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But suddenly\u2026 right in the middle of the road, there was a man. He stood still and was all alone.<\/p>\n

He looked to be around thirty. He wasn\u2019t moving, just standing with his back to us, as if he were waiting for something. I slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting him. We both stared at him, confused.<\/p>\n

The man slowly turned around. He looked directly at us\u2026 and smiled. But it wasn\u2019t a warm or friendly smile. There was something unsettling about it \u2014 almost frightening.<\/p>\n

Instinctively, I locked all the doors and grabbed my phone, ready to call the police if needed. He started walking slowly toward the car, never looking away, still holding that strange smile. We were frozen \u2014 no one around, just an empty road, the two of us, and him.<\/p>\n

Then my sister whispered in horror:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Look\u2026 in his hand\u2026<\/p>\n

In the stranger\u2019s hand was a woman\u2019s purse.<\/p>\n

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He walked up to my window and gestured for me to roll it down. Of course, I didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

\u2014 What do you want? \u2014 my voice was shaking.<\/p>\n

\u2014 I found a woman\u2019s purse, \u2014 he said calmly. \u2014 Is it yours?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Is he serious? \u2014 my sister hissed. \u2014 What purse? How could it be ours?<\/p>\n

\u2014 No, \u2014 I replied shortly and slammed on the gas. We sped off without looking back.<\/p>\n

Dear girls, please: be careful.<\/p>\n

It scares me to think what might have happened if I had rolled down the window. Or if we hadn\u2019t driven away in time. Someone else might have thought: \u201cWhat if it really is her purse?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Or might have been too embarrassed to just leave. But don\u2019t be embarrassed, and don\u2019t try to explain away someone\u2019s strange behavior.<\/p>\n

Even if he truly wanted to return the purse \u2014 why stand in the middle of the road? How could he know who was in the car? Why did he look at us specifically?<\/p>\n

Too many questions.<\/p>\n

And I\u2019m scared even to imagine what the answers might be. We simply live in a dangerous world.<\/p>\n

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