Summary

Day narrates Chapter 7 as he is released from the hospital. Rumors of why he was admitted have spread through the city, and no one is convinced by the Republic’s explanation of routine exams. He watches Eden play with an expensive robotics toy kit and Eden asks if he is thinking about June. He asks Day about his relationship with June, but Day only tells him that she is “a friend” (94). June’s voice comes over Day’s earpiece and she asks if they can talk. She arrives at his apartment and introduces herself to Eden. She asks Day if he wants to get something to eat and he teases her, calling it a date. The pair leave Eden behind and walk to a dimly lit café. They take a seat in one of the darker corners and talk...