Lams - Hamilton (modern AU/double POV)

Chapter 5 - Alexander's POV

"John! Here you are!" I let go of Eliza's hand and rush to check on him. "Are you alright? What happened?"
He sniffs. "I'm fine."
I help him get up and I feel those butterflies in my stomach again. Fuck, what's wrong with me? I look at his face and wipe his cheek dry. His eyes are distant from mine. There it is. There's absolutely zero chance for us to be together. I try to convince myself I'm making the right choice by dating Eliza.
"Guys, did you finish your lunches?" asks Angelica. We all shake our heads and she suggests we get back to the cafeteria.
"Merde. What if they stole our lunches? I had fries in my tray, my friend. Fries, pour l'amour de Dieu," yells Laf.
Hercules pats his shoulder. "Not so sure it could actually happen, dude."

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We sit back at the table and the girls get something to eat, too. I keep looking at Eliza while she's at the bar. She sure is pretty...
John snaps his fingers and I turn around. "What?"
He stays quiet for a few seconds, his eyes still lucid. "Are you looking at the girl you were holding hands with?"
I think I blush. Not so sure if it's because he mentions Eliza or because he looks like a puppy saying that. "I- uh- Y-you mean Eliza? Yeah, we... we have a date this evening."
He raises his eyebrows and lets out a soft "oh" as he looks back at his food. I hear him gulp.
"Good for you," he says, in the coldest tone I've ever heard.
What did I do wrong? What's his problem? He's making me kind of nervous.
"Is everything okay, John?"
He frowns, then looks up at me with a light smile. "Yeah. Don't worry."
As I'm trying to process what just happened, I feel Eliza's soft hand on my shoulder. She sits down next to me and hands me a glass full of a drink.
I look at her, then at the drink. "What's that?"
She smiles. "It's just a strawberry milkshake. I saw you finished the juice you bought earlier, so I got you another thing to drink."
I smile back. "Aww, that's so sweet of you! Thanks!"
"No problem!"
We both giggle.
I turn around for a second and see John laughing and chatting with the others. Seeing him happy makes me happy. I look back at Eliza and give her a small peck on her cheek.