The atmosphere was electric, buzzing with anticipation as a crowd swiftly gathered around the first guy in the center.
Hopeful and desperate faces pressed in close, their eyes shimmering with emotion.
For many years, these individuals had felt lost and forgotten, but now they looked to this man as if he were their last beacon of hope.
Children, men, women, and the elderly all clamored for attention, eager to be chosen.
The first guy surveyed the throng encircling him, panic flickering in his eyes. "Damn! I didn't expect this to escalate so quickly,"
He thought bitterly. "I need to calm them down or I won't make it out of here in one piece."
"Everybody calm down!" he shouted over the din, but his voice was swallowed by the chaos surrounding him.
Frustration mounting, he narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath.
