The Ending

Snow again. Music. Lights. Warmth. I can hear it. I think we made it. I think love is waiting.

#TheEndOrTheBeginning #Music #Love #Home

The Journey

Cold. Hunger. Fear. But also hope. I’m giving memories back to the Community with every mile forward. They will finally feel what I felt.

#TheJourney #Hope #Sacrifice #MemoryReturned

Choosing to Leave

Tonight, I run. With Gabriel. I don’t know what’s ahead—only that staying means letting him die. I choose him. I choose memory. I choose freedom.

#Escape #Freedom #ProtectGabriel #NoMoreSameness

Love Is Real

The word “love” isn’t a mistake. It’s real. I feel it—for the Giver, for my parents, for Gabriel. Even if they don’t understand it yet.

#LoveIsReal #Gabriel #FamilyIsMoreThanRules #FeelingDeeply

Release Is Not What I Thought

They call it “release.” I thought it meant going Somewhere Else. I was wrong. I saw my father do it today. I can’t unsee it. How could they lie so easily?

#TruthHurts #Release #BrokenTrust #NoGoingBack

First Memory

Snow. Cold. Speed. Pain… but also joy? My memory training started today. I don’t even have words for what I felt on that sled. Why did they ever give this up?

#FirstMemory #Snow #FeelingEverything #TheGiver

Ceremony of Twelve

Today I got my Assignment… and it wasn’t what I expected. Everyone stared. The Chief Elder skipped my number. Then she called me different. I’ve never felt so important—and so terrified at the same time.
#CeremonyOfTwelve #Different #Chosen #ScaredButProud

Seeing Something

The apple changed in midair today. Just for a second. No one else noticed. I think I’m starting to see more than everyone else.

#Color #NotSameness #Awakening #Secrets