"All in a straight line!" a guard roared loudly. The crowd immediately fell silent and tried to form proper lines, straightening them as best they could. Many had been talking and had forgotten they were supposed to be in a straight line.
The line was chaotic with noise and talks from different sides. Ava and Mr. John stood together, Ava looking worried about the war as she glanced at her husband.
They were fourth in line out of this long queue, but at least they weren't too far back…they would have time to rest. Everything had happened so suddenly at midnight that even the food items she had bought were left on the road.
"Husband, that's a coin loss we just wasted food," Ava pouted, and Mr. John chuckled.
"You know there will be everything here, and it will be very cheap as well, or maybe even free," he said. Ava's face lit up, and she nodded excitedly.
