"And this year I get my assignment!" I say excitedly
I still remember when Noah was selected as the Receiver and we all clapped and chant his name
"Lily" mother said
"Are you ready? I want to get a good seat in the auditorium"
as I wave to my friends as we rode
As I made my way though the throng to find my group
The entire community attended the Ceremony each year. For the parents; it meant two days holiday from work; they sat together in the huge hall. Children sat with their groups until they went one by one to the stage.
Father though would not join mother in the audience right away. For the earliest ceremony was the naming, the nurturers brought the newchildren to the stage.
From my place in the balcony with the elevens searched the auditorium for a glimpse of father. It wasn't at all hard to sit nurturers section at the front coming from it were the wails and howls of the newchildren who sat squirming on the nurturers Laps.
At every public ceremony the audience was silent and attentive
But once a year they all smiled indulgently at the commotion from the little ones waiting to receive their names and families.
I finally caught my father eye and waved, father grinned and waved back
YOU ARE READING
The giver
AdventureAfter Noah left things haven't been the same and I have came up with a plan, Since the Giver is dead I just need to access them somehow and the best way is to find my brother! So he can transfer the memories (Book 1: The Receiver Completed) (Book 2...
