10
Inaugural Bliss
The day had finally arrived—the presidential inauguration. D.C. bulged to bursting with visitors hoping to catch just a short glimpse of the new president as she took her oath into office. Last election had brought in a record two million additional people into the already busy city, and this year was predicted to be even larger. Everyone wanted to remember how they’d stood on the sidelines in the freezing weather to watch history being made.
Clay had watched the sidelines of history his entire life. Since congressmen were required to be in attendance, his family had been at so many different inaugurations that he had lost count. This one was just like all the others—crisp and cold with the early morning haze burning off from the sun’s rays peeking through the clouds.
