the way i saw it , i had a couple of options . i was kind of a late-life surprise to them . it seemed like that whole sequence happened more than once , but i could n't be sure . `` cutting it a little short , are n't you ? '' `` more bad news out of boston . '' maybe after work she would sit down with her grandmother and find out . it was the giver who brought us all here together . this was what she 'd been taught to do since she was old enough to help out . 