She Had A Terrifying Encounter On A Train, But Then A Man Stepped In To Keep Her Safe
One of the worst places to feel unsafe is on public transportation. Riding a bus, train, or even plane and feeling that someone in the vicinity has bad intentions is awful and makes you feel trapped.
One young woman had an experience on a train ride that sounds terrifying. Thankfully, a kind stranger was able to help her out and keep her safe.
In the past, she’s taken 2-hour train rides on the weekends to visit with her boyfriend. One of those weekends, she had a train ride like no other.
One hour into her trip, she noticed two men enter the train car she was sitting in. She was seated behind a four-seater section, with two seats on one side facing her and two other chairs directly in front of her.
The men walked into the car, speaking very loudly in a language she couldn’t recognize. They had a suspicious vibe and, unfortunately, started eyeing her the moment they got onto the train. So, of course, they chose to sit in the four-seater section in front of her.
She’s used to getting stared at in public, as it typically happens to young women, but these men simply would not let up. Every movement they made was an excuse to look her up and down.
They’d oddly take turns walking up and down the aisles to different train compartments and would take the opportunity to stare at her every time they left and returned to their seats.
“Each time they were sitting across from each other, they discussed things, but I could not translate it,” she recalled. “They kept looking at me and then started discussing again.”
This kept happening for most of the train ride until there were about 20 minutes left of the trip. There was one stop where the majority of passengers got off the train, and the only people left in her car were her, the two men, and one other passenger.
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She knew she had to get out of there, so she slowly started putting on her coat to move to a car with more people in it. But, once she started gathering her things, the two creepy men did the exact same.
At this point, they were both in the seats facing her head-on, still staring at her and talking with each other.
For safety reasons, she texted her boyfriend and friends to let them know what was happening, and her boyfriend was ready for her at the station.
Supposedly there was a number that passengers on the train could call if they felt unsafe, but she believed at that moment that it wouldn’t do her any good.
So, she gathered up her things and moved to a new train car.
Sure enough, the two men got up from their seats and started following her.
“They were sitting closest to the exit, so there was absolutely no reason for them to take this route too,” she explained. “I rapidly started to talk to someone in the seats next from mine and asked if he could help me.”
The kind man she started talking to also got a bad vibe from those guys and asked her to sit beside him for protection. She did, and he began asking her questions to distract her and keep her calm.
When the two men she was running from entered the train car, they took a long look at her sitting and talking with someone else. They exchanged glances and said something to each other before finally walking towards the train exit.
The kind man sitting next to her kept her calm until they finally got to their stop, where he escorted her off the train until she found her boyfriend.
On her way out, she noticed two more men standing near the exit who stared at her while speaking the same language as the men from earlier.
They hid their faces with their hoods as she walked away quickly. She figured all four of them must have been together and were up to no good.
The good samaritan she was with led her to her boyfriend, and she got home safely. However, she was certainly scarred by the event.
“I hate thinking about what would have happened if I was not helped by the man in the other department,” she said.
“I wish I could have thanked him with gifts or a nice gesture, but I don’t know his name and will probably never see him again. To the man who saved me, I thank you with all my heart.”
Have you ever had a scary experience on public transportation?
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