Alone on the lonely highway

I have been a trucker for the past 3 years. I know I might be regarded as a newbie in this profession since most of the other truckers that I’ve met via work have been driving for over 8 to 10 years. And I have always heard so many weird stories from them. Some had strange creatures, some had paranormal experiences, some had psychos chasing, while some had some other unexplainable phenomena. Now honestly speaking, I never believed those. I thought these experiences had to do with the fact that we have to stay up all night and drive alone on the highways. So the mind can play tricks. Well, this was until I had a first-hand experience.

I was driving across Maine on Route 2A. It was a few hours post-midnight. I was carrying a truckload of parcels across the state. Now, I had done night shifts before but this was different. The road was empty. I had driven for miles and had not come across a single person. The condition of the road was not good, and it had sharp turns, so I had to stay alert at all times.
I was a few hours away from my destination when my headlights started flickering for no reason. I didn’t stop my truck to investigate the problem, since I had heard a lot of stories around Route 2A. And I could still see the road. The radio was patchy so I had turned it off as well. Suddenly, I heard a loud shriek coming from the right. I didn’t stop. It could have been an animal. And it wasn’t that surprising to hear such sudden howls while driving past the woods. So I continued.

Then after a few minutes, I heard it again. It was similar to the previous one. But louder. And it felt human. But it didn’t make any sense. How could have I possibly heard a human scream from such a long distance? I shrugged it off as my mind played tricks. I continued driving with my eyes focused on the road. The flickering light had suddenly got fixed. Before I could rejoice, I saw a lady standing at the corner of the road. She was facing the woods and kept calling out for some man named Mark. I slowed my car and lowered the window. She looked panic-stricken.

I called out to her and asked if she needed any help. Obviously, she did. But I didn’t know any other way to approach her. She ignored me and kept calling out for him. I warned her that the woods weren’t safe, and I could drop her at the nearest patrolling vehicle, where a cop could assist her. She didn’t even care to turn around. Now, I felt something was fishy so decided to not get down on the road. And yes, I had heard about the urban legend of Route 2A where a lady is seen near the roads who is searching for her husband. I leaned outside my truck window and called out to her once more. Again nothing.

That’s when my eyes landed on the rearview mirror. A group of 3 men was sneakily closing in on my parked vehicle. They had sharp weapons. And they weren’t going toward the lady. They were coming for my truck. I pulled myself inside the truck, pressed the gas immediately, and bolted far away from there. I closed the window and locked the doors at the earliest. I didn’t pull my feet off the gas until I was miles away from that spot. Luckily my radio started working as I reached closer to my destination.

Throughout the remainder of the route, I kept thinking about how I was about to fall trapped to a well-orchestrated trick by goons. The lady was obviously in on the plan. She was used as bait to make unwary travelers stop their cars and come out for help. And had I gone out, they would’ve surely ripped me off. I could’ve lost my job or even my life.
Location: Maine, USA

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