It was time for the Santiago Siblings to leave. It's been three days since Lori had woken up from her comatose state, but she wasn't really wanting to talk to Bobby, and Bobby himself didn't really wanna leave Lori in her time of need, but he had to, the world didn't stop turning after all, but he at least hoped that when Lori left the hospital they could talk this out.

However, the siblings weren't leaving till later that day, so before they could, Ronnie Anne went for a walk so she could clear her head. She walked away from the loud house and proceeded to head to the park, it was the only place in town where she could actually think. On her way there she had passed a few of the people, she used to see when she was at Royal Woods elementary. She then began to think fondly of her time in the small town, how she grew up here, and every one of those silly adventures she had in the town.

She walked until she had finally made it to the park, she walked along the trail until finally decided to just sit down on a nearby bench. It was odd since it was the same place She had confessed to Lincoln, and the same place she was rejected by him.

Truth be told, it still hurt her being rejected like that. However, with the help of Lincolns Girlfriend, Tabby, Ronnie Anne had figured out how and why she had ruined her and Lincoln's relationship. Still being back at the same place sucked and was indeed like one of those movie scenes where the girl was all alone and then the guy would show up and they'd rekindle their love or some bullshit.

"I fucking hate Cliche's," Ronnie told herself

"So do I" came a voice

Ronnie Anne was startled but then turned to her right, where she saw the last person she had actually expected to see.

Lincoln Loud.

Lincoln sat down on the same bench as her, and he took a breath in and let out a sigh, He pulled out a Cigarette and his Zippo lighter. He put the cigarette in his mouth before lighting it. He closed the Zippo lighter and put it away Taking a long huff of it, he then moved the cigarette away from his mouth and let out a cloud of smoke.

"What are you doing here?" She asked

"Came here to think" Lincon replied "You?"

"Same" Ronnie replied

Once again, a moment of silence took over, neither said a word as Lincoln continued to smoke his cigarette. Ronnie Anne contemplated on what to say next, however, she wanted to ask him f they were ok or if things were gonna be like this every time they talked, but since she was never one for that mushy love shit, she decided to at least try to break the silence with a bit of humor.

"So... is this the part where we talk about how much we love each other, kiss and then walk off into the sunset as the credits roll?" Ronnie Anne asked with a smirk

Lincoln chuckled, "I'm sure that's what most would think would happen, but this isn't one of those stories," Lincoln said "not to mention I'm sure Tabby would bust my mouth open if I cheated on her"

Both chuckled before it died down again. Ronnie Anne looked back at him and decided she wasn't going to be afraid to talk about her feelings. After all, being afraid is what got her in this mess.

"I'm leaving today," Ronnie told him

Lincoln looked to her as she told him this and Ronnie could've sworn she had seen a bit of sadness in his eyes. Lincoln let out a breath of smoke as he looked at her.

"I'm sorry" He replied

"Sorry for what?" Ronnie asked

"Sorry for this whole fucking messed I've cause"

"Linc you-"

"I know I don't need to be, but it's just something I had to say," Lincoln told her "I blame myself for everything that's happened recently, my family, Lori, you... everything"

"Don't" Ronnie Anne told him "If anyone needs to be sorry it's us, we've all made stupid mistakes, Me, Lori, My Brother, everyone"

Lincoln chuckled, and Ronnie Anne looked at him with confusion

"What?" Ronnie asked

"Sorry, it's just that I remember, you were always stubborn to admit you were wrong" Lincoln chuckled

Ronnie Anne could've chewed him out about how she was being serious but what good would that do, instead, she smiled, because she had come to terms with her mistakes and flaws, and was fine laughed at her past self "Well, your girlfriend was the one who told me not to be afraid of who I really was any more" Ronnie told him

Now, Ronnie Anne was ready to deal with the huge issue, or at least the unresolved problem that they both had, and hopefully, they could fix

"Hey, Linc?"

"Yeah?"

"Is it possible for us to still be friends?" She asked

Lincoln took another huff of his cigarette and this time, slowly let it out of his mouth, "that's a dumb question, of course we can" Lincoln told her

Ronnie Anne was both relieved and a bit confused, "but why?" She asked

Lincoln sighed, "It's like you said we all make mistakes, some of which do cause problems, but you asked Tabby why I chose her and she gave you an answer, and you being here, asking me if it's possible to fix our friendship, it's proof that you are doing better," Lincoln told her

Ronnie Anne nodded, "So do you forgive me?" She asked

"Yes and No" Lincoln said "the pain is still there, but we can try and fix it, and as long as we try, that's all that matters, because eventually and hopefully, we can go back to what we once were," Lincoln told her

Ronnie smiled, she could feel a bit of tears welling up in her eyes but she wiped them away, and looked to him, "sounds good" she told him, "I'm glad we can still try and work things out"

Lincoln softly smile "So am I" Lincoln replied

Lincoln then got up from the bench and put the cigarette in the ashtray above the trashcan across from the bench and looked back to her

"That was hopefully the last cigarette I'd ever smoke," Lincoln said "I'll talk to you later Ronnie Anne, I got something I need to do," He told her as he walked away

Ronnie Anne watched as he walked off and smiled "Talk to you later Lame-O" Ronnie Anne said as she stayed on the bench for a few more minutes before leaving.

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Lincoln arrived at the hospital and he asked to see his oldest sister. Despite not seeing her since she woke up, Lincoln didn't really feel like it was the time for them to have a talk. Now though... With Bobby and Ronnie leaving, now was the time to talk.

Lincoln entered the room of Lori, we were currently sitting up in her cot and watching the TV that hung from the ceiling. When Lori heard her door open, she turned to look at her little brother. When she finally saw him, she turned off the TV and Lincoln sat on one of the chairs next to her. There were no words for the first few minutes. Lincoln just sat next to Lori and Lori just sat in silence.

Lori herself didn't want to be seen this way in front of Lincoln and in front of Bobby. It just reminded her of her mistake of trying to take her own life. It was a stupid decision but she did it. And when she saw the smiles and look of relief when she woke up and her family had raced over to see her, she could not handle it and she didn't want to see Bobby with the same look, because it just reminded her how stupid she was for even trying something like taking her own life.

"Why are you here?" Lori asked

Lincoln looked at her and smiled, "I'm here because I wanted to tell you how you could change" Lincoln told him

Lori was both shocked and confused, she had asked both Becky and Lincoln himself how she could change, however, both had said that she needed to figure it out on her own, but now... now Lincoln was going to just tell her how she can change. To her, it made no sense and wanted to ask why, but she wasn't going to give up on an opportunity to learn how she could finally better herself

"How?" She asked

Lincoln looked at her, "stop" He replied

"Stop?" She asked, "What do you mean stop?"

"Stop being afraid that we won't need you, Stop being overdramatic, stop trying to control everything because you feel like you need to," Lincoln told her "You put to much pressure on yourself, yet when we try to ease your burden you freak out, Remember how I helped Leni try to get her drivers License? you sabotaged her so that we would still need you to drive us places and I'm also sure that each one of our siblings could tell you when you overreacted to things because you weren't in control"

Lori looked at him and realized that it was indeed the truth, that those stories were true, how she never realized it was beyond her. However, that didn't answer a question Lori now had.

"What if I can't change?" Lori asked, "What if... what if I don't wanna change?"

Lincoln sighed, "then what I had really been afraid of is true... You don't give a shit about us" Lincoln told her "Change Lori, It doesn't matter for who, Do it for us, do it for Bobby, or just do it for yourself... Just Change Lori" Lincoln told her

With that revelation and with those somewhat harsh words, Lincoln got up from his seat and left the room, Leaving Lori to ponder his words and ask herself if she could change for herself as well as everyone else. However, she would have to try to be better.

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At Becky's house, she along with her aunt and uncle were helping Lincoln gather his things. Becky looked at Lincoln as he was getting the last of his clothes.

"Are you sure about this?" She asked, "are you sure they'll be better?"

Lincoln looked to her, "I know they will" Lincoln told her "And with everything that's happen, I think we'll need each other more than ever"

"I hope your right Lincoln" Becky said

When Becky had heard that Lincoln wanted to go back home she was skeptical, because of everything that has happened, she knew that Lincoln wasn't ready to go back home. In fact, she knew that he was putting his own mental health at risk just to bring his family together again.

She knew what kind of person Lincoln was and was indeed someone who would put off his own happiness and health just to make sure everyone else was ok. Becky admired that about him, but it wasn't someone at his age should have.

Despite the fact that he said he was ok and that he was going to take it easy. She knew that Lincoln still thought he needed to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders. She used to think the same way, but for some reason, while she worried for Lincoln, she also knew he wasn't going to completely not worry about himself. Lincoln knew himself and knew when he needed to talk to someone, like his friend Clyde or Tabby.

She just worried about him because she had cared for and loved him like he was her brother. In the time they spent together, she had come to love him just like she had her brother. And told him that if he ever needed to talk and didn't feel like he could talk to Tabby or Clyde he could come and talk to her, and he said he would.

Finally, everything was packed and he turned to Becky who looked back to him. She hugged him and he hugged back. The broke the hug and the once again looked at each other.

"Thank you... for everything" Lincoln told her

She smiled and felt a tear form in her eye, "It's no problem Lincoln, I'll always help out if you need it" She told him "See you around Linc" Becky said

Lincoln smiled and sniffled a little, "See you around Becky" Lincoln replied

Lincoln got into the car with Becky's uncle and they drove him back home. Becky watched as they drove off and she smiled as she wiped the tear away.

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We have one more chapter left before the story ends