(Book One)
Two men, both very different yet very much the same. When the last match has been lit, one became blinded by its smoke. A rash decision has been decided, for the two men have agreed upon a duel... But when the last light goes out in the t...
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Chapter 12
Overwhelming Contradiction
A. Hamilton
Fuck.
Clinging to the pole, I watched in shock as the man who had chased us was making his way over to us... Burr glared at the straggly lad and made a kind of growling sound in the back of his throat.
We didn't even notice that the strange vehicle came to a stop and people were hopping on... A man brushed past us, grabbing the pole that was near me.
What was strange was that when I looked at him, we locked eyes...
He had these deep, dark brown eyes that can tell you a story or two just by gazing into them. His hair was short and swept slightly to the side and he had a bit of facial hair. The man had slightly tanned skin and stood only an inch or two taller than me...
I felt a tug on my coat and was immediately pulled away from the trance.
"Come on we have to-" Burr spoke urgently just as the "subway" moved.
I was caught off-balanced and almost fell but held on with on my might.
"Shit..."I heard Burr mutter under his breath.
A shiver went down my spine when I saw the creepy lad glaring at me from at least a few feet away...
At least, he stopped coming towards us... But, who can move with all these people in here... My god...
I heard a small chuckle from the man next to me.
"First time?" he asked.
Confusion clouded my brain at the question but I soon realized he meant being on this thing...
"Uh...oh, yeah, I suppose that this is would be my first time being on this...subway," I answered, hesitantly, looking back at the man.
Burr glanced at us and made a worried grunting sound.
The man smiled and held his free hand out for me to shake it.His eyes glimmered hidden youth and warm friendliness. I felt at comfort around him.
"My name is Lin-Manuel Miranda! You aren't from around here, are you?." he spoke.
Panic seeped through me. I glanced at Burr who stiffened, looking at me with wide eyes.
How the hell am I supposed to respond?!? I can not tell this man my real name... Can I?!!
"Oh! Uh...n-no I'm not from around here..." I stuttered embarrassingly.
The "subway machine thing" stopped again...
We took this opportunity to race out of there, quickly.
"Wait!" I heard the man called "Lin-Manuel Miranda" call.
