Scenario:# tactiq.io free youtube transcript # 3 Disturbing TRUE Highway Horror Stories (V2) # https://www.youtube.com/watch/8zUIFxg_OWI 00:00:09.440 I'm from New Hampshire back in my early 00:00:12.080 20s I lived about 30 minutes outside 00:00:15.279 Manchester I had a girlfriend of 2 years 00:00:17.640 that I had just broken up with it was a 00:00:19.920 strange time in my life the kind where 00:00:22.240 you're sort of wandering figuring things 00:00:24.480 out maybe looking for meaning without 00:00:26.760 realizing it my grandmother was 00:00:29.199 extremely Rel religious and would attend 00:00:31.039 liturgy well religiously no pun 00:00:34.320 intended after my grandfather passed 00:00:36.640 away I started going to church with her 00:00:38.760 every Sunday I tagged along partly to 00:00:41.680 support her and partly because I felt 00:00:43.559 like maybe I needed a bit of grounding 00:00:45.760 myself my grandfather had been a 00:00:47.920 decorated veteran well-known and 00:00:50.079 respected in our community and losing 00:00:52.239 him left a huge hole in her life even 00:00:55.199 though she was grieving her faith was 00:00:57.800 unshaken she told me that she knew knew 00:01:00.160 he was finally reunited with the Lord 00:01:02.280 and I could see how much comfort that 00:01:03.760 gave her I admired it honestly Faith 00:01:07.159 like that the kind that brings real 00:01:08.799 peace is rare I think it's something 00:01:11.000 that people search for their whole lives 00:01:12.759 even if they can't always put it into 00:01:14.479 words one Sunday after the service I met 00:01:17.880 this girl this whole thing still feels 00:01:20.280 like a fever dream I'd never seen her 00:01:22.600 around before which was unusual since 00:01:24.520 our community was close-knit especially 00:01:26.759 at church she was striking with dark 00:01:29.920 dark curly hair and deep hazel 00:01:32.560 eyes I waited for the service to be over 00:01:35.200 and approached her part of me was just 00:01:37.600 attracted to her but there was another 00:01:39.479 part of me that was just curious about 00:01:41.000 seeing someone new there especially 00:01:42.960 someone that looked around my age we 00:01:45.479 started talking and the spark was 00:01:47.439 definitely there I'm sure everyone knows 00:01:49.880 what I'm talking about where you just 00:01:51.240 meet someone and immediately feel 00:01:53.399 connection her name was Kaylee and she 00:01:55.840 had a kind of quiet mysterious charm and 00:01:58.439 I found myself drawn in 00:02:00.759 I kept trying to ask her specific 00:02:02.320 questions about her past like family and 00:02:04.840 home life but she would crack jokes and 00:02:07.039 tell me I'd have to take her out for 00:02:08.399 those answers I actually really enjoyed 00:02:11.000 the 00:02:11.680 banter after a little playful nagging 00:02:14.280 she told me that her family recently 00:02:15.879 moved to the area and she went to 00:02:17.400 college nearby which explained why I had 00:02:19.480 never seen her 00:02:20.920 before by the time we wrapped up I 00:02:23.560 managed to get her number and I was kind 00:02:25.519 of riding the high of meeting someone 00:02:27.280 new over the next week we texted pretty 00:02:30.360 frequently and exchanged social media I 00:02:33.280 remember scrolling through her Instagram 00:02:35.000 at one point surprised that she had so 00:02:37.080 few followers I preferred that though 00:02:40.080 the last thing anyone wants is to fall 00:02:41.879 in love with someone that the whole 00:02:43.120 world knows we talked about a lot of 00:02:45.920 things and she eventually opened up more 00:02:47.879 about her family I don't want to say too 00:02:50.519 much but her situation wasn't great her 00:02:53.400 stepfather was a nasty alcoholic and 00:02:55.400 frequently mistreated both her and her 00:02:57.480 mother her biological father was was 00:03:00.000 substantially worse though she wouldn't 00:03:02.080 give me specific details but apparently 00:03:04.879 they had to move to get away from him 00:03:07.360 she transferred schools and everything 00:03:09.360 leaving everyone and everything she had 00:03:11.239 known behind I didn't want to overstep 00:03:14.000 and ask her about her father I was just 00:03:16.000 glad she was opening up to me as much as 00:03:18.920 I loved the calculated Mystique it was 00:03:21.120 nice to get to know her on a more 00:03:22.440 personal level I neglected to coordinate 00:03:25.319 a date with her just yet because I 00:03:26.959 figured I'd see her at church the father 00:03:29.799 following Sunday she was there again I 00:03:32.799 took it as a sign and asked her on a 00:03:34.799 date after the service she didn't 00:03:37.280 hesitate she just smiled and said yes 00:03:40.159 and we made plans to meet up later that 00:03:42.080 week I spent the rest of the week 00:03:44.319 thinking about her nervous about our 00:03:46.200 first date when the night finally came 00:03:49.120 we kept things simple we saw a movie and 00:03:52.000 grabbed a bite to eat nothing fancy just 00:03:54.360 an easy night where we can talk and get 00:03:56.280 to know each other even more I honestly 00:03:58.920 thought it was going really well she was 00:04:00.959 a great listener and she seemed 00:04:02.400 genuinely interested which was 00:04:04.439 refreshing I didn't want the Night to 00:04:06.319 End just yet so after dinner I suggested 00:04:09.000 going for a little Drive thinking it' 00:04:10.760 give us a chance to keep talking without 00:04:12.439 the noise of a restaurant around us so 00:04:14.720 we hit the highway driving out of town a 00:04:16.839 bit we were driving along one of those 00:04:19.199 roads that was technically a highway but 00:04:21.279 looked more like a normal two-lane road 00:04:23.840 it was windy and there were trees on 00:04:25.479 either side of it everything was perfect 00:04:28.560 it's crazy how things can change in an 00:04:30.600 instant what I'm about to describe to 00:04:32.840 you is something I will never be able to 00:04:34.680 purge from my mind out of nowhere she 00:04:37.759 started speaking but it wasn't in 00:04:39.800 English her words were fast mumbled and 00:04:42.759 sounded like French or something close 00:04:44.639 to it at first I thought she was maybe 00:04:47.400 joking or testing me but then I noticed 00:04:49.880 her eyes they rolled back leaving only 00:04:52.919 the whites I swerved the car and almost 00:04:55.759 crashed into the barrier my heart 00:04:57.840 started pounding because it looked like 00:04:59.440 she was in some kind of Trance or having 00:05:01.199 a seizure I got a hold of myself and 00:05:03.840 pulled over to the shoulder trying to 00:05:05.720 stay calm at that point I was internally 00:05:08.520 panicking I fumbled for my phone and 00:05:10.880 called for an ambulance not knowing what 00:05:12.560 to say other than I thought she was 00:05:13.960 having a seizure as I waited I kept 00:05:16.720 checking on her unsure if she even knew 00:05:18.919 where she was she was still talking and 00:05:21.639 her head seemed to be vibrating I didn't 00:05:23.919 know what the hell to do I didn't want 00:05:26.280 to touch her but I felt like I had to do 00:05:28.280 something I had never never been more 00:05:30.199 terrified in my entire life then just as 00:05:33.560 suddenly as it had started it was over 00:05:36.479 she snapped her head to look at me and 00:05:38.199 shut her mouth she blinked with her eyes 00:05:41.080 going back to normal and she gave me 00:05:43.120 this wild wide-eyed 00:05:45.160 expression I will never forget that look 00:05:47.560 as long as I live before I could say a 00:05:50.319 word she threw open the car door and 00:05:52.520 literally sprinted full speed into the 00:05:54.800 woods I'll say that again she literally 00:05:57.520 ran into the woods I was trying to make 00:06:00.560 sense of what just happened but I just 00:06:02.400 couldn't move my head was spinning and 00:06:05.000 I'm pretty sure my hands were still 00:06:07.000 trembling I sat in that position until 00:06:09.360 the cops and paramedics showed up I told 00:06:12.080 them everything even though it sounded 00:06:13.759 insane every detail about the way her 00:06:16.199 eyes looked and how she'd run off they 00:06:19.080 nodded and took my statement assuring me 00:06:21.319 that they'd try their best to find her I 00:06:23.720 must have looked insane but they took me 00:06:25.680 seriously enough after that night though 00:06:28.840 she was gone 00:06:30.120 I never saw her again I looked for her 00:06:32.919 at church but she never showed up her 00:06:35.560 Instagram was deleted and she had 00:06:37.160 apparently blocked my number it was 00:06:39.440 worse than that I got a friend to text 00:06:41.520 her number and it apparently had been 00:06:43.880 erased no amount of internet stalking 00:06:46.440 ever turned anything up I even asked 00:06:48.599 people at the church if they knew her 00:06:50.400 but no one did I don't know what 00:06:52.599 happened to her and I'm not sure I'll 00:06:54.199 ever know I don't live there anymore and 00:06:56.919 my memory of home is kind of messed up 00:06:58.879 because of the s 00:07:06.220 [Music] 00:07:09.639 incident my family has this beat up 2012 00:07:12.919 Volo that is quite literally on its last 00:07:15.360 legs I don't know what it is but the 00:07:17.639 thing refuses to quit it's had a million 00:07:20.440 problems but still runs the thing has a 00:07:23.120 laundry list of issues brakes that feel 00:07:26.280 soft a temperamental engine and half the 00:07:28.919 electronics barely work my parents are 00:07:31.879 basically waiting for it to break down 00:07:33.400 for good so that they'll have an excuse 00:07:35.080 to get a new car unfortunately I'm the 00:07:37.840 one stuck driving it in addition to the 00:07:40.560 Myriad of other issues it's suffering 00:07:42.440 from the windshield wipers don't work at 00:07:44.680 all so driving in the rain is a death 00:07:46.680 sentence even a little drizzle is enough 00:07:49.120 to completely obstruct the driver's view 00:07:51.840 everyone knows Nevada is the dri State 00:07:54.120 though so rain typically isn't a concern 00:07:56.280 where I live I remember Elementary 00:07:58.680 School teachers was always making a big 00:08:00.520 deal about that fact for some reason 00:08:03.159 anyway this was back in the summer a 00:08:04.759 couple years ago I was on my way back 00:08:07.840 from a solo trip to visit my friend 00:08:09.680 Kelvin a few States over one of those 00:08:11.919 friends I hadn't seen in years I love 00:08:15.039 driving so I figured I'd make an 00:08:16.720 adventure out of it just driving alone 00:08:18.800 through the stretches of the empty 00:08:20.639 desert the drive there was great I 00:08:23.520 stayed a few nights at his place and we 00:08:25.280 did a lot of drinking it was a great 00:08:27.720 time and I was glad I made the effort 00:08:30.520 the majority of the drive back was a 00:08:32.120 piece of cake but that didn't last 00:08:35.360 long as I crossed into Nevada a storm 00:08:38.399 head not just a Sprinkle or some light 00:08:41.000 rain an actual thunderstorm complete 00:08:43.880 with lightning and torrents of rain I 00:08:46.519 later realized that it was one of the 00:08:48.040 heaviest rainfalls we'd seen in years 00:08:51.040 I'd driven through rain before but 00:08:53.000 nothing like this it didn't really make 00:08:55.519 much of a difference with the current 00:08:57.399 state of my windshield wipers any amount 00:08:59.200 of rain would force me to pull over so 00:09:01.720 reluctantly that's what I did I pulled 00:09:04.560 off the highway and parked a 00:09:05.800 considerable distance into the desert 00:09:08.000 just in case a truck or something didn't 00:09:09.720 see me I figured I had no choice but to 00:09:12.680 wait it out maybe try to get some sleep 00:09:14.720 in the car I debated calling the police 00:09:17.560 For assistance with the wipers but money 00:09:19.680 was tight and I wanted to avoid a ticket 00:09:21.600 at all costs if not the wipers they 00:09:24.200 definitely get me on something else I 00:09:26.760 wasn't about to ask my 65-year-old 00:09:28.800 parents to Drive 3 and 1/2 hours to 00:09:30.680 rescue me either so sitting and waiting 00:09:33.240 was my only 00:09:34.440 move I was on my own alone on the side 00:09:37.959 of the road during a thunderstorm in the 00:09:39.839 middle of the desert not a single car 00:09:42.480 passed me for a full hour and the storm 00:09:44.800 didn't even let up a smidge I think 00:09:47.480 being alone in the desert started 00:09:49.120 messing with my head because after about 00:09:51.160 another hour I got this unsettling 00:09:53.440 feeling I'm not sure what it was but I 00:09:56.440 got this unexplainable urge to move the 00:09:58.600 car 00:10:00.000 it was still pouring so I obviously 00:10:02.079 couldn't do that safely I found myself 00:10:04.680 nervously looking out each of the car's 00:10:06.519 Windows as if there were something out 00:10:08.200 there there obviously wasn't all I could 00:10:11.000 see was Miles and Miles of endless rocks 00:10:13.560 and desert the sun was just about to be 00:10:16.120 setting though which would soon cast my 00:10:18.240 surroundings in darkness I hadn't 00:10:20.800 expected the storm to persist this long 00:10:23.040 so the reality of having to spend the 00:10:24.680 night out in the desert hadn't even 00:10:26.120 occurred to me I fully admit that the 00:10:28.640 thought of not being being able to see 00:10:30.040 what was out there spooked me I don't 00:10:32.399 exactly scare easily but I had heard 00:10:34.560 enough desert stories to be 00:10:36.240 understandably 00:10:37.440 cautious as if my thoughts were being 00:10:39.519 read the storm began to subside a bit I 00:10:42.600 took that as a sign that I'd be able to 00:10:44.240 get back on the road soon which was a 00:10:46.360 relief the sun started to set casting 00:10:49.160 that strange muted Twilight across the 00:10:51.839 desert under different circumstances I 00:10:54.600 would have admired the beauty of it the 00:10:56.880 damn rain wasn't stopping though so I 00:10:59.120 had had no choice but to stay put I 00:11:01.600 tried to concentrate on the lightning in 00:11:03.279 the distance thinking maybe that would 00:11:05.000 ease my mind I don't remember how much 00:11:07.880 longer I waited but eventually the sun 00:11:09.959 set completely at that point I decided 00:11:13.240 waiting was wasting valuable energy and 00:11:15.680 I'd be better off trying to get some 00:11:17.000 shut eye just as I was about to close my 00:11:20.040 eyes I saw flashes in the 00:11:22.519 distance it wasn't lightning this time 00:11:25.279 just bright sharp bursts of white light 00:11:27.560 darting through the darkness 00:11:29.760 they seemed to jump around like they 00:11:31.320 were coming from multiple places it was 00:11:33.959 creepy as hell I watched them for a few 00:11:36.360 more minutes before realizing that they 00:11:38.079 were getting closer they were literally 00:11:40.399 approaching me I could feel my Palms 00:11:42.880 starting to sweat I don't know what came 00:11:45.360 over me but Instinct kicked in and I 00:11:47.839 made a split-second decision to get out 00:11:49.760 of the car and hide I grabbed my phone 00:11:52.959 scrambled out and ran to hide behind the 00:11:55.160 nearest rock formation it was still 00:11:57.760 raining but I didn't care 00:12:00.040 I could feel my heart beating rapidly 00:12:02.160 and I prayed that the sound of the rain 00:12:03.760 would conceal my breathing crouching low 00:12:06.959 I peaked around the edge watching my car 00:12:09.279 from a distance after a few minutes I 00:12:12.680 realized what the flashes were 00:12:15.480 flashlights I saw three figures moving 00:12:17.920 through the distance toward my car each 00:12:20.000 equipped with a flashlight they were 00:12:22.279 flinging their beams around wildly as if 00:12:24.519 dancing or stumbling or something it was 00:12:27.360 abnormal I'm telling you they circled my 00:12:30.360 car inspecting it as if they were 00:12:32.279 looking for something or someone I'm 00:12:34.920 telling you though the way they wielded 00:12:36.639 their flashlights it was like they were 00:12:38.600 on something I squinted trying to make 00:12:41.560 out details but it was too dark to see 00:12:44.760 much without warning one of them fired a 00:12:47.680 gunshot at the sky I jumped completely 00:12:51.000 caught off guard and I bit down on my 00:12:53.160 lips so hard I broke the skin every 00:12:56.199 instinct told me to stay as still as 00:12:58.079 possible to make myself invisible behind 00:13:00.399 the rocks for what felt like forever I 00:13:03.480 stayed frozen in place not daring to 00:13:05.680 peek behind the rock eventually the 00:13:08.320 Curiosity was unbearable slowly I peered 00:13:11.519 behind the rock again and I felt my 00:13:13.519 stomach drop it was Pitch Black no 00:13:17.800 flashlights I waited not sure where 00:13:20.240 those people had gone and then just like 00:13:23.440 that the lights were back flickering 00:13:25.680 around my car again like they were 00:13:27.600 taunting me I knew I couldn't stay there 00:13:30.320 all night my hand shook as I pulled out 00:13:33.160 my phone fumbling to dial 00:13:35.480 911 I whispered into the phone trying to 00:13:38.519 explain what was happening with my voice 00:13:40.760 barely audible the operator said they'd 00:13:43.639 sent someone and I put the phone down 00:13:46.000 feeling both relieved and terrified 00:13:48.800 after what felt like an eternity I 00:13:51.040 finally saw the faint glow of police 00:13:52.680 lights in the 00:13:53.880 distance the second the lights started 00:13:56.079 flashing the three figures turned and 00:13:58.360 bolted disappearing into the darkness by 00:14:01.639 the time the cop actually pulled up next 00:14:03.199 to my car they were long gone I ran 00:14:06.120 through the rain waving my arms grateful 00:14:08.279 that I had been saved the officer 00:14:10.560 listened as I told him 00:14:12.360 everything he didn't seem particularly 00:14:14.720 shocked which somehow made all of it 00:14:16.519 feel worse he did have the courtesy of 00:14:19.079 waiting out the storm with me and not 00:14:20.639 Towing my vehicle which I guess I could 00:14:22.920 say was a good thing I think about this 00:14:25.560 often and I haven't done a road trip 00:14:27.680 since 00:14:30.300 [Music] 00:14:37.560 what I'm about to tell you is the 00:14:39.079 strangest experience I've ever lived 00:14:41.399 through my name is Mary my friend Carol 00:14:44.440 and I were driving from Florida to New 00:14:46.279 Jersey a few months back we were coming 00:14:48.839 back from visiting a few friends who 00:14:50.320 went to school down there it was a 00:14:52.360 really fun time but Carol and I had to 00:14:54.800 get on with our lives the drive was 00:14:57.440 supposed to be fun a little road trip 00:14:59.639 just us two with a bunch of snacks music 00:15:02.399 and time to catch up on all the things 00:15:03.880 we hadn't talked about in ages in 00:15:06.519 hindsight it probably would have been a 00:15:08.360 better idea to stay one more night at 00:15:09.959 our friend's place but I wanted to get 00:15:12.199 home we were planning to do the whole 00:15:14.440 Drive in one shot we drove through the 00:15:16.920 night and into the next 00:15:18.519 morning a few hours after the sun came 00:15:21.000 up my back started to ache from sitting 00:15:22.800 in the same position for so long I told 00:15:25.759 Carol we should pull over somewhere for 00:15:27.279 a break grab some gas and and maybe find 00:15:29.519 something to eat before we get back on 00:15:31.079 the road we drove past a few more exits 00:15:34.120 before ultimately getting off at what 00:15:35.800 claimed to be a lively touristy town for 00:15:38.839 the life of me I can't remember what the 00:15:40.800 actual name of the town was it was one 00:15:43.279 of those places that you'd expect to be 00:15:44.839 a tourist stop with signs pointing to 00:15:47.120 attractions and Promises of unique shops 00:15:49.319 or local history but even as we pulled 00:15:52.160 in I felt something was off the streets 00:15:55.560 were empty and the buildings looked like 00:15:57.399 they'd seen better days a little too 00:15:59.839 worn down for a place supposedly 00:16:01.959 catering to visitors it's hard to 00:16:04.440 explain the feeling but it was the kind 00:16:06.120 of place where you could sense something 00:16:07.959 was wrong without actually knowing what 00:16:10.680 I'm sure everyone kind of knows what I'm 00:16:12.240 talking about but you ever driven 00:16:13.759 through one of those ghost towns where 00:16:15.399 all the shop signs are still up but 00:16:17.160 everything is clearly abandoned yeah 00:16:19.440 that's what it felt like only it was 00:16:21.360 weirder since things weren't actually 00:16:23.600 abandoned they just looked that way it 00:16:26.240 wasn't your typical haunted kind of vibe 00:16:28.519 but strange enough that it's been on my 00:16:30.199 mind ever since the first stop was the 00:16:33.120 convenience store we actually had to 00:16:35.199 drive for a decent while before entering 00:16:37.079 the heart of the town or whatever you'd 00:16:39.079 call it we pulled into stretch and 00:16:41.519 grabbed some refreshments the two of us 00:16:43.920 headed inside it looked pretty normal in 00:16:46.639 there actually Carol was looking for a 00:16:49.000 specific drink she wanted but quickly 00:16:51.000 grew frustrated when she realized they 00:16:52.759 didn't have it she's a bit of a drama 00:16:55.000 queen so I indulged her tantrum and 00:16:57.160 agreed to go somewhere else I still 00:16:59.600 wanted to get my Gatorade though so I 00:17:01.639 walked up to the counter with it to pay 00:17:04.039 the cashier was a woman about 30 or 35 00:17:07.000 if I had to guess she had dark brown 00:17:09.439 hair and was on the taller side again 00:17:12.199 all very normal the only reason I 00:17:14.599 remembered her features was because she 00:17:16.319 was wearing suspenders which I wasn't 00:17:18.400 used to seeing I paid for my drink and 00:17:21.319 we left Carol pointed to another 00:17:23.799 convenience store across the street so 00:17:25.959 we figured we'd give it a shot when we 00:17:28.480 walked in into the second store I 00:17:30.480 literally felt my stomach drop the 00:17:33.080 cashier behind the counter looked 00:17:34.840 exactly like the girl who'd been working 00:17:36.440 at the first place same hair same face 00:17:40.120 same height same everything I froze 00:17:43.360 staring at her I could tell I was making 00:17:45.640 her 00:17:46.360 uncomfortable eventually I asked her if 00:17:48.440 she had a twin or a sister or something 00:17:50.919 she gave me a weird look almost 00:17:52.880 skeptical said she didn't have a twin 00:17:54.919 and that she was an only child she 00:17:57.240 narrowed her eyes and told me that that 00:17:58.919 was a strange thing to ask which I guess 00:18:01.400 it was I tried to explain myself but she 00:18:04.679 didn't say anything after that I felt 00:18:07.559 this weird sense of deja vu and backed 00:18:09.880 out of the store dragging Carol along 00:18:11.960 with me Carol was confused but I 00:18:15.080 explained myself and asked if she 00:18:16.799 noticed the same thing she said she 00:18:19.200 didn't remember what the other cashier 00:18:20.799 looked like and that I was probably just 00:18:22.919 tired from driving for so long I knew 00:18:25.880 what I saw though and told her I'd prove 00:18:28.039 it we ran back to the first convenience 00:18:30.480 store but when we got there the girl 00:18:32.600 inside looked nothing like who I 00:18:34.480 remembered seeing she was a completely 00:18:37.000 different person she was short with 00:18:39.360 light hair and looked 00:18:41.000 middle-aged there's absolutely no chance 00:18:43.600 anyone could have confused her for the 00:18:45.039 other cashier she didn't even look like 00:18:47.080 she was in the same age range it was as 00:18:49.600 if I had imagined the whole thing Carol 00:18:52.240 told me to just forget about it and that 00:18:54.080 I was tired but I insisted that I wasn't 00:18:56.720 imagining things event eventually I had 00:18:59.400 no choice but to let it go I was eager 00:19:02.440 to get out of there but we needed gas we 00:19:05.440 pulled into the first gas station we saw 00:19:07.760 which was void of people it was 00:19:10.200 completely empty just our car the pumps 00:19:12.840 and a small building at the back where 00:19:14.360 you would pay we were literally the only 00:19:16.960 car in the entire lot the two of us 00:19:19.799 walked inside Carol took her sweet time 00:19:22.840 looking for her drink but of course it 00:19:25.360 wasn't there 00:19:26.520 either I paid waited for for her and we 00:19:29.840 left we couldn't have been in there for 00:19:31.919 more than a few seconds as we walked out 00:19:35.360 I again felt a weird feeling in my gut 00:19:38.360 what had not 2 seconds ago been a 00:19:40.360 completely empty gas station was now 00:19:42.320 packed to the brim the place was 00:19:44.520 overflowing with people it was the 00:19:46.400 strangest thing cars filled every single 00:19:49.280 pump and there were even some lined up 00:19:51.360 as if we'd wandered into rush hour at 00:19:53.240 the busiest station in the state all the 00:19:55.919 parking spots in the back lot were full 00:19:57.760 too to make matters worse it felt like 00:20:00.760 everyone was eyeing us down as we walked 00:20:02.760 to our car I don't think I've ever felt 00:20:05.320 more uncomfortable by people staring at 00:20:07.440 me this time Carol agreed that something 00:20:10.360 bizarre was going on I could tell that 00:20:12.760 both of us felt the same Eerie suspicion 00:20:15.720 it was like we'd left reality for a 00:20:17.600 second and when we came back something 00:20:20.000 had shifted we decided to say screw it 00:20:22.919 on the food and just find our way back 00:20:24.440 to the highway I didn't have much of an 00:20:26.840 appetite at that point anyway 00:20:29.159 back on the road we didn't say much for 00:20:31.159 a while I wasn't scared but I just had a 00:20:34.280 bad feeling in my gut I'm not sure how 00:20:36.640 to even explain it as we got slightly 00:20:39.559 further away Carol and I talked about 00:20:41.720 how weird that had just been as we were 00:20:44.840 talking a car passed us a Toyota Sienna 00:20:48.240 with a cracked windshield I remember it 00:20:50.840 distinctly because the windshield had 00:20:52.400 this big spiderweb crack running through 00:20:54.559 it and the side was scratched up pretty 00:20:56.679 bad it was kind of hard to miss this 00:20:59.720 carol made a joke about it but I can't 00:21:01.640 remember exactly what it was just as we 00:21:04.559 were starting to loosen up everything 00:21:06.679 came crashing down again about 10 00:21:09.640 minutes later the exact same minivan 00:21:11.960 passed us again we were both 100% sure 00:21:15.080 of it again it was impossible to miss 00:21:17.400 with this massive crack in the 00:21:18.840 windshield how was that even possible 00:21:21.120 though we had been driving in a straight 00:21:23.120 line at a pretty fast clip there's no 00:21:25.600 way it could have gotten ahead of us but 00:21:27.640 the odds of passing two different Cenas 00:21:29.520 with identical cracks in the windshield 00:21:31.159 were insanely slim Carol started saying 00:21:34.320 oh my God over and over again and I 00:21:36.679 could tell she was on the verge of a 00:21:37.960 panic attack she told me to speed up 00:21:40.720 which I did I was dying inside but I had 00:21:43.799 to keep it together as the driver and 00:21:45.760 for Carol's sake I wanted nothing more 00:21:48.559 than to get back on the highway and 00:21:49.960 leave that place behind forever I 00:21:52.559 glanced down at the GPS and saw that an 00:21:54.880 hour had somehow passed since we had 00:21:56.600 left the gas station which was virtually 00:21:59.120 impossible I wanted to tell Carol about 00:22:01.400 it but I didn't know if she could take 00:22:02.720 any more weird stuff my heart was in my 00:22:05.640 throat but I just kept driving part of 00:22:08.600 me wondered if the GPS was going to 00:22:10.200 start taking us in 00:22:11.919 circles we finally got back on the 00:22:14.200 highway and the nightmare ended there by 00:22:17.480 the time we got home however many hours 00:22:19.559 later it felt like we were waking up 00:22:21.600 from some strange disjointed dream I'm 00:22:24.960 not kidding that whole experience still 00:22:27.080 feels like a dream when I think back 00:22:28.559 back to it people usually look at me 00:22:30.880 strangely when I tell them this story I 00:22:33.520 still can't explain what happened there 00:22:35.480 and I don't expect any kind of 00:22:37.320 explanation I've tried doing research 00:22:39.480 online about weird occurrences in places 00:22:41.640 like that and I've actually found a 00:22:43.279 handful of stories that are similar to 00:22:45.080 mine the weirdest thing about it was the 00:22:47.559 feeling in my gut that I still have 00:22:49.200 trouble describing until that point I 00:22:52.000 really didn't know what it meant to get 00:22:53.360 a bad vibe from something it's like 00:22:55.880 every bone in your body is begging you 00:22:57.720 to notice that something's wrong I never 00:23:00.320 want to get that feeling again