Unexpected report

"And off they go," Irea thought, watching how the group of roughly a hundred men and women ran off into the distance. 

For the next few moments, she just stood in place, watching how their backs turned smaller and smaller, threatening that the cloud of dust they kicked would soon cover them. And surely enough, before long, she could only see the said cloud, with no other hints of human presence off in the distance.

"Okay, everyone, back to work! This is not the time to be slacking off!" Someone in the crowd shouted, prompting a huge part of the crowd to move back to their daily tasks. 

But Irea stood. 'I should still have some time,' she thought, raising her left hand to her right wrist only to caress the delicate texture of her bracelet.