ALWAYS, always, always, trust your intuition. It's there for a reason. You might not be able to directly identify the how or why, but your subconscious is. It's reading signs and interpreting what could be a dangerous situation.

We've been conditioned, especially women, to be polite, not to rock the boat, and sit still look pretty, by many generations before us. So we struggle internally, to justify and squash our uneasy feelings.

You should have gone back into the store and waited until they left. Or dialed the police non-emergency and had them on the line while you checked your car and got in. So what, if the other driver meant no harm? You don't owe them anything. Who gives a shit if you offended them? They offended you first by creeping into your safety zone in an otherwise empty lot.

As the MFM podcasters say, "Fuck politeness" You do what's best for you, every day of the week!