a/n: hey, i will probably add one more chapter, maybe two, but that is it...
hope you like... r'n'r!
Jonas came to a stop at the bottom of the hill. He saw an open field, covered in a newly fallen blanket of snow. There were faint footsteps, he thought that he felt the presence of love. It made him realize that he could've had that all along, the community could've had it too. Though he wished he could have a family of his own, he was relieved that he could finally start a new life, though he did worry about those who were supposed to be his family. He worried about the community, but never gave a second thought about what he did being wrong. Babies should not be killed for no reason, he knew that as a fact. He also knew that people should have the freedom to choose, the freedom to have feelings, and the freedom to make mistakes. He rose, still weak, but empowered by the laughter and pleasure that hopefully was awaiting Gabe and him across the field that stood before him. He held Gabe close as he started to trudge in the direction the footsteps were pointing. As he made his way slowly across the field, he heard music. The music gradually became louder. Gabe was smiling.
Houses, he saw the outlines of houses. Blurred of course, but they were definitely houses. Only a few miles off. He started to walk faster. He could see children, dressed differently. He had never seen that before. He saw parents, children, he saw real families, living together. He saw snowball fights, ice skating, sledding, and it was all real, the children were laughing. He saw people singing, that was the best part, the singing. He was now at a run. Jonas had gotten up the strength to run.
He ran as fast as he could toward the new place filled with the joys of freedom. He could choose what he wanted to do, he could choose what he wanted to wear, what he wanted to eat, and he could go to school. The Giver had told him about school, but never got the chance to give him a memory of it.
Jonas reached the community, and he understood that he would be a stranger, and he would be alone for a while, but after a month or so, after he had found a place to live, a place to sleep and get food, he could go back to see his community, the place where he was from. He could bring Lily, and the people who raised him. Now that he knew that he had one, he wished that one day he could find his Mother, and if possible, his father. He wished so much that he could at least get to know them, but it would never happen. the community never kept track of those things, and even if they did, they would never give it to him, so he and Gabe were alone, in a strange, but happy community, in the cold. He stopped, and looked for a place to rest.