Lady of the Streets

The Midnight Article "Lady of the Streets" was written by u/pumpkin_mocha_ and posted to r/MidnightPaper.

The text of the Article was as follows:

THE LADY OF THE STREETS Ever gone home late at night and found yourself running into the same people at every turn? It's rather creepy when they happen to be behind you (who knows if they're following you!) but this particular woman has been reported to walk in front of you the whole time!

Various reports of the "Lady" are usually accompanied with confusion and relief. "I felt safe," one woman admits, "as if she was clearing the path. Although it was strange that she only ever walked in front of me. Even stranger, she took the exact path I intended to take home - and when I turned in a different direction to take the long way, the woman was always there, walking forward."

Although these kinds of stories tend to paint the Lady as an angel of luck or an unobtrusive spirit, there have been a few reports of what happens when someone actually approaches this mysterious woman.

"I saw a man attack her," a witness tells us. The man is described as drunk - swaying and slurring his words, the witness says. "He just threw himself at her..I don't really know what he was doing, if he was going for a hug or if he was gonna hurt her."

The witness pauses.

They continue, although the sound doubtful as they say, "the woman, she sort of...vanished? And so did the man? Kind of like when you pass through smoke and it disappears, only the man disappeared with the smoke. Not sure who he was, but the person the lady was in front of, they turned a corner and I saw the woman walking in front of them, same as always."

Another person person reportedly tried chasing the lady, having been the one she chose to walk in front of. They claim to have run in vain, as she remained the same distance away, despite seeming to go no faster than a casual walk.

Lastly, some instances seem to occur at the same time! Are some reports false, or is this phenomenon actually made up of multiple entities? The Lady of the Streets seems to be full of secrets.

Perhaps you will encounter her one day, dear reader! If you do, remember: be respectful and maintain distance at all times, especially if you're not the one she's guiding that night!

Description:

"The Lady of the Streets" is an Entity-Type Oddity that appears in the shape of a woman walking alone at night. A physical description of the woman is not available, though it's not hard to imagine that, given the distance between her and the person she's in front of (and the darkness of that time of night), witnesses are not able to get a good look at her.

Modus Operandi:

The Lady of the Streets appears to those who are walking home alone at night. It is not known how, or why, she selects certain people. Once she does, the chosen individual will begin seeing a woman walking ahead of them. This woman will maintain the same pace, and the distance between her and her chosen person will always remain the same, regardless of how fast the person behind her walks.

Some of the people the Lady chose to lead home felt as if she were protecting them, guiding them home safely. As it's never mentioned that she actually led them up to their front door, it's easy to speculate that she disappears before reaching that point, possible when she feels the person no longer needs her.

The Lady's motives for choosing who to guide home are unknown, but it's possible that she choose to walk ahead of women who are walking home alone at night, and thus vulnerable.

An interesting event mentioned in the Article shows what happens when someone disturbs the woman. A man charged at her, then, in the blink of an eye, both the man and the Lady vanished into thin air. The Lady reappeared around the next corner, but it is unknown what happened to the man. It is possible that the Lady was walking ahead of her chosen individual that night precisely because this man was going to appear on their route home. The Lady drew the attacker out, allowing him to target her instead of the person she was walking ahead of, then she eliminated the threat entirely.