Jonas and his mother rolled their eyes, yet they watched affectionately as Lily and her father headed to her sleeping room
with the stuffed elephant that had been given to her as her comfort object when she was born.
His mother moved to her big desk and opened her briefcase; her work never seemed to end, even when she was at home in the evening.
Jonas went to his own desk and began to sort through his school papers for the evening’s assignment.
But his mind was still on December and the coming Ceremony. Though he had been reassured by the talk with his parents,
he hadn’t the slightest idea what Assignment the Elders would be selecting for his future, or how he might feel about it when the day came.
Three
“OH, LOOK!” LILY squealed in delight. “Isn’t he cute? Look how tiny he is! And he has funny eyes like yours, Jonas!”
Jonas glared at her. He didn’t like it that she had mentioned his eyes. He waited for his father to chastise Lily.
But Father was busy unstrapping the carrying basket from the back of his bicycle.
Jonas walked over to look. It was the first thing Jonas noticed as he looked at the newchild peering up curiously from the basket.
The pale eyes. Almost every citizen in the community had dark eyes.
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