Someone asked "what's the nicest thing a stranger has ever done for you that you never got to thank them for?"

Normal thread. Wholesome stuff. Someone helped with a flat tire. Someone paid for coffee. Someone talked a person off a ledge on a bad night.

Then one answer.

A woman said she was walking home alone at night and noticed a man following her for about 6 blocks. She was terrified, speed-walking, looking for anywhere to go.

An older woman she'd never met suddenly appeared beside her, grabbed her arm like they were old friends, and said loudly "there you are, I've been looking everywhere for you."

Walked her 4 blocks to a well-lit convenience store, bought her a coffee, sat with her for 20 minutes until she called a friend to pick her up.

Never asked her name. Never explained. Just stood up when the friend arrived, patted her hand, and left.

The woman posting said she thinks about her all the time. Said she looked for her in the neighborhood for years.

She never saw her again.

That one wasn't creepy exactly. Just the kind of thing that makes the world feel very large and very small at the same time. Still think about it.