Spooky story

It was late october, storm and rain had swept in over the country. The days where grey and dull. This particular day the weatherforecast talked about rain and winds up to 20 m/s.
30 people took the challage and left their homes in hope of a better future.

I better warn you before you continue reading...This is a horrifying story

The time was 12.05
The tension was in the air as 5 nervous persons sat down around the table and tried to talk nicely and politely to each other. One by one more people droped in. The table started filling and late arrivers stood in corners digging in their pockets. Noone knew what was gonna happen, but they all feared the worst. The persons in the room looked tried, just like they hadn't slept and their faces where red and scruffy. They started talking about the night before. Noone had slept well or long enough and they all had rashes. Suddenly HE arrived, people stopped talking and silently followed his footsteps...
As they sat down in the small room with the low ceiling, a sound of anxiety went thru the room. He started explaining how it was gonna happen, to his aid he had 3 eminent assistants.
Not many paid attention to what he said, all they could focus on was the pile of brown envelopes on his desk. The moment was here, this was it...on a given signal they all rushed to the desk and started with looking for their envelope...

So what happens now...how does the story go...what is it all about?