“They won’t say anything to anyone, though,” Jonas said, quite certain.
“They won’t call attention to my rudeness because it would reflect on their parenting.
And anyway, everyone is so involved in the Ceremony that they probably won’t notice that I’m not there.
Now that I’m a Twelve and in training, I don’t have to sit with my age group any more.
So Asher will think I’m with my parents, or with you—
“And your parents will assume you’re with Asher, or with me—” Jonas shrugged.
“It will take everyone a while to realize that I’m not there at all.”
“And you and I will be long on our way by then.”
In the early morning, The Giver would order a vehicle and driver from the Speaker.
He visited the other communities frequently, meeting with their Elders; his responsibilities extended over all the surrounding areas.
So this would not be an unusual undertaking. Ordinarily The Giver did not attend the December Ceremony.
Last year he had been present because of the occasion of Jonas’s selection, in which he was so involved.
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