Chapter 30: Halloween Party part 2

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"Ok, but seriously Thomas, why on earth did you bring soda?" Angelica takes the Pepsi out of my hands to put them on the table with a questioning look.

"Why not! Everyone loves soda, and you know I don't want to drink some shady things. The best way to avoid it is to bring your own beverages!" 

"Let me guess, that's your parents' advice, isn't it?"

"No! I mean, yes, but it's also very good advice." 

Her expression seems more and more confused by every word I say. 

"Don't worry he's always been like that." James pats her shoulder in a friendly manner. 

"Okay mister goody two-shoes, I'm gonna go talk to Laf, I heard he lost his dog, the poor thing." 

"Mhm, see you later, then." I reply.

"Yeah, and you better let yourself go crazy a little bit, this is a party!"

"YOu bEttEr let yoUrsElf gO crAzy Bla Bla Bla." I mock her when she's far enough so she doesn't hear me.  "I'm not a goody two-shoes, am I?" I turn to James who hands me a Pepsi. 

"No, you just like to have control over yourself, it's normal."

"I can let myself go crazy, right?"

"Don't worry Tom', you can. You just don't like drinking, it's fine."

"Yeah! That's right, I am cool."

The party is loud, and even if it just started, there's already many close to past out drunk dancing around. I start to talk and criticize other people's costumes with James.

"Ew, I would never show up anywhere with that."

"Don't be mean, it's very... contemporary."

"Yeah, if you have the taste of a trash can."

I hear a sound behind my back and a seemingly tipsy Hamilton appears in front of me.

"When life gives you lemons?" I smirk, I think the costume fits him perfectly. I wouldn't imagine him with anything else.

"... You make apple pie, of course." A small laugh escapes my mouth.

"You want one?" He looks at me sideways while taking a lemon from his little basket.

"No, no, I'm great!" He shrugs and gives it to someone else with a wink, which almost made me spill my drink. 

"Gremlin, I present you James Madison," James waves at him. "Maddy-James, this is Alexander Hamilton." 

"You were obligated to use this stupid nickname, Thomas?" I was going to answer James when Ham cuts me.

"Yeah, duckling, how dare you humiliate me like that?"

I hear Madison grumble something, but I don't pay attention.

"You're in a good mood today, Ham."

"This is daytime for you, Jeff?"

Mad say something again, but I don't hear it again, too into my conversation.

"You're despicable."

"Am not."

"Sure are."

"Am not-"

Laurens calls for Ham' to come.

"Ah, I gotta go! Nice to meet you, Madison-guy!" 

I laugh again. Hamilton really is weird.

"Okay, so, one: Why did he call you duckling? Second: Did you see his costume?"

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