
kind of terrible pain he was supposed to feel that wouldn't be like any other he had felt before so the Giver gives him the memory of a sled going downhill but this time the sled came down thew hill in full speed until it tipped over and crashed onto a tree and Jonas broke his leg. This time Jonas was in great pain, he had never felt this before and he started to panic but suddenly he woke up in the Anex, with his face wet with tears. He then asked for a relief of pain but the Giver said no, he went home feeling terrible and when his parents asked him what was wrong he just said he felt tired and went to bed. From that day forward every single training session included a memory of pain, the memory where Jonas broke his leg was nothing compared to the other ones that came. Meanwhile at home little Gabriel was always the center of attention but one evening while everyone was eating Jonas dad told the whole family that if Gabriel cant stop being so loud at night and frequently having the need of attention they might have to release him, but then he said that the decision wasn't made yet. Then he told them that one of the birth mothers birthed a pack o twins and that he had to release the littlest one. Then Jonas asked that if they could leave Gabriel sleep with him in his room for the night and not everyone liked the idea at first but then they said he could. That night Gabriel started crying and weeping, then Jonas woke up and when he went to calm down Gabriel he started remembering a quiet and calm ride on a boat but suddenly he gave part of the memory to Gabriel, Jonas tried to take back the memory but he couldn't, after that Gabriel slept soundly again and Jonas went back to sleep, then by 3:00 am Gabriel woke up again and Jonas did the same as before until the memory was gone. Jonas then did not know what to do, should he tell the Giver, then he just decided not to tell. The next day when Jonas went to the Anex he found the Giver in pain, he knew he had to go away but he asked him if he could help somehow and the Giver told him to take the pain from him, Jonas quickly jumped into action and got the place ready so that he could receive a memory. He knew the memory would be painful so he

After that day Jonas did not want to go back, he did not want to be the receiver, nor the memories, nor the wisdom but he had to, it was his responsibility, the following days the Giver was gentle to him. Then one day he asked him what was his favorite memory and the Giver instead of telling him he gave him the memory of Christmas and happiness and love. Then he asked him what those old people were doing there and the Giver replied that they were called grandparents and he explained to him what they were. That same day Jonas asked his parents if they loved him, and they got very surprised, they told him to watch his language and use better words like accept or enjoy. And Jonas lied telling them that he understood. The next morning Jonas stopped taking his pills. That day was declared an unscheduled holiday which was a day when every one took the day off, Jonas went to look for his friends and when he found em he saw that they were all playing a game of war. He started to panic remembering the memory then all the kids left and only his friends Fiona and Asher stayed they asked him if he wanted to ride along the river and although Jonas wanted to he said no. When he got home his dad told all the family that the next day was the day he would have to release one of the twins. The next day Jonas asked the Giver about release and about the failed receiver and the Giver told him everything and that the failed receiver was a girl named Rosemary that he really cared about her and that she was given memories of happiness and joy for the first weeks but then she started also receiving memories of pain and that one day when she left she went and applied for release, Jonas and the Giver both chuckled but Jonas saw that in his eyes he was very troubled about something.
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