Chapter 42
But then, with the dawning of the third day after the attack, a near miraculous event occurred.
People began gathering on the streets, not with the intent to loot and burn but armed with brooms, bins and bin bags in their hands. Many had received inoculations; others wore face masks, and together they began to clean up the destruction of the previous two days.
There had been no particular organisation in this; someone appeared to clean up their wrecked shop to be helped by a neighbor and then a friend of the neighbor and then a friend of the friend.
Word soon spread as social network sites gossiped. More came out to offer their assistance, shop owners opened up their shops handing out food and water to all those that wanted it. Those supermarkets that hadn’t been, raided ope
