The crowd gathered outside Chalidah's has tripled in size. And it's neither passive nor peaceful anymore; it's clear that they're out for blood. They're holding up anti-VE placards and shouting slogans that echo Eugenie's speeches, only bloodier, angrier, the veneer of ethical superiority stripped away to reveal only hatred.
"DOWN WITH VE" they shout.
"SAY NO TO VICE"
"SAY NO TO CORRUPTION"
"PROTECT OUR YOUTH"
And they saw you coming out. They know what the building behind you is.
To them, you are the enemy. The vice. The corruption.
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