The Giver Alternate Ending

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The Giver Ending 2
Chapter Twenty-Four As Jonas and Gabriel approached the house in which was lit with colors of red, blue, and yellow, He could see through the window the very tree that he had envisioned in the memories given to him by the Giver. The very tree decorated in what he interpreted as ornaments. He established the shape of it at least and could not conclude that what he was seeing was actually there. He thought he might have been hallucinating due to the major pain that he was in.
Staring at the tree, not aware of his surroundings, Jonas suddenly felt a jolt as the sled came to a halt. Jonas realized that the sled had been stopped by the door of the house that now he was right in front of, looked rather larger than it had from …show more content…

“J-J-J-Jonas,” he said desperately trying to get the words to come out of his mouth. Jonas had developed frostbite, which he did not know of, from the excruciating cold of the snow.
The woman said her name was Martha as she helped Jonas onto his feet and aided him as they both walked into the house. Jonas, whose ankle was now purple, swollen, and throbbing like a heart desperately pumping blood throughout the body, was limping as he held onto the shoulder of Martha.
As he entered the house, he saw that it had been very similar to the house in the dream given to him by the giver. Martha helped him and Gabriel into the kitchen while she went and got warm blankets for Gabriel. As Jonas sat in a chair seated at the kitchen table, a sweet aroma began to fill his nostrils. A very similar sense that felt so familiar. The dream. The same dream was repeating in Jonas's mind all over again. Only this time, it wasn't a dream.
The smell was coming from a room that was across the hall from the kitchen. Sweet aromas of pumpkin and cinnamon filled the air.
When Martha came back she had handed the blankets to Jonas and wrapped Gabriel snug in her …show more content…

“Sameness?” Martha asked with a very confused expression.
Jonas continued, “A place where people do not see color, a place where there is no emotion, a place with no love.”
Jonas explained this to Martha knowing she would be very confused.
“Now there can't be such a place. Not a place without love. I can't imagine it.”
Jonas figured she must think that he had lost his mind and knows nothing of what he is speaking. Martha seemed to stare at Jonas as if for a moment she almost believed him. Then she turned away, still holding Gabriel tightly in her arms, and signaled Jonas to follow.
As he followed Martha through a hallway he was aware that they were drawing closer to the amazing scent that had filled the nose of Jonas minutes earlier. As he entered the room it was as if the dream had come to life. He saw children opening presents and he saw the old couple sitting close together on the couch, smiling. For the first time ever, although it has felt as if Jonas's life had only begun, he felt love.
“Merry Christmas” Martha said with a radiant smile on her face from one cheekbone to the other.
“Merry Christmas” Jonas responded. “Merry Christmas.”
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