mistie06’s Blog

What makes a true hero? That is the underlining question. In my opinion, a true hero is someone who puts others before themselves in their everyday lives.

One day, I was out with a group of my friends when we saw a group of our peers picking on a younger kid in our school. I recognized him from one of my classes. He was one smart kid; a year younger than me, yet in the same math class as I and in all honors classes. So, why in the world were a group of guys who I had went to school with since 5th grade harassing this guy? I was flummoxed and said as much to my friend when I realized that she was stomping towards the group of guys.

“And just what do you think you’re doin’, Mr. Jacob Martin!? Does your momma know you’re out here beating up some guy? Don’t you have anything better to do than pick on people?!” Now, you need to loosen up if the thought of some short blond girl with her hands on her hips and steam coming out of her (by now) red ears hollering at a group of rather taller guys doesn’t amuse you to some extent. At this point, they were all, shockingly, looking at the ground in embarrassed shame. “James? That’s you’re name, right?” He nodded. “Well James, I want to introduce you to some of these here folks. This is Mistie. Next to her is Jacob, Travis, and Trevor. Guys, this is James.” she looked steadily at the three guys. “Well, now that we’re all acquainted, James, these gentlemen are now going to apologize to you. Guys?”

As I stared, in shock, at the scene before me, I couldn’t help but think that she was one of the bravest and fiercest people I had ever known. She stuck up for herself and others without a second thought. By stopping these guys from hurting James, she altered his life forever. She was a true hero.

**The names of every person in this story, save myself, has been changed for the others’ benefit.**