Strike
Photo prompt- copyright-Roger Bultot
The house was on fire. Fire brigade had arrived but the
firemen were not fighting the fire.
Actually they were supposed to be on a strike. They had
received the emergency call and they had rushed to the house on fire, almost
instinctively.
But when they realized their mistake, they chose to heed the
call of their union.
Moments later their union leader arrived; he was hysterical,
“What are you doing here? Why don’t you fight the fire?”
“Aren’t we on strike?”
“I call off the strike.”
“What? Why?”
“Stop arguing. Do something before my house gets totally
burned down.”
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A post for Friday Fictioneers on a photo prompt
Word count 100
:) how often do we hear this... ?!
ReplyDeleteThanks Archana
ReplyDeleteHa.. yes sometimes there are just cause to stop the strike.
ReplyDeletecause becomes all the more just if one is the direct beneficiary, thanks Bjorn
DeleteI've met thousands of trade unionists but never one who could behave like that.
ReplyDeletethanks Mick
DeleteDear IB,
ReplyDeleteBad time to strike. I hope the house didn't burn completely but it sounds like it might have been too late.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle
DeleteAn act of humanity..though we rarely experience such gesture...
ReplyDeleteThanks Maniparna, my focus is on the leaders who always have personal agendas
DeleteThe firemen got their answer in that last line. Time for a new union chief. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteyou hit the nail on its head, thanks
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