Recently, one of our BuzzFeed Community members remembered a time when two strangers helped them out of a dangerous situation, saying: "A guy was trying to get me to leave the elevator with him and go home with him. The elderly couple in the elevator with me pretended to be my grandparents and told him their granddaughter wasn't going anywhere with him."
All inspired by a post with similar good samaritan stories, others also weighed in and shared their own experiences with everyday people who stepped in when they needed it. Here are some of their stories:
1."On my wedding day, I was cutting through the casino of my hotel to get back to my room to finish getting ready. A group of four drunk guys asked me where I was going 'looking so dolled up' and created a circle around me. I explained it was my wedding day and I really had to go meet my mom, but they kept insisting I party with them for a while first."
All of a sudden, a man I don’t know came up to me and said, 'Honey, I know we agreed to avoid each other before the ceremony but your mom is looking for you,' and he made sure I got into my elevator alone. I never got his name but I’m forever grateful for this stranger who heard me pleading with these men to leave me alone."
."My friend and I stopped for a beer at a crowded bar and this guy came up and started talking to us, insisting on buying us shots. We kept saying 'no' but he kept asking until we were like, 'OK, fine.' He came back and gave us the shots, but the bartender suddenly approached and she needed to see our IDs."
Clearly we’d already been ID'ed inside because we had beer but she took our cards and then looked us both in the eye before shaking her head at us meaningfully. The guy started yelling at us but we left."
3."My sister and I both worked at a fast-food restaurant in high school. One of our managers was a 30-something man with a lovely wife and adorable twin boys. Somewhere along the way, he left to take a job at a new correctional facility nearby. And then it became a regular thing for him to stop in. We’d all chat with him and joke around a bit, and he’d be on his way. But, as the months went on, his whole demeanor started to change. He went from being very jovial and kind to dark and weird. He started trying to flirt with the girls there, including my sis and I — something he had never, ever done in his time working there."
One night he came by while my sis and I were closing up. Before the manager came up, the guy asked us if we needed a ride home. He then told us, in a very low voice, that his wife and kids were out of town for the weekend, so we could come and hang out at his place for a while if we wanted, and have a few drinks. Very creepy.
The manager happened to come up front just as he was asking us this, and saw the looks on our faces. He sent us to the back and gave us a signal to call the police. The manager then escorted the guy out, firmly telling him that he needed to leave and was not welcome back. The guy left, but tried to talk to us still through the drive-thru window! And then he sat in his car but didn’t leave until a cop car showed up. We never saw him again after that."