The Other Side of the Hill

by Neathra

Outside of the Sameness, the world has been coming closer to perfecting a true utopia. When Jonas and Gabriel are found by the people of elsewhere they are taken to a hospital in Berlin, and eventually adopted by their doctor and her family. However the Community is looking for Jonas to punish him, while Lily is looking for a strange warm feeling that she wishes to feel again.

4. Chapter 3

Now it's chapter 3! Oh boy oh boy. Some of you are by now have forgotten how I can update so fast, well the answer is that I already wrote this for a school project and I'm just uploading it chapter bye chapter. Read and Review if you please.

The Giver is property of Lois Lowry

Chapter 3

Jonas

Estarile had been ecstatic Jonas recalled when Dr. Amber and her husband (who shared Estarile's strange golden eyes.) had offered to adopt himself and Gabriel. Estarile had been absolutely ready to die of happiness –or so she claimed- when Jonas had agreed. She had always wanted a brother, now she had two! But they really needed new clothing, so could she and Emmy take them shopping? PLEASE?!

So that was how Jonas found himself carrying a sleeping Gabriel down main street Berlin, Estarile and Emily chatting rapidly in German. Jonas couldn't understand a word, but it seemed that everyone also spoke English so he was ok.

"Here we are Jonas! The Shopping Heart of Berlin! Where to you want to go? Macy's? , Old Navy?" Emily inquired switching from German to English. "Or do you want to get lunch first?"

"Let's get Gabriel and my new stuff, first," Jonas replied looking at the street. There were stores for clothing, books accessories, and so many other things. The air was

full of the smells of food cooking, mingling with the sent of the first flowers of the new spring. Jonas was wearing one of Estarile's sweaters because the weather seemed to think that winter had continued this year. Gabriel was wearing one of Erica, Emily's little sisters' jackets. Jonas had guessed that pink was not a color normal for boys to where because of the weird looks he was getting from other boys on the street. As they walked down the street Estarile dragged them into Macy's. After about two hours of shopping around Estarile and Emily Declared that Gabriel had enough cloths to last a life time.

"Found anything you like yet?" Estarile asked as she sauntered over carrying Gabriel who had woken up when the girls were trying stuff on him, but had fallen asleep again as soon as they were finished.

"I guess..." Jonas started showing the girls a couple of shirts he had found. Instantly Emily burst into tears about how living in Sameness had killed his fashion sense. Then she continued with Estarile patting her on the back to decree that she would help him until his taste for style had fully recovered! Needless to say Jonas was guided away from the shirts and the rack he was standing next to and deeper into the store.