Finding himself confronted by the group, Lincoln felt at ease, being around people who truly cared for him, who didn't make him feel like "dead weight". They all took their time, having comforted the boy, welcoming him as a good friend of theirs. It was then that Fiona and Miguel confronted Lincoln, Fiona having something to confess to him. Fiona says to him, "Hey, Lincoln. I wanted to say sorry for how I treated you before when Leni was fired that one time."
"It's all good.", Lincoln replies. "I was kinda reckless when I was doing that. I was just trying to help."
"She's only trying to show some remorse because of what we've heard.", said Miguel.
Lincoln then says, "Yeah, I kinda figured."
"I know you're not too fond of your sisters at the moment.", Miguel stated. "But, you have to admit that they're not all bad."
"Yeah. We would know.", added Fiona. "We work with Leni."
Lincoln then says, "True. If I'm gonna be honest, Leni's innocence is one of the many reasons I love her. Luna, being my guardian, and having quite the taste for music makes her one of my favorites. Luan, despite her constant jokes and pranks, she nice to hang around with. Lucy, I just love her for who she is, dark, yet poetic, she's my second favorite. Lana, being Lola's polar opposite, is reason enough to love. She's an animal lover, doesn't care about looks, about winning, she's so sweet. Lisa has quite the brilliant mind and despite sometimes wanting to do experiments on us, I do know she means well. And Lily...well, what wouldn't anyone love about her? She's a bundle of joy and I would love her everyday."
"That's very sweet of you, Lincoln.", says Fiona.
"What about Lori, Lola and Lynn?", Miguel asked.
Lincoln replied smugly, saying, "Hmph...they didn't make the cut. With a few laughs shared, Fiona and Miguel took turns ruffling Lincoln's hair, making the kid feels loved. But there was something on Lincoln's mind that he ask the two of.
Fiona asks him, "Is something wrong, Lincoln?"
"No, it's just that...can I ask you guys do me a favor?", says Lincoln.
"Sure? What is it?", asks Miguel
"Please...don't tell Leni I'm here." The favor he's calling out was quite the surprise to Fiona and Miguel, who looked at each other with concern..
Fiona started asking, "Um...Why wouldn't you want her to-?
But then, Lincoln interrupted saying, "By the time they find out I'm missing, my sister's are going to go on searching for him, asking just about anyone if they have seen me. I don't want to know...not yet."
"...Sure, then.", Fiona agreed. "We'll keep it a secret."
Miguel added, saying, "Plus, we know much of a ditz Leni can be when we tell her things."
"Hey, that's my sister you're talking about.", remarks Lincoln.
"Now you got me wondering how Leni is doing.", says Carlota suddenly. "I'm just curious. She and I do seem to have some stuff in common."
"Uh, Carlota?", Lincoln says unsure.
"I can keep your secret too, Lincoln.", says Carlota. "Don't worry."
"Thanks. So, tell me.", started Lincoln. "What other things are there to do at this place?"
"Not much, really. This place did just open.", says Miguel.
"Yeah.", added Fiona We just try to have fun anyway we can."
Lincoln accepted, saying, "Cool."
Next one to talk to Lincoln was Parvana, who Lincoln recognized as one of Luan's friends from that that time she was in a play to win Benny over. Lincoln recognized her as the only girl wearing a hijab. All of a sudden, she immediately hugged the young boy, showing her remorse and care towards Lincoln. Startled by the hug, Lincoln asks. "Woah, what's this for?"
"I just want you to know that we're all for you.", Parvana answers. "Whatever you need to talk about, we'll listen."
"I'm fine. There's no...need to be so...caring.", Lincoln says, with his voice starting to break. Parvana could see Lincoln was on the verge of crying right now, seeing begin to hug her back and hold back tears and sniff a little. Seeing that the boy could use a tissue, Parvana got an idea she would've thought twice of before...
"Um...here.", Parvana says, removing her hijab. "Use this."
"You sure?", Lincoln asks, holding her hijab in his hand.
"I don't mind.", answered Parvana, swaying her hair. "Besides, it feels nice to let me hair out." Not only Lincoln, but others were starting to take a look at Parvana's hair, as they've never really seen it before. She had nice looking, a little unkept, shoulder length black hair that she began to put her hand through at means of fixing it a little. People were just astonished by her hair, while Lincoln was just feeling thankful...
"Well...thanks for letting me use this.", Lincoln says. "But...I don't wanna ruin it for you."
Parvana replies, "It's okay. Like I said, I don't really mind." It was then that Sully, Lyberti and Rex showed up. They too were a bit astonished by Parvana's hair. Sully remarks, saying, "Hey, guys. Nice hair, Parvana. So, Carol wants us all to be on stage. You up for it?"
"Sure.", Parvana answers."
"I don't mind.", shrugs Lincoln.
"Alright, let's go.", Sully says. While they were heading over to the stage, everybody around Lincoln couldn't help but open up. They were showing their remorse and care for the boy, but he wasn't to comfortable with it. He really didn't want any of them to worry about him, but for them to be so caring at the moment, he couldn't help but feel vulnerable. Sully then says, "So, how are you holding up, Lincoln?
Lyberti added"Just know that we're here for you."
Parvana continues, saying, "Anything you need, we'll help out with."
"Know that it's all gonna be okay.", Rex finishes with compliments.
"Guys, guys, it's alright. T-there's no reason to worry about me." Lincoln says, with his eye twitching "I'm perfectly...perfectly fine."
"Whatever you say kid.", Sully says, ruffling Lincoln's hair.
Parvana then pats Lincoln's head, saying, "As long as you're okay." With the comfort they were giving him, Lincoln was starting to feel more relaxed. Soon enough, they made their way to the stage, where Carol and the others were waiting for them. She asks them, "Alright, now that you're all here, we can get started?"
"What's this all about, Carol?", Lincoln then asks.
Carol answers, "You."
Lincoln asks, "What?"
"Lincoln, we want to help you.", says Carol. "I mean, where were you planning to go after you left your house?"
"I would've been fine, I could've gone anywhere.", remarks Lincoln.
"You're still just a kid, Lincoln.", Carlota argues.
Lincoln complains, "Come on!"
"Hey, Carlota. Have you gotten a little wider?", Miguel asks the latino girl.
Carlota started, "Uh, well-"
"Yeah, actually, she has.", Lincoln says, managing to change the subject. "She's been eating at some fancy buffets lately."
Carlota continued, "Okay, yeah, that's true. But-"
"I noticed that too." Shannon interrupted. "You have been looking a little wide, Carlota." Everyone was trying to hold in their laughter, but Carlota was beginning to grind her teeth. Getting ticked, she says. "Can we please move on from this?"
"Yeah, back to the subject at hand", deciding Sully. "You're not really gonna go too far without help, Lincoln."
Lincoln goes, "Hmm..."
Parvana then adds, "We're all just trying to help, Lincoln."
"And that's why we thought of how we could.", Dana continued on.
Carol then says. "We want you to come stay with us."
"Wait, what? All of you?", Lincoln questions.
"Each of us would take our turn taking care of you.", Carlota explains. "We'll all be there when you need us."
Lincoln felt unsure of this, saying, "Uh..."
"What do you say, Lincoln?", asks Carol
Lincoln then says, "...Can you give me time to think about it?"
"Sure. Take all the time you need.", says Carlota. With that said, Lincoln stepped away from the stage and left the teens to talk amongst themselves. But, Dana decided to go and see how he was doing, feeling like she couldn't leave it alone. She asks him, "How are you doing, Lincoln?"
"Please, don't try to rush me, Dana.", says Lincoln.
"I'm not, I swear.", Dana says. "But, think about it. Do you really want to go back to your house after what happened? Do you think they'll...accept you, even now?"
"...Well, yeah.", started Lincoln. "I mean, they've always been-"
"Your sisters take you from granted, Lincoln.", states Dana. "They take advantage of you, they don't care for you as much as they should."
Lincoln then tries to argue, saying, "That's not true! They-"
Dana interrupted saying, "Lincoln, we're trying to do you a favor. You ran away all so that you could get away from your sisters, do you really want to spoil that? Sure, sometimes they do good things for you, but how many bad things have they done? I can be certain a lot more than good."
"...But-"
"Besides... you'll sleep easy tonight...knowing your secret is safe with us." Dana says, almost seductively, kissing Lincoln on the forehead.
Lincoln then blushes, saying "...Okay then." With all that said, Lincoln caught Dana into a surprise hug and she embraced him the same way. And after that, they both went to the group who wanted to see how Lincoln was doing. Carol asks him, saying, "Well, Lincoln?"
"I've decided that I should stay with you guys.", Lincoln decides. The group was overjoyed with his decision, and they decided to give Lincoln a surprise hug of his own, with Carol, Whitney, Becky, Mandee, Jackie and Shannon embracing the white haired boy. Carol then asks him, "So, who are you gonna stay with first?"
"Well...why not you, Carol?", answers Lincoln.
"Really? Me?", Carol sounded surprise.
"Yeah. Why not? You were kinda the first person I could think of.", Lincoln says happily.
A few of the teens went "Aww", feeling sad that they couldn't be first, but Carol's eyes were glistening with joy for being picked by Lincoln. The two moved away from the rest of the group and hugged each other again and began to talk to each other about they'll hang out together. Carlota and Dana couldn't be happier for Lincoln, but then, Carlota got herself a phone call...
"Who could that be at this time?, Carlota asks, before she's surprised by who it was. "(0_0) Uh, oh."
Dana asks her, "What is it?"
"...It's Lori.", Carlota says with worry.