Something happened in front of my parents house that I will never forget

This happened to me in 2014 when I was still 17 y/old. Back then I used to go for a walk/run every evening in the nearby forest. The forest is pretty big so I used to run 3-4 km to get there and than I would run some km deeper into the forest. The whole route took me about an hour and a half. <br><br>I did this route many times and I never had any problems. On one day I decided to go at 7pm like I did a thousand times befor. I had my phone with me and I told my parents that I was leaving so they knew that I went for a run. This day was nothing different than the other days. I passed 2-3 people who were either walking their dogs or just enjoyed the evening. I had music in my ears but I could hear everything around me very well and I was pretty focus.<br><br>Around 8ish pm I decided to run back home. The street I was running on was a small street with a lot of bushes and trees. I had to stop because of a group of 5 guys who were standing in the middle of the street. They had their faces covered with bandannas and they were wearing sunglasses even though it was already dark. They kept talking about each other about something but I could also hear them talk about me and I knew that they were up to no good. I decided to call my dad in order to hear his voice while I passed the group. My dad asked me where I was and if something is wrong but I told him that everything is fine I just want to hear him talk because the grup of the guys looked suspicious. <br><br>I passed the group and decided to not slow down. I kept running while my dad kept talking to me until I was out of sight. I was 3km away from home and I knew that it would take me 20-30 minutes to get home. After 10 minutes I slow down my speed to a fast walking speed. 5 minutes later I heard steps behind me and I could hear that they were catching up to me really fast. I had to speed up and run again. My whole body was trembling and I didn't know what to do. I had music in my ears but I could hear the steps very well. I knew that it was only a matter of time until they catched up to me. <br><br>I looked around me in the hope that I could see someone but there wasn't anyone there. I had no other choice than to call out for help. I screamed and yelled at the highest level for help. I was still 2 km away from home but somehow my voice must have echoed through the whole forest because 2-3 houses next to the street heard me and 2 guys came running towards me in order to help me. <br><br>The guys who followed me stopped chasing me and became scared when they saw the two guys. They crossed the street and walked in the other direction. I can't describe in words how happy I felt when the two guys were running towards me. I was crying because I was so scared. We walked towards my house together and I will never forget these guys who helped me. <br><br>The next morning my dad and I walked to the police station and reported everything. The police told us that they had a lot of problems with 5 guys who were stealing stuff and robbing people in the whole city. They were wearing bandannas or something similar in order to hide their identity and they were armed with pepper sprays. They tried to rape two girls befor but they managed to escape. <br><br>I'm really happy that I called out for help. I don't know what would have happened to me if I didn't scream and the two guys didn't help me. I hope that the guys will be caught one day.