"My home?? Your home? What are you saying??!! My head is spinning from all the confusion!" Rhehan pulled his hair, with his hands in frustration.
Xio Lee patted his head again lovingly.
"Yes! Our home! The moment I saw you, I rushed and took you to our monastery situated in the middle woods. My teacher the old monk is very spiritual and an enlightened person. He lives in the woods and took me in at a very young age. Everything that I am and everything that I have ever learnt, is all due to him. He makes special herbs, which have special healing powers. I took you to him and he gave you a special herb, which instantly drained the poison out of your body and you came back to life!"
Rhehan was speechless at the revelation. I was administered poison by my own father and was saved by some magical herb?
Xio Lee lowered his head, as if trying to hide his tears. "We did not know where you came from and who was your mother. We only knew your name, written on the band. So you lived in the west woods with me for many years! We played with animals and you were everybody"s favourite. You were grown up living with the animals, you had met that night. Would you believe if I say, you generally slept on a lion"s back or on trees amongst the monkeys?" Tears dropped down from Xio Lee"s eyes. His best days have been with Rhehan who was his precious child.
"At this moment, I can believe in just anything. I have seen a gigantic lion, demand a belly rub from me and a chimpanzee kiss me! I can believe in anything!" Rhehan chuckled, feeling overwhelmed.
Xio Lee smiled looking at Rhehan. "You always called me Lee Lee. You might not remember it offcourse!"
"Ummm...No!" Rhehan pursed his lips in guilt.
A sharp pain emerged in Xio Lee"s heart, when he heard Rhehan"s reply. He was trying to control his sobbing. Elizabeth hugged Xio Lee, trying to calm him down. "That was the whole purpose Lee. The old monk did not want him to remember it. You knew he would eventually forget everything. Don"t cry! Just think when everything will be over, we can live happily again! Ok?"
Lee nodded in reply, wiping his tears.
Rhehan"s heart was racing rapidly, looking at everybody crying for him. The feeling of being loved by a family was alien for him. He still could not believe that they were actually crying for him. "I am sorry! I ...I did not know my answer would hurt you so much."
Xio Lee looked at Rhehan and smiled. He patted his hand lovingly. "It is not you fault son! It was our fate! None of us, has control over it!"
Rhehan was sh.e.l.l-shocked to her "Son" from Xio Lee"s mouth. "S...Son...You called me son?"