ANTAGONIST ➳ JANTHONY AU

chapter two- I'm in the play! well sorta...

Jazz P.O.V.

I napped on the front desk chair last night I didn't get any sleep and I was afraid of my nightmare and Daniel hurting me again. "Hello? We need-" Why does it smell fishy in here? I realize It was Ellie Ramos who was smirking. "What are you doing here?" I ask.

She sighs like I just asked her the dumbest question in the world. "Today is progress report meeting and it's held here," She states.

"Oh ha ha yeah," I say laughing nervously as I flipped through my checklist of the day.

"I missed it..." I added trying to make it less awkward.

As soon as she passed by I tipped my hat covering my eyes to take another great nap. "A nap on the job no wonder our place is better," Rachel says.

I roll my eyes. "Look around there is literally no one here yet" I reply dryly.

She scoffs. I later then hear a giggle then someone one say, "Perfect" Then a snap. When I removed my baseball cap Anthony held his phone pointed directly at me smiling in an amused mood. "Delete that!" I exclaim.

I jump in front of the desk chasing Anthony dogging supplies. All the way to the back of the restaurant where the garbage is. I pin him against the wall filled with anger buzzing from my head to my feet. "You delete that picture kay bud"

He looks down at my hand. "You're strong," He replies.

I roll my eyes. "Just delete it"

"See look I did," He says showing me his phone.

He stares closely at me, then touches my cheek with a band aid. "What happened?"

I move away from his hand. "I ran into a pole," I lie.

"You hurt yourself a lot."

"I'm clumsy very very clumsy now let's go back inside," I say nervously overwhelmed.

He doesn't question anything else and just follows me back inside where the meeting has just ended.

"Looking forwards to the inspections," Ellie says with a fake smile.

"Same here," My mom says with a fake smile.

Ellie starts heading out. "See you later..." Anthony whispers trailing behind his mom.

"What makes you think that?" I mouth.

"I just know," He mouths.

~*~*~*

I stayed upstairs since my day shift was over. I drew a picture of grandpa Louise. "Like my drawing grandpa?"

"Yes Aaliyah your very talented just like Jasmine she's very good Aaliyah but she doesn't credit herself enough"

Even though he thinks I'm Grandma I like having these conversations because he always talks about me and it's nice to hear them, to lighten my day. "So grandpa I'm going to enter my drawing for the playbill contest do you think I could really win"

"Of course Ali you will surely get picked." I put on a great grin.

"Well I'm going to enter this quick then come back then we can read any story you want grandpa."

"That reminds me Jazzy always loves to hang out with me every day and cares for me and reads to me stories more than anyone else."

"Don't worry grandpa be right back." I kiss his forehead.

"Bye, Aaliyah."

I leave downstairs with my sketchbook and head out to drop off my art.

Anthony P.O.V.

Auditions would take place tomorrow which is inspection day too so I have two things to worry about.

"Ma! I got an audition tomorrow!"

"Oh, my god dear that's good to hear!"

"I know!"

"Now back to scrubbing mister."

"Ma'am," I say grabbing a sponge off the counter.

Jazz P.O.V.

I got a letter today from Lin this either a yes or a reject if it's a yes then I can't let Daniel know. I open it up. I pause a second in awe. My art was excepted! Oh my god I can't wait to tell grandpa. I stuff my letter in my duffel bag before heading out to work. I walk to the restaurant. My mom ran up to me from outside. "Jazzy tomorrow is-"

"Inspection day," I finish.

"You're on night duty."

"No Aunt Kath is."

"She has a date tonight."

I roll my eyes. I really didn't want Daniel mad at me when I come home later than usual. "Sorry, hon but you're the only person I can rely on to get this place right."

I sigh. "Okay."

"Now front desk duty."

"Yes, ma'am." I painfully say.

Lin P.O.V.

I sat by Vanessa and Seb going through our bills together. "Wait those aren't, garbage Seb," I say before he tosses it in the garbage. "That is playbill designs, speaking of Playbill designs Vanessa I'm going be up all night," I say skeptically at the tall pile of designs.

She pouts. "Okay..."

"I'm sorry just...I really want this"

"I know..."

Vanessa and Seb later left to go to sleep. I still sat in the living room looking through designs. None really stuck out to me. I mean I wanted something to scream. I am Alexander Hamilton! I'm important! But nothing did until I flipped over the last one. A drawing with a star and a shadow of Hamilton as the top star and the words Hamilton musical. My eyes popped wide open. "This is the one..." I say. I flip the picture over to see the address. I wrote a letter telling her about her acceptance. Lin you're going to get that Tony!

"Lin go to sleep!" Vanessa yells.

I really need to learn to say stuff in my mind.