Very Short Stories & Drabbles Part 2

7/19/24 Drabble: The Job of a Hero

The emergency floodlight lived every day without purpose. That's not to say he didn't have a job. He was installed to light up the room in the event of a disaster and guide the office workers to safety. But for decades, no disaster struck, and the floodlight went through his days patiently waiting for the day he was needed.

Then the fire stuck.

The floodlight kicked on, illuminating the office filled with terrified workers. They all got to the exits and found safety, and the floodlight was engulfed by the flames knowing he did what he was born to do.