Jamilton, a game

Chapter 3: Past reminders

Laf POV 

We walked through the magnificent stone archway entrance. After that there was the playground. We walked past it to go look at the beauty behind it. The leaves of the trees were turning a lovely amber, red, and orange. They looked as if it was all splattered with marvelous paint. I enjoyed the lovely walks through the park. We talked and laughed. We played and ate there at times. We'd always had the best times.... until... they.. all died... I barely knew Michael when he died... mom and dad died a little after but it still hurts deeply...

(in reality his mom died when he was like a teenager, but this is fanfiction so whatever hahaha!)

I feel my eyes getting tighter and tighter until they suddenly open.

"Lafayette...... You're crying.." Laurens says. Laurens has his hands on my shoulders. He looks like he's been shaking me, trying to wake me up. From a deep, dark, past... called memory....

"I-It hurts...." I say... 

John's POV

"I-It hurts...." Lafayette says. I look at him almost scared for him. I take my hands off of him.

"Is that better?" I ask, hoping I didn't grip him too much.

"It-It all hurts.... m-my heart.. m-my love.. e-everything." Lafayette shuts his eyes tightly again and tears fall down his face. 

"Did someone you love break up with you or something even though we're only in 6th grade?" Aaron asks, getting a little closer with Herc.

Lafayette shakes his head slowly and tears up more.

"Lafayette....." Alex asks cautiously. 

Lafayette opens his eyes a little, Alex sits next to him with his tea and blanket. Lafayette looks at him and Alex looks back, Alex cautiously took Lafayette's arm and opened his mouth to speak.

"Était-ce quelqu'un beaucoup plus cher pour vous?"

("Was it someone much more dear to you?")

Lafayette nods his head.

"What did you ask him?" Herc asks.

Alex looks at us, he looks back at Lafayette, then us again. "I asked if it was someone dear to him.."

I look at Alex. Then I look at Lafayette and grab his hands, "You can tell us, we've kept so many secrets that other kids didn't want others to know but trusted us with them."

Lafayette just looked at me and had a cold, depressed look. He looked as if all went to Hell in the most fragile part of his life... he looks as if he's broken inside. 

"I shouldn't...." He says quietly, almost into a whisper..

"You should, we all could be friends, we all could have a great time with each other."

"No...... Everyone I love leaves... I can't feel that pain again... I can't be friends with you all, though you've given me great hospitality. I should go, leave you be." Lafayette gets up and shakes my hand. He shakes Herc's and Aaron's as well. Then he goes to Alex and speaks to him. "If I can. I will try to get that bear back for you. I understand how precious it is to you..."

Alex looks at him sadly. It almost looks like he's trying to guilt trip Lafayette into staying with us. It hurts me to see Alex's sad eyes, staring into Lafayette's soul. Lafayette gets up and walks to the front door. He opens it to see pouring rain outside. Lafayette doesn't even look back at us and he just walks out the door, shutting it behind him. I look over at Alex and he looks at me. We look at Aaron and Herc, not understanding what had just happened. It was a little scary to see that Lafayette just snapped so suddenly.

Laf's POV

I walked through the rain, my head low, honestly, I feel like I just want a car to hit my right here, right now. But my family wouldn't want that. My family would want me to live my life, live happily. I walk up to the door of my house. I look at it and plaster a smile on my face. I then knock on the door.

One of my maids opens the door. "Hello sir, you look happy." She says.

"Happy as ever," I reply as I walk in. "There sadly was a boy who was being mentally and physically hurt today, another kid stole his teddy bear that meant much to him. I want to retrieve the bear, but I was able to take the boy home, he's alright. If he catches anything, it'll be nothing more than a cold."

"Well that's alright," she says as she takes my coat. "We've been awaiting you, the others have done well with keeping the house clean. Your bedroom is dusted and vacuumed. The sheets were washed as well as the blanket and the bed was made nicely."

"That's wonderful, I would like to call everyone together."

"Yes sir." The maid hangs my coat on the coat hanger and goes off to gather the rest of my helpers.

I go to the main room, we always gather there when I wish to speak with all of them at once, before they all come in I plaster a smile on my face once more and then I watch them come in. I get on a chair to make sure they all can see me. 

"Hello everyone! I thank all of you for being such help today. I know I may have worried you a little when not returning by the usual times. But there was a boy who needed help today, I couldn't resist but help the poor soul. But the main reason I called you all is to thank you all for continuously fixing up the house while I am at the school. It is looking much more lovely than it was when we all moved here. It is a very big place to be with only 20 people, if you wish for me to hire a few others to make it known by the word of "I". All those in favor,"

"......."

"All those apposed?"

"I." Everyone answers.

"Very well then," I giggle a little. "You all can be dismissed for the day if you wish. You can continue or switch to whatever you want now." I get down from the chair, my helpers what others call "servants" start to leave and wander around the room. One of the other maids come over to me.

"That was a lovely thing you did for that boy, I'm sure he thanks you greatly."

"There was more I could've done for him... but I did what I could. It was simply what my parents and brother would've wanted, along with my hearts desires." I walk off to go to my room.

I hope you all enjoyed this one!!! It was fun to make!