Sinners and Saints: A modern HAMILTON AU

chapter 3

Alex's POV: 

"What a dick! Who does he think he is, beating his girlfriend like that!" I was cuddling with John on the couch, watching The Lion King. 

John nodded slowly, looking dazed. 

I faced him and cupped my hands on his face. "Babe, what's wrong?"  

He shrugged. "just thinking, I guess." 

Concern flashed on my face. "Do you wanna talk about it?" 

He shook his head swiftly and snuggled closer. "my problems aren't important. Tonight is about Disney." 

I knew something was wrong but didn't question it further. I didn't want him to be upset. 

After another ten minutes, our cuddling became a full on make out session. 

"you know I love you, right?" I nibbled on his lip. 

He giggled and passionately kissed me, wrapping himself around me. 

John's phone dinged with a message. He distangled himself from me and checking the notification and paled. 

"John, what's wrong?" I peered over his shoulder reading the text: 

unknown number: come back to us or we'll send this to your everyone INCLUDING your father. u have three hours to make up your mind 

<photo attached>  

it was a photo of us 'having our fun' and it looked quite recent. Thirty seconds later, we heard a ruckus from outside our window. 

"Stay here, I'll see what's happening. Don't move." I warned. 

John looked paler then ever. I wonder if he even heard me. 

I lingered for a moment then ran outside to find Laf holding a little man up by the collar and Herc scrolling through a phone. 

"LAF WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!" I pried him from the trembling teenager. 

Laf's grip tightened. "This little prick was snapping photos of you and John." 

Herc tossed me the phone while glaring at the teenager. Sure enough, one of the photo's was the one identical from the one sent to John. 

"Please don't hurt me!" The teenager whimpered. 

"First tell us who you are and then we'll decide if you live or not." Herc crossed his arms. 

"S-Samual Seabury! I was forced to do this I swear! I'msososososorry!"

I remember Seabury, he's the freshman dating Charles Lee. 

Laf loosened his grip but still held him up. "Who forced you into this?" 

"R-Reynolds and Francis. I'm sorry! he said he would kill me if I didn't do it!" 

I deleted the photos and stared into Seabury's eyes. He looked innocent and afraid. I motioned for Laf to let go of him. 

He rolled his eyes and dropped the freshman like he was week old garbage. 

"anything else we should know?" I knelt down to his eye level. 

His eyes widened in guilt and fear. "I was only a distraction. I was supposed to send you out here so Reynolds could grab John." 

"WHAT?!" we shrieked in unison. 

"I'm sorry! I had to!" Seabury was trembling in fear. 

I ran back to the dorm and found it empty. John was gone. "oh my god, no! no no no no!" I tore through everything even though I knew he was nowhere here.