The Courage of Jennifer Wright
Courage is when you do something even though you are afraid to do it. Jennifer showed courage because even though she was afraid she put her life on the line to save a fellow coworker. When faced with the decision to either be safely secure outside, Jennifer went out of her way putting herself in the line of danger to help. Jennifer and my Sandy (My wife) were coworkers at a convenience store. In December right before Christmas a gentleman came into the store and proceeded to rob it. The gentlemen was acting weird when asking if he could use the restroom, so Sandy decided to call 911 because the robber was acting suspicious and was wearing a big hoddie. It was December and cold so that was not so much out of place. When the gentleman came out of the restroom he wanted a pack of cigarettes and Jennifer was up at the register at the time because sandy was on phone with 911. But the guy pulled out the knife and demanded money. When Jennifer told him that Sandy was the cashier he came running at her with the knife. He chased her into the back room and demanded money; she told him that if he wanted the money then they would have to go back out to the cash register. Jennifer had made it out of the store almost out of the parking lot when she looked back and saw that Sandy was faced with a knife at her throat. Jennifer noticed that Sandy could not get away from the robber so she came back inside and attacked the robber. The police arrived in time to take over the struggle and arrest the guy.
This event demonstrated a lot of courage because Jennifer did not even think about her own safety and what could happen if things did not work out. She came back into the store when she was already safely out and fought off the robber until the police arrived and took control of the situation. It takes a lot of courage for someone to put aside their own safety, fears, and actually do something that helps someone else.