I totally ignored my instincts and paid the price

It was December 2019 and I was flying from Taipei to New York. I totally hated this flight because it was an overnight flight that departed at around 3 in the afternoon. I got into the airport with about 7 hours to spare, and after the security check and customs, I had about 5 hours to spend. <br><br>There were a bunch of Chinese men in their 50s sharing a table in the empty food court. I thought it was a little weird that they were just sitting there for hours doing nothing. One of them caught my eye and asked where I was going. I told him. He said he was a flight attendant and if I can show him proof that I was on the flight, he could give me a nice bottle of alcohol for free. I didn't know if I should trust him, but I *had* to go over to the counter to check in and get my boarding pass, so I guess I could show him my boarding pass if they let me get one at 1 pm. <br><br>I told the flight staff there that I was here for my 3 pm flight and I want to know if I could get my boarding pass early. They said yes, and I told the Chinese flight attendant that hey, they gave me the boarding pass already, so here you go! He said that I was a very nice girl and I deserved a reward. He walked me to his group of friends and they gave me a big bottle of whatever Chinese alcohol. <br><br>I didn't plan on opening it, but they opened some for themselves and asked if I wanted to drink with them. I thought that 1-2 shots wouldn't hurt. They made me drink 5 shots, and each time they would say a toast about me being such a good girl and that I deserve to be treated well. <br><br>I knew that 5 shots was too much, and I told them that I had to go to my gate anyway. They said that they would walk me there. I protested and said that they didn't have to, but they insisted. There was like 6 of them. I finally gave in. On our way to the gate, I felt a hand on my butt. I yelped, and said that I could walk by myself from here, thank you very much. They said okay and walked away. <br><br>The flight attendants were already standing near the gate, and they were staring at me. I felt very embarrassed and guilty, like I did something wrong. I showed them my boarding pass and they didn't say anything to me. <br><br>I didn't realize just how much those 5 shots had affected me until I sat down in my seat. Fuck. I was too dazed and drunk to do anything. The male flight attendants (who were all Chinese) kept coming over to me the entire flight to ask how I was, and they kept patting me on the head and calling me "such a good girl." I told them I was fine, but they just kept coming over. <br><br>There were these two very tall, muscular guys sitting across from me who were wearing sunglasses even though it was nighttime. They kept staring at me. I felt that something was wrong, but my brain was a little too fuzzy to realize it. <br><br>After a while, I had to go to the bathroom. I stumbled my way to the washroom and I could feel that the two guys were following me. When I came out, they were standing right behind me. They asked if I was okay and I told them I was. They walked away. <br><br>The rest of the flight was a blur. The Chinese flight attendant who gave me the alcohol walked down the aisle and when he saw me he grinned at me. I felt sick. The flight ended without anything else happening, but I was so shook up by the time I got back to New York. <br><br>The next day, I was talking to a friend about what happened. She told me that the Chinese men in the airport were not flight attendants, they were just random people who targeted a young girl traveling alone. She said that the bottle was probably spiked. She said that the flight attendants who were calling me a "good girl" were in on it. She said that the guys staring at me were either going to rob me or gang rape me. <br><br>Jesus Christ. <br><br>Let's not meet again, creepy Chinese men in Taiwan Taoyuan Airport!