TO BE YOUNG AND IN LOVE

FIRST DAY SURPRISES

Angelica had never been so emotionally confused in her life. Now Angelica had always liked to be in control. For her, it was just second nature and it's not like this trait had been developed overnight oh no Angelica had been this way since she was an infant. If you were to ask the Schuyler parents just how strong-willed their oldest daughter was you would get multiple stories of Angelica as a child bossing around other children on the playground and refusing to read the three little pigs because apparently 4-year old Angelica wasn't interested in learning about faulty architecture right before bed. So with all this being said, you would be absolutely right if you guessed Angelica was not enjoying the current emotional stress she was going through and more importantly had no control over.

Alexander man whose mind went a mile a minute and seemed to talk faster than the speed of light always kept you on the edge of your seat, whether it be out of curiosity or fear. Either way, he did it. You would think who never seemed to slow down was highlighting the positive of a situation but then would turn around and explain how the world was on the verge of total damnation. Your mind would think that he is going in the upward direction but in the end, just plummets to the ground. And you believe he's leaning in towards the left but at the very last second makes a right turn hard enough to snap your neck. In short, Hamilton was the definition of unpredictability. Angelica sat back in awe wondering how the quiet 13-year-old boy she had met all those years ago transformed into the very loud, yet handsome figure in front of her.

Angelica was also fortunate enough to see that the surge of confidence was not the only new thing about Hamilton. The skinny, small kid that Angelica once knew no longer existed. Instead, there was a damn near-perfect figure standing in front of her. He wasn't a particularly tall man. Probably standing about 2 to 3 inches taller than Angelica but nonetheless undeniably handsome. Even when he seemed to be yelling at the top of his lungs Alexander still showcased maybe one of the prettiest, effortless smiles Angelica had ever seen. It was a smile that only used half of his face and seemed to grow as his passion and conversation did. Not only had Hamilton's social skills improved but it appeared so had... to put it simply, jacked-up haircut. The previous bull cut that Hamilton sported as an awkward teen was now grown out and pulled back into a raven ponytail. On the same note, his stubble was something to admire. It was in between disheveled and sophisticated. On anyone else, it would've looked unappealing but it seemed Alexander Hamilton could make anything attractive. Even untamed facial hair. But if Angelica had to list her favorite thing about the man in front of her it would have to be his eyes. They were somewhere in between enticing and scary. It was easy to be pulled into them but almost impossible to escape and that did nothing but excite Angelica.

Angelica leaned back once more while biting her pencil and attempting to write a somewhat accurate summary of the current meeting. Angelica looked down at her notes and realized that they would be of absolutely no help in the future. Angelica tore the page from her notebook and balled it up. While Angelica was in the process of destroying her paper she heard-

"And that's why we're going to hell. Not because of money, but rather the use of money. Thank you all for your time and I'll see you next Monday."

The room was suddenly filled with thankful sighs and an overwhelming amount of urgency to leave the dreaded conference room. The entire staff had been forced to sit in and listen to Alexander Hamilton explain his frustration towards America's economy. Again. It was more of a venting session than anything and was just labeled as a meeting so it would sound official and become mandatory for all employees to attend.

Angelica stood up with the rest of the participants and reluctantly gathered her briefcase and the ever standard manila folder considering she had absolutely no idea what she was doing and better yet where she was going. You see Angelica had only been actively working for 5 hours and in those 5 hours the only things she had done was attend this meeting and write down anything that might be considered helpful at a later date and because she had only done these two brainless tasks she had not met anyone other than Burr, who really didn't count and Stacy the receptionist who was still questioning her employment. Angelica grabbed her belongings and prepared to once again wander the office when she felt a tap on her shoulder. Angelica turned around and silently prayed that it wouldn't be Burr who unfortunately found pleasure in pestering her but when she had turned she saw not Burr but the one and only Alexander Hamilton.