Creepo

I don't know why I forgot this story. About a week ago I was going for a morning six mile walk, which I take at least 3x each week. I was walking along the shoulder of a road across from a cemetery. In a couple mile stretch there are only about a half dozen homes. 

A random white man who was probably late 40's or early 50's, with grey hair in a pony tail slowed to a stop on the opposite side of the road. He was driving a rented cargo van.

Random Guy: Hey, I suspect if you are walking along here you have a ways to go. Want a ride?

Me: No thanks. I'm just out for a walk.

RG: Oh, you're just out for a walk?
His tone suggested that he didn't quite believe me. He just stared.

Me: Uncomfortable at this point and, hoping he would take the queue...
Okay, you have a great day.

RG: Still awkwardly staring
Is that your woman back there?

Me: No.
Almost afraid to turn around, I quickly looked behind me and saw a young white woman jogging probably a tenth of a mile in the distance.

RG: Looking as creepy as this sounds
Maybe, I'll go see if she needs a ride.

Me: Not knowing what else to say
Have a nice day.

The random guy made a u-turn. I walked faster and, looked back when I had created a distance the equivalent of couple city blocks. The van sped past me as the guy waved with his arm out of the window. He turned at the crossroad. I looked back and the woman was not there.

In a different time, I would have been more concerned, I would have watched. I would have thought it my chivalric duty or something to keep that stranger safe. It didn't really cross my mind. Perhaps, I am reading too many news stories but, my own safety seemed far more important at the time.