Chapter 2
the explanation
The earth was pure white. The white could have lasted only a few miles, but then again, it might never end. All that was not white was the girl. She was running. All she could do was run. She had three options, stay and die, return and die, or run and live. The running could kill her too, but she knew that she would make it. She had the memory.
The memory flooded her brain and kept her strong. Her memory was actually not even a memory at all. It was a premonition. The Giver gave her a memory of the future, her future. The girl only had to follow the rules and stay alive.
Her future was a complex maze of twists and pain, but she was ready.
The girl continued to run. She pumped her legs as hard as she could, trying to build up speed and increase the distance between herself and the Chasers. The Chasers were small, human-like creatures that ran on two legs. Their sole purpose was to keep people in the Plantation. Unfortunatlly, they did not have the speed of the girl. For you see, they always caught people before they reached the snow, but this time was different. The girl killed three of the Chasers, giving herself a chance to escape.
She ran from them as fast as she could, which was fast enough. She got away.
When Fiona started nearing the cottage, she heard something coming down the hill behind her. She looked back and saw a boy riding a sled down the hill, going at an incredible rate. It passed her with a blur, the rider obviously not seeing her. She barely saw him, but she already knew who it was.
"Jonas!" She cried out.
"Jonas! Joooonas!"
It was in vain. Jonas slumped over the sled and passed out. Fiona ran up to him and tried to wake him, but he was sound asleep. The door to the cottage opened and out stepped an old man. He told Fiona to take Jonas inside and put him in bed.
She did this as she was told, and then took the baby and put him in his own bed. Then she waited for Jonas to wake. All she could do was wait, for there was nothing she could do otherwise. All she could do, as stated by the rules, was wait.
the explanation
The earth was pure white. The white could have lasted only a few miles, but then again, it might never end. All that was not white was the girl. She was running. All she could do was run. She had three options, stay and die, return and die, or run and live. The running could kill her too, but she knew that she would make it. She had the memory.
The memory flooded her brain and kept her strong. Her memory was actually not even a memory at all. It was a premonition. The Giver gave her a memory of the future, her future. The girl only had to follow the rules and stay alive.
Her future was a complex maze of twists and pain, but she was ready.
The girl continued to run. She pumped her legs as hard as she could, trying to build up speed and increase the distance between herself and the Chasers. The Chasers were small, human-like creatures that ran on two legs. Their sole purpose was to keep people in the Plantation. Unfortunatlly, they did not have the speed of the girl. For you see, they always caught people before they reached the snow, but this time was different. The girl killed three of the Chasers, giving herself a chance to escape.
She ran from them as fast as she could, which was fast enough. She got away.
When Fiona started nearing the cottage, she heard something coming down the hill behind her. She looked back and saw a boy riding a sled down the hill, going at an incredible rate. It passed her with a blur, the rider obviously not seeing her. She barely saw him, but she already knew who it was.
"Jonas!" She cried out.
"Jonas! Joooonas!"
It was in vain. Jonas slumped over the sled and passed out. Fiona ran up to him and tried to wake him, but he was sound asleep. The door to the cottage opened and out stepped an old man. He told Fiona to take Jonas inside and put him in bed.
She did this as she was told, and then took the baby and put him in his own bed. Then she waited for Jonas to wake. All she could do was wait, for there was nothing she could do otherwise. All she could do, as stated by the rules, was wait.