A Eddie Long Pastor who lives on Franklin ave was coming home after after a long day of work it was night time so the first thing he would was go to sleep he exits his car and approaches the front door to his house as he was about to unlock it could hear what sounded like a kid talking in the neighbors backyard
' who could be out around this time of night?' the pastor Long asks himself instead of opening the front door and walks over to the fence that divided his yard from the neighbors from his he approaches the fence and peeks over into the neighbors yard he looks around the yard and to his shock he finds Lincoln Loud the neighbors son sleeping outside on a pile of leaves like an animal
' I thought he would be inside with everyone else?' the pastor Long said with question in his voice wondering he feels a cold breeze hit and hears Lincoln shivering from the cold the pastor goes inside his house a brings out a blanket and goes around into the loud's backyard and walk towards Lincoln but before he puts the blanket on lincoln he takes his phone out and takes a picture of Lincoln sleeping on the leaves he puts the blanket on Lincoln and takes another picture of him
' Lord please watch over this child' the pastor Long says quietly as he walks back over to his home and enters his house for a second time to fall asleep for the night
When the Morning came Pastor Long was getting ready for church to lead the Sunday services as he was getting ready he looks outside a window to see where Lincoln was he saw lincoln sitting next to the dog door only to have his break feast slide right through it
' What the?' pastor long says as he saw lincoln now being treated like an animal he see's that Lincoln has a hurt look on his face Pastor Long the starts to wonder why is lincoln being treated like this but he couldn't have time to go over there and asks what's wrong because he had to get ready for the Sunday service
Twenty minutes later Pastor Long was walking outside of his house to his car as he makes his was he looks to side to see lincoln sitting on the curb crying Pastor Long walks over to linclon and taps him on the shoulder
" Excuse me son but whats wrong?" Pastor Long asks Lincoln who looks at him with teary eyes " My family thinks I'm Bad Luck" Lincoln tells him as wipes the
" Bad luck what do you mean?" Pastor Long asks lincoln who then tells him everything that has happened in the past day everything from Lynn Jr. loosing her baseball game to his family kicking him out of there house he even told Pastor Long that he had told his family it was a prank to get some me time but they wouldn't believe him
Pastor Long was shocked by this he knew that he had to do something to help Lincoln " young man would you like to come with me to the church" Pastor Long said to Lincoln
" the church why?" Lincoln ask the Pastor " there are some people who can help you" Pastor Long said to lincoln who replied with a 'OK'
Soon the two were on there to the church
Pastor Long and Lincoln were exiting the Car that was parked in the church Parking lot
Thirty Minutes later
Pastor long was singing with the church choir the song he had ask lincoln to stand by his side for the song a TV Crew was there to broadcast it Live ( the song his He Still Loves ME By Beyonce' And Walter Williams Sr.)
"Seems Like I'm Always falling short "
( Fallin' short)
"Of Being worthy"
( Lord I ain't Worthy)
"Cause I ain't good enough"
( No, No)
"But He Still Loves"
( Still loves me)
"I ain't no superstar"
( I ain't No superstar)
"Spot light ain't shining on me"
( But I wanna be for you)
"Cause I ain't good enough"
(yeah)
"But he still loves me"
( But He still love me, me, me)
as Lincoln was singing this song with the choir and the pastor he started to feel better started to feel as if there are some people who care about him
"I'm not perfect"
( I'm not perfect no, no, no)
" Yes I do wrong"
( Yes I Do wrong, wrong, wrong)
" I'm trying my best"
( Trying my best but )
" But it ain't good enough"
( Just ain't good enough)
" Shunned bu the world"
( shunned by the World, world, world)
" If i don't succeed"
( I Don't succeed, ceed', Ceed,' ceed)
" Cause I Ain't good enough"
( Just ain't good enough)
( I just ain't good enough)
" But he still loves me"
( But you still love me)
" If You ain't, worthy just raise your hands And let me know that you understand That we are all so blessed"
" To be Loved, Loved"
"Stand for him or fall for anything. Cause through His eyes we all look the will we do"
"Without pain"
Then everyone in the church began to sing with Lincoln, Pastor Long and the choir
" Feels like we always fall short of being worthy"
( We are not worthy)
"Cause I ain't good enough"
( I ain't good enough, I ain't good enough)
" But He still loves me"
" I ain't no superstar "
(I ain't no superstar but i wanna be for you lord)
" The spotlight ain't shining on me Cause I ain't good enough"
(Oh)
" But you still loves me"
( But You still love me, me, me)
" I'm not perfect"
( I'm not perfect no, no, no )
" Yes I do wrong"
( Yes I do wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong )
" I'm trying my best but"
( Trying my best but)
" It ain't good enough"
( I ain't good enough)
" Shunned be the world"
( Shunned By the world)
" If I don't succeed"
(I don't Succeed 'ceed, 'ceed,)
" Cause I ain't good enough"
" But He Still loves Me"
( Child sing with me)
" I'm not perfect "
" Yes i do wrong "
( If you understand, Just sing with me)
" I'm trying my best but"
" It ain't good enough"
( But the Lord's been so good to me)
" Shunned By the world"
( Shunned By the world, world, world)
" If I don't succeed "
" Cause I ain't good enough "
( I ain't good enough )
" But He still loves me "
( But the Lord Still loves me )
" No I ain't good enough "
( NO, no, no, no, no )
" But He still loves me "
( Raise your hands if you under stand)
" No I ain't good enough "
( How He Blesses you, Cause He Blessed me to )
" But He still loves me "
( Even tough I ain't worthy, You ain't worthy )
" No I ain't good enough "
( He's there for you )
" But He still loves me "
( No Matter what I Do )
" No I ain't good enough "
( I ain't good enough )
" But He still loves me "
( But the Lord still loves me )
The songs end then Pastor Long begins to speak
" I want thank you brothers and sisters for that wonderful performance in the service of the lord can I get a Amen" The pastor said
" AMEN!" The members in the church said
" I know many of you many of you are wondering why this young man is right here with me today" The pastor said gesturing to Lincoln
" This young has come here to confess his sins that he has committed today and also what has happened to him" The pastor said he heard many members of the church whisper among them selves
Pastor Long looks at lincoln " Are You ready?" The pastor asks lincoln who nods
" Ladies and gentlemen Lincoln loud" The Pastor said as Lincoln steps up to the podium in front of the Church
" Hi I'm Lincoln Loud L'm Eleven " Lincoln said introducing himself to the church
" Yesterday My sister Lynn Wanted me to go her Baseball game I told her I didn't want to and that I wanted some me time to myself but she then threatened me with her Baseball bat if i didn't go so i went and she lost the game I had gone to see her and she told me to get lost and said that i was bad luck so I thought it was a good idea to go ahead and spread that around like a joke to get some me time and living with ten sister you would like some free time" Lincoln said as he stopped to catch his breath
" Any way it worked but then the convinced my parents that i was bad luck and then they acted like i was a disease not good to be around" Lincoln said as he stopped to take a deep breath as tears were starting to form "Last night when i finished brushing my teeth i went to my room to find they had locked me out and a not saying that they couldn't risk me being in the house and they kicked me out into the back yard forcing me to sleep on a pile leaves" Lincoln said then a screen lowered from the ceiling and a picture that the Pastor Long took of Lincoln sleeping on the pile of leaves appeared members of the church gasped at the sight of seeing the young boy sleeping on the leaves like an animal
" This morning i told that it was just a prank and that i wanted some alone time but they said that i wasn't worth being around if i was bad luck and said that it is best for there own good for me not to be around" Lincoln then stopped and started to cry a little
" I just wish they would act like they care about instead of casting me aside and helping my sisters no matter what they always seem to find fault and blame everything on me. I just wish for once that there was someone who would look at me the same Because some My sisters they gang up and beat me because of who I'am and I'm even afraid to speak out " Lincoln said as he proceed to cry as past memories started to come back and haunt him the Pastor Long then walks up to him and hugs him to comfort him
the sight broke many peoples heart to see this young boy to be treated this way for other it angered them because of the child being evicted from is home over something ridiculous as bad luck
" Brothers and sister I ask of you to bow your heads as we ask the good Lord to help this young child" The pastor said as everyone lowered there heads and close there and listened to the pastor preach
" Lord we come to you today to ask you to forgive this young man for his sins and ask that you watch over him and guide him to the path of righteousness and give him the strength to overcome those who see fault him and watch over and protect him as you have us for in your eyes we are all who are need of saving. Amen" The pastor said
" Amen" The members of the church said
As the service ended members of the church had gone up to Lincoln and prayed for him one member however was someone who was going to see that justice was done
"Hello pastor " A member of the church said to the pastor and lincoln he was about in his early forties short brown Hazel eyes about 5'12
" OH Chief Volpe I'm glad you can be hear today for the Service" Pastor Long said as he shook Vople's Hand " Wouldn't miss for the world pastor" The man known as Volpe said as he turned his attention to Lincoln
" Hello young man I'm James F. Volpe Chief of Police" Volpe said to lincoln who widen his eyes in shock " I saw the picture son and can guarantee you that your parents action will not go unpunish" The chief of police said to Lincoln
" thank you" Lincoln said to the chief of police.
( I'm gonna stop it right there I know that many of you hate that people are still doing NSL Stories because it's gotten old but you need to remember that episode created a perfect setting for stories and crossovers to make I Know you get tired of seeing and reading stories like theses but you cant just judge someone because they choose to make stories like these were not perfect in this world no one is and everyone needs to remember that.)