Chapter Fifty-Four As Lucy, Sam, and Theresa approached the pavilion, they could smell smoke and cooking fish. The others were chatting with some new shelter-born friends they’d made, discussing their first experiences with the outside world. They saw Chief sitting at a table with half a dozen others, including Desmond and Shelia. They approached and met the leaders of the convoy from Texas. “So far, we’ve learned that shelter life was about as boring in Texas and Georgia as it was in Michigan,” Chief summarised with a grin. “That, and being in a larger shelter was much better,” Desmond added with a smile. Regarding Sam, Lucy, and Theresa, he explained, “Our shelter here was a Level 4. We didn’t have a pool, and there were fewer people, only two theaters, so available TV and movie con

