I got in the cab with a stranger and he paid the fare of 100 dollars. Long story. He ended up knowing someone I knew though, so it wasn't that scary. Not as scary as being stuck where I was at 1 AM. Cab ride with a stranger was definitely the better choice at the time.

EDIT: My grandmother's story is scary. Back in the 90s she was sitting inside of a Tropicana truck cuz that's what her friend was driving. He went inside of a convenience store to get something and she was just sitting inside of the truck listening to music. All the sudden, this guy comes out of no where. He climbed inside of the truck on the driver's side and held a gun to her head and said, "If you scream, I will shoot."

She didn't react how she thought she would. She ended up actually be really pissed off and started yelling at the guy to put the gun down and said something like, "Get me out of this damn car! I don't have time for this today! I have a headache!" XD So the guy was like wtf. She tried to grab his gun and everything. Eventually her friend came out and saw what was going on, so the guy fled.