What's the scariest encounter you've had with a total stranger?

I remember being around 12-13 and it being summertime, me and my two best girlfriends would be together constantly. We lived in a smallish town in Ontario so the only thing there was to do was go to the local McDonalds.

One time we were all walking, laughing and making jokes on our way to get some food. It was dark out, so it was probably 8-9 pm. On the route we took to the McDonalds, we always passed by this church, with this parking lot that was dimly lit by one streetlight. I ran ahead of my two friends and was passing the parking lot and I remember seeing one car in the entire parking lot, very close to the sidewalk I was on, and the door was open and a man was standing like he was about to get in the car. But he wasn't getting into the car. He turned around and I kid you not, had his whole penis out. He was jerking off just out in the open. He saw me and motioned me to come over. I honestly froze and was so petrified because this grown man was doing this in front of me and I had never seen a penis before in my life. For like 30 seconds, he was just standing there, facing me and doing his thing, smiling as I was frozen in fear, waiting for my friends to reach me. Ultimately, my friends ran to catch up me and they realize why I was completely frozen and look to see this grown man and as he continues to jerk off to all of us and is smiling, thinking its funny. We just bolted away as fast as we could.

We reached the McDonalds, which was like a 2-minute walk from the church, got our food, and sat inside. I look out of the window as I get to the table and see the same car, with the same guy, sitting and facing the restaurant. I was too scared to leave and walk home so I called my mom, and when he saw my mom pull up and all of us get in her car, he drove away. Our town was pretty small at this time so I always wonder if he was a local and if I had ever crossed paths with him as I got older and didn't know it.

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