Running Into Hamilton

Another One-part 49

She is adorable. I smile and wait for her to return.
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*Maddie pov*

I run off too the cafeteria and grab myself a chicken Caesar wrap, getting Riley some pasta and a bottle of water. I run back into his room and he hugs me. "I loved the note." He says, then i place his food on the small mobile table over his bed. We both eat and watch television as i update him on school. Jazz and Anthony come a little while later and we all hang out until Rileys parents get back from work, when they take over and spend time with him. We drive home and I watch youtube videos and lay in my bed.

I zone out while watching a video, and begin to think. It was my fault. If I wasn't there, if I hadn't invited Riley, if I wasn't me, this wouldn't have happened. Anthony would be performing, Riley wouldn't be in the hospital, everything would be normal. I begin to think. Eventually I fall asleep, these thoughts still running through my mind.

"It's all your fault! If you hadn't been with us, I could be happy, playing Laurens and Phillip again! And your stupid boyfriend would be safe in his bed." The tall, curly haired man shouts at me. He slaps me repeatedly, knocking me over while yelling. "You should be the one with bullet holes in you, suffering to stay alive.  You should be in our shoes." He says with a last slap, then marches into his room, a bottle of whiskey in hand.

I wake up to the same face above me, immediately flinching and trying to get away. His face stretches into confusion and sadness, unsure why im trying to get away. I shake and wipe the stray tears from my face. "Mija, what's wrong? What happened?" He asks, and I slowly shake my head. "Y-you told me it was my fault. You h-hit me, you were d-drinking." I mumble out as he wraps his arms around me. "Oh honey, I would never do that. It wasn't your fault. You're safe here." He says into the hug, me crying in his shoulder. Anthony and i walk out to the living room, then into the kitchen. He turns on the stove and makes me hash browns, while i make chocolate chip pancakes. We eat at the table, Jazz emerging from her room when she smells food.

We eat as a family, then get dressed to go see Riley and take him home. His parents both have really demanding jobs, so they can't be there. We bring him to our apartment and have a Disney movie marathon in the living room. I build a blanket nest around us as Jazz and Anthony do the same. We go through Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Mulan, and Toystory, with an episode of full house stuck in there somewhere.

We all fall asleep on the couch early, then take Riley to his house around 9. I fall asleep as we get home and sleep peacefully for once.
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AN ugh sorry for the constant crappy chapters. U I really try my best but there is a lot going on. If you guys could just stay with me for about a month, I'm releasing another PRE WRITTEN book as well as having this book get better. I love you all. Bye!