The military junta handed over power to the civilians with elaborate celebration. The citizens were happy that the change of guard took place peacefully. Many had wished for this day to come but were not alive to experience it.
Now in power the civilians started learning the ropes of governance gradually. Soon they became masters of the game, both good and bad. And those wrongs initially complained about the military regime started to show up. They became more corrupt than the junta boys.
On a cold Saturday morning, news broke that the khaki boys have staged a comeback to power. That morning was characteristically quiet as nobody could believe the news. In a matter of hours news also filtered in that the president, members of the parliament and other key politicians have been arrested with some placed under house arrest. The polity became quiet.
A Five Minute Freewrite: Characteristically Quiet.