Chapter 17: Signing DayThe morning sun rose above the pink and peach streaks lacing through the clouds to wash the streets of Donnick with light. The streets in the deserted sections were still littered with debris, but those from the waterfront to the First Center had been picked clean by Tris. Lorenz had been right. Employment had been so meager for the Tris many of them were ready to work anywhere at anything for a chance to earn food or credits.
The spring air slowly warmed the earth and the sun sent blue sparkles bouncing off the blue micaceous glass of the Maca's rounded compound. Tents dyed in the color of each House lined the area between the beach padports and the green area around the First Center. The smell of delicacies wafted from the tents overpowering the smell of the ocean
