.
I came up with a plan to ask for my money back or else I'd post her photos on the internet. That should work. I scrambled home to transfer files from my phone to my laptop and also to use my mom's spare phone.
Guess I will find out soon whether this is the end...
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