Chapter 7: Comfort

Lincoln ran through the Amazon Forest which he grown familiar to his whole life to a spot which only Diana and himself knew about to hide and help process what his "mother" told him. He was alone crying, nothing distracted him from his anger and sorrow thoughts, until he heard a familiar voice call out his name.

"Lincoln?",Diana said to make him aware of her presence. She walked towards him in their secret spot. She sat down next to him, but then put her arms around him, hugging him from the back, wanting to comfort him.

"Are you okay?", she asked in a soothing voice.

Lincoln looked up to her and answered "No.", it was barely a whisper. "Lincoln please don't be mad at them, they love you.".

"How did you know I was mad at them?", Lincoln asked.

"I was watching you guys, after you stormed off after class I decided to stay and see why was the matter."

"That's creepy." Lincoln said to her admitting she was following him.

"Don't bother Lincoln, I care about you and they do too."

"Did you know?", he asked

" It never came to mind, all I know is that I first met you on my third birthday, I remember holding you, and my mother and Aunt Antiope were discussing about you."

Lincoln did not respond back, still had his mind on the fact that he was adopted.

"Let's go back, Alexa is worried about you and it's getting dark."

"Okay.", said with sorrow in his voice. He and Diana walked back to his home. Awaiting them both is Alexa and Artemis standing in the living room, both ran to him hugging him tight with Alexa repeating, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please forgive me." "It's okay mother, I love you, I forgive you, I just want to know who I really am.". Alexa looked at him and she and Artemis had told him the long story about when they found him. And they also revealed that his surname is Loud. Lincoln was very much surprised about himself, and had thoughts that his birth parents didn't want him and threw him away in the ocean, because he was unwanted. Alexa reaffirmed this by telling him that he is wanted, and he is loved. After the talk ended, he went to bed, at the same time Diana walked back to the palace, because she didn't want to upset her mother by staying out too late. Alexa slightly opens the door to Lincoln's room and to see him passed out in his bed. She whispered to him, "You are loved." Then goes up to him and kisses his forehead and exits. With her making a promise, that she will find his family.