Close call

There have been a few times when I have had a close call with dangerous people.
Sometimes, something dangerous almost happens.

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WotD: Close call

Have you ever been in a dangerous situation or had a close call and didn’t realize it until later that night when you were relaxing at home?

Before I tell you about it, let me explain the meaning of today’s word.


A close call or a close shave is when something dangerous almost happens to you but doesn’t.


Well, I had a close call once.

I don’t know how I got myself into that situation, but I do know that it was a very perilous situation that could have ruined my life for a very long time.

I was in Canada on the Via Rail ‘Millennium Train’.

It was December 31st, 1999, the eve of the new millennium, and I was taking the train back from Toronto to Vancouver.

I had spent the day in the observation car for economy class passengers.

It was a great time, and I thoroughly enjoyed the day.

It was also the time of the Y2K bug.

There was a concern that computers would stop working when the year changed to 2000.

For this reason, the train stopped to wait for the New Year.

That’s when I had my memorable close call.

I went to the bathroom, and before I closed the door, a woman I had never seen before pushed her way in with me.

She was three sheets to the wind.

She told me that if I didn’t say I loved her, she would scream and say I had raped her.

My life flashed before my eyes, and I knew that if she screamed, I would automatically be thought guilty.

Luckily for me, she passed out before I could say anything.

That was my surreal close call.

I went back to my seat and quietly celebrated the New Year alone, thanking my lucky stars.


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