Maddison thought a girl at the gym was being harassed by a man, so she decided to act.

When 19-year-old Maddison Westcott was working out in a Las Vegas gym last week, she overheard an interaction that made her uncomfortable.

A girl working out next to her appeared to be getting hit on – rather aggressively – by a man. Seeing the girl’s reaction and thinking the man’s advances were unwanted, Maddison decided to act.

Maddison approached the girl and asked her if she was ready to leave, offering the unknown woman an escape from what appeared to be a rather uncomfortable situation.

But it was then Maddison discovered things were not at all they seemed. The woman informed her that the man was in fact her boyfriend and had been playing a joke while they were working out together.

The woman, Nicoletta, shared the tale on Twitter, and her tweet has since been shared over 124,000 times.

Ricky was just acting like he wasn’t my bf at the gym, saying to me “you look nice in those leggings, can I take you out some time?”
This girl (that I don’t know) comes up to me and says “hey you ready to leave?”
I informed her he was my bf
BUT GIRL I APPRECIATE YOU

— Nicoletta (@nictoobomb) February 7, 2018

Soon, Maddison was alerted to her 'viral status', and shared the reasons behind her actions in a Twitter thread of her own.

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"This was me and let me tell you why I thought I was OKAY to intervene," she wrote.

1) The gym for most women is a place to work on themselves. I understand some go with their boyfriends (I do) but a lot of women go alone.

— Maddison Westcott (@Maddison2036) February 8, 2018

That being said, there are a ton of really creepy guys who go to the gym and some of them don’t really know personal boundaries.

— Maddison Westcott (@Maddison2036) February 8, 2018

For an example, the first time I started going to the gym older men would compliment my figure and say really weird things that would make me uncomfortable.

— Maddison Westcott (@Maddison2036) February 8, 2018

I always wanted someone who intervine because I KNOW people were hearing this. But no one ever did. Luckily for me comments were the furthest it went.

— Maddison Westcott (@Maddison2036) February 8, 2018

For a lot of other women, they aren’t so lucky. I worked at a gym where a woman was raped in the locker room, and in the parking lot. And if other people were aware of their surroundings they may have been able to stop it from happening.

— Maddison Westcott (@Maddison2036) February 8, 2018

Even thought I don’t know @nictoobomb, I could hear what her boyfriend was saying & he really didn’t sound like her boyfriend. To me it sounded like she was getting hit on and from her reaction, which looking back seems like she was just annoyed with him pretending, was unwanted

— Maddison Westcott (@Maddison2036) February 8, 2018

So I decided to intervine and I asked her if she was ready to leave. She then informed me he was her boyfriend.

— Maddison Westcott (@Maddison2036) February 8, 2018

While I was extremely embarrassed as Terry and Shannon laughed at me, I was honestly happy that he was her boyfriend because I knew she was safe and wasn’t getting harassed and soemthing bad wouldn’t happen to her.

— Maddison Westcott (@Maddison2036) February 8, 2018

All and all I thought it was appropriate because I didn’t want another girl to be uncomfortable. I would rather be mortified with embarrassment than to have her in danger. Embarrassment goes away pretty quickly, having someone assault you doesn’t.

— Maddison Westcott (@Maddison2036) February 8, 2018

In reaction to Maddison's story, other women have started sharing their own tales of being 'rescued' by strangers  who saw something inappropriate and refused to stand idly by.

"One time at a bar a guy had cornered me and I must have looked really uncomfortable, then a guy neither of us knew tapped him on the shoulder and said something like Hey, do I know you?' The guy turned away long enough for me to bolt. Extremely thankful," one woman shared.

"Was being stalked on a train before, and some random women helped me. Never been so appreciative in my life," wrote another.

Many wrote of the "unspoken sisterhood" between females and praised Maddison for her actions - even if, in the end, they weren't actually necessary.

"I think that what you did was great and brave," one women shared.

"Women every where should be aware of their surroundings and be willing to step in if needed. Protecting each other is important."

If we're ever in trouble, it's good to know people like Maddison may just be looking out for us.

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