Chapter 18: Forgiveness

Lily was now looking at the older sister she never knew about until now. Lily was waiting for her to say something, but no words came out of her mouth. It was just blank staring at each other until Lincoln spoke up.

"Lily come to my room, I'll explain what happened."

Lily did as her older brother told her. She followed him to his room and back in the Living Room it was Lucy sitting on the floor with Linka, Diana, Artemis, and Alexa whom the last three were staring at her with resentment in their eyes. Linka However was looking at her with confusion, because she still did not know who this girl was.

In Lincoln's room, Lily and Lincoln were on top of his bed looking across from each other. Lincoln was about to begin the talk about what happens and who Lucy is.

"Lily, I know after what I tell you your going to be very upset, so if you don't want to here it you can leave."

"No, Linky" Lily replied."I want to know."

"Fine."

Lincoln sat there with Lily, explaining everything. He reveals that they are both adopted and Lily cried during the reveal, Lincoln sat there comforting her explaining that Alexa, Artemis, and Linka will always be our family. He tells her that years ago he returned to their birth family's home. He tells her about the sports tournament that caused the "No Such Luck" incident. He told her about sleeping outside in the cold and he was fed up with it. He revealed that he took her as and infant back to Themyscira with him. After he finished explaining to her, he looked at her and saw tears flowing like a river from her eyes. Out of instinct he hugged her tightly, her head was buried deep in his shoulder, when they broke the hug his shoulder looked like it was just underwater. Before he could say anything, she spoke first.

"Could they do that to you?" She asked, and Lincoln was shocked.

"Lincoln, I know your going to say I'm sorry, but what they did to you I'm happy you rescued me from that place. I forgive Lincoln."

"Thank you Lily." Said Lincoln.

"Are you going to forgive her?" Lily asked.

"I don't know." replied Lincoln.

Lincoln and Lily both left the room and made their back to the Living room. Once they entered, Lily ran up and hugged Alexa's legs saying.

"You will always be my mother and I love you. " she said.

Alexa got on her knees and hugged her. Lucy looked at them both, until Lincoln went up to her.

"Lucy, come with me I want to talk."

Lincoln and Lucy went back to his room and went atop of his bed again. He spoke first.

"Look Lucy, I forgive you for not doing anything. I know you knew that I wasn't bad luck, but I was made the apathy that you showed during of what had happened." Lincoln paused, "I'm not sure if I could forgive the others, but I know I can never forgive Lynn for ostracizing me and labeled as bad luck for her lost."

Lucy looked at him and just hugged and saying,

"Lincoln please come back we need you and Lily. We missed you, after you left Mom and Dad got arrested for abuse and now Pop-Pop lives with us but, we mostly take care of him."

Lincoln was thinking. Over the four months he got really close with his grandfather, and he had only fond memories of him.

"Lucy, I'll think about it but also join us for dinner and you can sleep on the couch tonight."

"Thank you Lincoln."

Lincoln and Lucy left the room to see that dinners ready. No one spoke a word at the table everyone except Linka was staring at Lucy with anger in her eyes. After dinner Lincoln took a spare blanket and pillow and gave it to Lucy while she slept. Lincoln went to into Lily's and Linka shared room and asked Linka if she could exit the room for few minutes. Lincoln looked at his five year old sister and spoke.

"Lily I was thinking of returning."