Last year on Christmas Eve. I was working late. I'm 23 I work in New York City and commute home every day on the train
Since I'm one of the younger ones in the office
I got stuck with one of the worst shifts, so I wasn't able to get home until five o'clock
My family had already left a whole hour earlier to go to my cousin's house, so I had to drive alone
After having a quick snack before the half hour drive. I got back in my car and put my cousin's address into my phone
halfway through the drive that started snowing
I got to my cousin's house around 6 o'clock
it was snowing heavily by this point, and I just made it in time to catch everyone starting dinner
I brought all of my gifts inside and cheerfully said hey to everyone
I stayed until around eleven o'clock the rest of my family left a little sooner
I stayed an extra half hour or so just to hang out before leaving myself
By the time I was leaving the ground had accumulated at least two feet of snow, and it wasn't even done snowing
The drive home was nightmarish the roads were hardly even plowed, and I had to drive under 20 miles per hour on most roads
The roads were completely dead at this point though most likely because everyone was smart enough to go home before the snow accumulated
Eventually I turned onto a main road that I'm sure would usually be bustling but at 11:15 on Christmas Eve night
There wasn't a single car or a single light from the store. It was a ghost town
But then I did notice the flashing taillights of one car
It was parked on the side of the road and the smoke seeping out from its exhaust with the taillights giving it a red tint
as I got closer I realized there was somebody next to the car waving their hand in the air
I assumed something was wrong, and they needed help so me being the Good Samaritan I am, I pulled up behind the car
When I opened my door the guy approached me immediately barely even giving me time to step out
He was an average sized man probably 5 foot 10 180 pounds
he spoke in a very demanding voice asking me if I know anything about fixing an engine
I told him I didn't know much about cars
The guy responded very quickly to everything I said. He told me it's fine
He went inside of his car for a second to popped open his trunk came back out and told me to just wait by the
trunk for a second
I had no idea what he wanted me to do I was really confused
he walked over to the front of his car and I heard him open the hood
I couldn't see anything
He was doing since the trunk was blocking my view and the loud wind of the snowstorm overpowered any small noises
he might have been making
I put my hand on the back of the car and leaned my body in anticipation when suddenly I heard three or four quick and aggressive
Footsteps in the snow behind me before I was pushed into the trunk
The man tried to close the trunk on me, but I kicked my feet up in resistance and held it up
I was able to overpower him and kick the trunk open completely
As I took advantage of the few seconds I had to get out of the trunk. I took out my keys
He tried to grab me now, and I dug my house key right into his neck
He fell to his knees and a scream echoed down the deserted street
I was in my car and halfway down the road before he could even get up from his knees
A little further down I called 911 reported the guy
I came back in ten minutes to find blue and red lights illuminating the windows of the deserted stores
The police held him until the ambulance arrived for him. I watched the whole thing and nothing ever felt better in my life.
I got home safely half an hour later and told my family everything
I was still very shaken that Christmas and this remains possibly the most horrific thing I've ever experienced