An angel

Just had the most intense emotional experience of my life. I feel so bizarre now and I just needed to blog and get down in words how I feel. 

I am working with a lady today who is fantastic. She's not had an easy life and we both used to work for Corals with the same manager so we get on like a house on fire. She's always on hand with advice, sweets and films. 


So here's what just happened:

I was crying in the staff bathroom over something. I was really, really upset and had been fighting back tears and just needed to let them out. She come and got me, wiped my tears away and told me to reapply my makeup. When I got out the bathroom we sat and chatted about who and what was bothering me.

suddenly she told me to stand up and turn round and pressed my phone into my hand. 'Don't look back. Take your phone, walk straight into the safe haven and bolt the door' confused I looked at her, she repeated herself and said she had seen a guy outside putting a balaclava on and heading towards the shop door. My heart was in my mouth and I froze and she forcefully pushed me into the safehaven and shut the door, went back to her chair and sat there cooly like nothing was happening. 

Time was going so slow, my heart was pounding and I was so worried about her. Why hadn't she come into the safehaven with me?! Is she ok? Were we about to get robbed?!

There have been several violent robberies in betting shops in my area including one where a colleague of mine was pistol whipped in the face and had to have reconstructive surgery on his jaw. 

About ten minutes later she told me it was safe to come out and we were both shaking. She told me how she stared him right in the eyes as he was about to open the door and he got spooked and ran off. She essentially could have just saved our lives. 

It was the most selfless act I've ever seen commited. All she cared about was getting me to safety and protecting me when she didn't even know what was coming through that door. Anything could have happened. I've never been so touched. She literally didn't think of herself for a split second. 

People always say 'oh I'd do anything for you' but she literally put herself on a line for me. Who else can truly say they have done that? 


I thanked her and she said 'its just what you do. I would be much happier in the knowledge that you are safe. So that THEN I could go and kick 7 shades of shit out of him'.

Feel so loved and cared for and I will always be grateful x

She is fantastic, 

three cheers for Wendy