Conversations on an airplane with your seat buddies can go in a lot of directions. Maybe you talk about your destination, where you're from, or how scary the turbulence is. Usually, it's just small talk that you forget about.

But sometimes, a random conversation with a stranger can stay with you forever. A long time ago, TikToker Mayci (@maycineeley) went to a tennis tournament with her mom. They had to fly to the tournament, and Mayci ended up falling asleep on the plane.

Her mom stayed awake and started chatting with the woman in the seat next to her. She had no idea the conversation would turn into something so devastating.

"This lady decided to tell my mom her most personal story about her daughter, and unfortunately, her daughter was murdered by this guy," said Mayci.

So, the woman's daughter was in high school when she was killed. Her daughter was good friends with this guy, but he had a crush on her and made a move on her one day.

Her daughter told him that she wasn't interested and turned him down as nicely as she could.

One night, she went to babysit for a family. The family had a pool and wanted her to keep an eye on the water levels while it was filling up to make sure it didn't overflow.

When she was about to go outside to check on the pool, the guy she rejected reportedly forced his way into the house. Somehow, he knew where she was babysitting that night.

He murdered her inside the home, and there was blood everywhere.

Luxury swimming pool and villa illuminated at nightMartin Barraud/KOTO - stock.adobe.com - illustrative purposes only - pictured above is a house and a swimming pool at night

"So, he literally took his hands and wiped his hands all the way down the walls to where the kids slept and stood in the doorway of the kids' rooms," said Mayci.

"And they know that because they can see the bloody handprints of where he dragged them down the wall to where he stopped. Luckily, he did not harm any of these children, but obviously very traumatizing and horrible."

The woman could not get over the loss of her daughter, and her marriage eventually fell apart.

The story resonated with other TikTok users who had experienced their own tragic and unexpected losses. Another commenter focused on the fact that Mayci's mother was willing to listen to the grieving woman.

"My aunt's friend's daughter was murdered on Christmas Eve. She went to the mall to get some last-minute things, and a guy had gone there to kill himself, and he saw her and killed her because she didn't deserve to be so happy when he was so sad. Gives me chills every time I think about it," wrote one user.

"I'm happy that her mom sat and listened, though. I suddenly lost my brother, and sometimes, mourning parents just need someone to listen and just be there," pointed out someone else.

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