Chapter 17

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We sat down at our usual table and started to eat. Pidge strangely kept giving me these weird looks. I brushed them off. Lance than grabbed my hand under the table and held it tight. I blushed a little and than squeezed his hand.
After the lunch bell rang I went to my next class with Shiro since he teaches it.
Shiro is the history teacher. He is also the youngest teacher at this school. Only being 25. He is known as one of the best teachers. Mainly because he always finds a way to make the lessons actually fun. Not like the usual 'This is going to be fun!,' and than it not be, no it is actually fun.
This week we are starting our new unit on The American Revolution and Alexander Hamilton. This morning he said he had a surprise for today's class. He than went on YouTube and searched up Alexander Hamilton Karaoke. I looked at him and walked over to my desk to whisper into my ear, " Take it away." I looked up at him and the music started.
I took a deep breath and began,

How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore
And a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence impoverished,
In squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar?
The ten-dollar founding father without a father
Got a lot farther by working a lot harder
By being a lot smarter By being a self-starter
By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter
And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted away
Across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up
Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of
The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter
Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned
Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain
Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain
And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain
Well, the word got around, they said, this kid is insane, man
Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland
Get your education, don't forget from whence you came
And the world is gonna know your name
What's your name, man?
Alexander Hamilton
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait, just you wait
When he was ten his father split, full of it, debt-ridden
Two years later, see Alex and his mother bed-ridden
Half-dead sittin' in their own sick, the scent thick
And Alex got better but his mother went quick
Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide
Left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something new inside voice saying
Alex, you gotta fend for yourself
He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the shelf
There would have been nothin' left to do for someone less astute
He woulda been dead or destitute without a cent of restitution
Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord
Tradin' sugar cane and rum and all the things he can't afford
Scammin' for every book he can get his hands on
Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on the bow of a ship headed for a new land
In New York you can be a new man
In New York you can be a new man
In New York you can be a new man
In New York you can be a new man
In New York you can be a new man
Just you wait
Alexander Hamilton
We are waiting in the wings for you
You could never back down
You never learned to take your time
Oh, Alexander Hamilton
When America sings for you
Will they know what you overcame?
Will they know you rewrote your game?
The world will never be the same, oh
The ship is in the harbor now
See if you can spot him
Another immigrant comin' up from the bottom
His enemies destroyed his rep America forgot him
We fought with him
Me, I died for him
Me, I trusted him
Me, I loved him
And me, I'm the damn fool that shot him
There's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait
What's your name, man?
Alexander Hamilton

The entire classe clapped and Shiro than put on the regular versons of the songs and let them play. I looked at Shiro and thought, ' That better get me a good grade.

Time skip brought to you by my cat: after school
Lance met me by my locker as I was grabbing my stuff. He leaned on the locker by me and asked, " Hey so do you want to come meet my family tonight?"
I looked at him with a terrified expression. He than reassured me, " Don't worry they'll love you. "
I gave him a shaky nod and gave him a nervous smile. He gave me a kiss on the cheek and said into my ear," I'll pick you up at 5:30." He than ran off to catch the bus.

Ok so long authors note ahead.
So first how did you guys like the chapter?
Second thank you guys so much for 5k reads. You all are the best.
Now down to business I am going to be taking summations for characters for Lance's family. To enter a character you need to put on:
Name
Age
Gender
Sexuality
Description on what they look like
What Their Personally is like.
And
How they are related to Lance.
__________________I will be choosing out of all of the submissions on
Ether Sunday March 25th or Monday March 26th. It just depends on how many submissions I get. If I don't chose your character I might use it later or in another story. Lance will have a big family tho so many of the characters will most likely end in their. No promises tho.
BYYYYYYEEEE!!!!!!

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