The counter-independence movement arrived, with the English troops marching into the city in a carnival atmosphere. There were reports of fighting in the centre where the hard core was holding out, but outside Annabel and Jim’s window, the people were out on the streets to greet the soldiers.
Annabel and Jim went for a walk to see what was going on. There were huddles of people everywhere and they could hear explosions from the direction of Waverley station, where they could see black smoke rising.
The 6g coverage was patchy. But when they could get on social media, they found it was full of rumours of delivery trucks being allowed through, and people watched closed supermarkets with eager anticipation, hoping that a delivery truck might arrive at any moment.
The army had cordoned off a
