Next, Mother, who held a prominent position at the Department of Justice, talked about her feelings. Today a repeat offender had been brought before her, someone who had broken the rules before. Someone who she hoped had been adequately and fairly punished, and who had been restored to his place: to his job, his home, his family unit. To see him brought before her a second time caused her overwhelming feelings of frustration and anger. And even guilt, that she hadn't made a difference in his life."I feel frightened, too, for him," she confessed. "You know that there's no third chance. The rules say that if there's a third transgression, he simply has to be released." Jonas shivered. He knew it happened. There was even a boy in his group of Elevens whose father had been released years before. No one ever mentioned it; the disgrace was unspeakable. It was hard to imagine.Lily stood up and went to her mother. She stroked her mother's arm.From his place at the table, Father reached over and took her hand. Jonas reached for the other.One by one, they comforted her. Soon she smiled, thanked them, and murmured that she felt soothed.The ritual continued. "Jonas?" Father asked. "You're last, tonight."Jonas sighed. This evening he almost would have preferred to keep his feelings hidden. But it was, of course, against the rules."I'm feeling apprehensive," he confessed, glad that the appropriate descriptive word had finally come to him."Why is that, son?" His father looked concerned."I know there's really nothing to worry about," Jonas explained, "and that every adult has been through it. I know you have, Father, and you too, Mother. But it's the Ceremony that I'm apprehensive about. It's almost December."Lily looked up, her eyes wide. "The Ceremony of Twelve," she whispered in an awed voice. Even the smallest children—Lily's age and younger—knew that it lay in the future for each of them.
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Next, Mother, who held a prominent position at the Department of Justice, talked about her feelings. Today a repeat offender had been brought before her, someone who had broken the rules before. Someone who she hoped had been adequately and fairly punished, and who had been restored to his place: to his job, his home, his family unit. To see him brought before her a second time caused her overwhelming feelings of frustration and anger. And even guilt, that she hadn't made a difference in his life."I feel frightened, too, for him," she confessed. "You know that there's no third chance. The rules say that if there's a third transgression, he simply has to be released." Jonas shivered. He knew it happened. There was even a boy in his group of Elevens whose father had been released years before. No one ever mentioned it; the disgrace was unspeakable. It was hard to imagine.Lily stood up and went to her mother. She stroked her mother's arm.From his place at the table, Father reached over and took her hand. Jonas reached for the other.One by one, they comforted her. Soon she smiled, thanked them, and murmured that she felt soothed.The ritual continued. "Jonas?" Father asked. "You're last, tonight."Jonas sighed. This evening he almost would have preferred to keep his feelings hidden. But it was, of course, against the rules."I'm feeling apprehensive," he confessed, glad that the appropriate descriptive word had finally come to him."Why is that, son?" His father looked concerned."I know there's really nothing to worry about," Jonas explained, "and that every adult has been through it. I know you have, Father, and you too, Mother. But it's the Ceremony that I'm apprehensive about. It's almost December."Lily looked up, her eyes wide. "The Ceremony of Twelve," she whispered in an awed voice. Even the smallest children—Lily's age and younger—knew that it lay in the future for each of them.
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