![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And, if the scars weren't enough, she has her controlling mother forever reminding her about Reef's criminality and her naiveté. In Halifax, Leeza has completed her rehabilitation, walking with minimal pain, although her scars keep the memories of her devastating accident and her time with Reef. He's also respecting the restraining order keeping him away from Leeza (an order secured by her mother), although she continues to pervade his thoughts daily. Having completed the terms of his sentence (living in the North Hills Group Home run by Frank Colville, volunteering at a rehabilitation centre, and making school presentations about his actions and their consequences), Reef is living in Calgary, working in construction and helping out with street youth. Two years have passed since Reef, the young offender from The First Stone, was judged guilty in the tragic accident that almost killed a young woman in Halifax. Having just completed The First Stone, I can only imagine their anticipation after eight years of waiting my impatience was assuaged expediently in just a few hours. As Don Aker reveals in his Author's Note in The Fifth Rule, he felt obliged (reluctantly) to write a sequel to The First Stone (Harper Trophy Canada, 2003) by the many readers anxious to learn the fates of characters Reef and Leeza. ![]()
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