The Likelihood of Being Rescued from Peril in Real Life - How I was Saved from a Falling Wall
In romance novels, it's common for the 'hero' to live up to his title by saving other(s) - often the heroine - from danger. My books are no exception - in Demon of Mine, Damon saves Elsie from a couple of murderous criminals, and in Lonely Alpha, Jack endeavors to protect Mandy from a rifle-wielding psycho. Books are often much more exciting than real life (who would read them if they weren't?), but sometimes actual people really do need a hero to rescue them from danger! Of course, it's not always as glamourous and dramatic as in a fictional story...
I thought about it, and I can recall one time in which another person saved me from something dangerous. I was in college, sitting through an American History lecture, studiously taking notes. I was sitting in the back row of the lecture hall, with the wall behind me. I don't know what they purpose of them was, but the block was was covered in these large paneled sections. As I sat there writing, one of the sections suddenly came loose, falling directly toward me. I didn't even realize what was happening, but just as it was about to hit me in the back of the head, the guy next to me jumped out of his seat and caught it, saving me from being squashed. I don't know how bad it would have been if it had hit me, but I had these visions of my head being smashed into the table and my pen dissapearing into my eye like that 'make a pencil dissapear' scene in The Dark Knight. At the very least, I would have had a very nasty bump on the back of my head, maybe even a broken nose.
I don't remember that guy's name, but I sure am glad he had such great reflexes. I have a feeling that if I'd been sitting next to anyone else, I probably would have been flattened by the falling wall. He was probably the largest/strongest person in the class, luckily for me.
What about you - any experiences being saved by a real-life hero? It doesn't have to be glamourous - falling lecture hall walls are perfectly acceptable. LOL
I thought about it, and I can recall one time in which another person saved me from something dangerous. I was in college, sitting through an American History lecture, studiously taking notes. I was sitting in the back row of the lecture hall, with the wall behind me. I don't know what they purpose of them was, but the block was was covered in these large paneled sections. As I sat there writing, one of the sections suddenly came loose, falling directly toward me. I didn't even realize what was happening, but just as it was about to hit me in the back of the head, the guy next to me jumped out of his seat and caught it, saving me from being squashed. I don't know how bad it would have been if it had hit me, but I had these visions of my head being smashed into the table and my pen dissapearing into my eye like that 'make a pencil dissapear' scene in The Dark Knight. At the very least, I would have had a very nasty bump on the back of my head, maybe even a broken nose.
I don't remember that guy's name, but I sure am glad he had such great reflexes. I have a feeling that if I'd been sitting next to anyone else, I probably would have been flattened by the falling wall. He was probably the largest/strongest person in the class, luckily for me.
What about you - any experiences being saved by a real-life hero? It doesn't have to be glamourous - falling lecture hall walls are perfectly acceptable. LOL
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