Jamilton, a game

Chapter 13: Herc goes to stay with Laf

Herc's POV

"Sh-She already knows sir..."

He looks upset and punches me in the head. "DID YOU TELL HER?!"

"N-No sir! A few times I came back from school and she found injuries! I only told her it was a bully but I don't think she believes me!.."

"You brat!"

He starts to beat me. After a few minutes I see nothing but black.

A few hours later I wake up. In my bed, I feel a rag on my head and try to move but it hurts. I realize that I was probably put in here by dad, it was probably that dumb excuse where after lecturing me I fell asleep, even though I was most likely bleeding.

I honestly wish I could live with John or Lafayette. Even Burr wouldn't be a bad choice.

Mom walks in and takes a rag off of my head, then switches it out. I look at her with loving eyes and she looks at me with sympathetic ones.

"Sweetie... how much has he hurt you?..." She asks, I look a little shocked but try to not show it too much.

"Nothing Ma, it was another kid from school. We went out of the house for a small walk and.. then the kid showed up and started hurting me." I reply.

"That's a lie." She says. "I know it is. I know it's your father who has been hurting you. There's been times when you were carried from your bedroom and he would say that a bully came to hurt you. And I've heard cries or screams. He thinks I can't but I can always hear them."

"....I'm sorry for lying to you Ma..."

"I know and I understand. He probably said he's beat you if you didn't lie."

I look a little upset and ashamed and I nod to her. She lightly takes the back of my head and pulls me close to her, hugging me and making me feel loved. When she pulls away she starts to speak again. 

"Darling. I would like you to get yourself and your siblings away from here. Go to someone you know and live with them for a bit. I'm going to divorce your father, I can't have you kids around in case he tries something."

"But what if he tries something on you?..."

"He won't. I know because my mother is coming to stay with me for a few days while the divorce is happening. He won't be able to hurt me with any of my family here."

"Okay... as long as you're safe. I have that rich friend I just made who has many rooms in his house and is more than friendly. I can ask him if we can stay with him for a bit"

"That'd be perfect. Ask your friend as soon as possible and tell me what he says."

"Okay. I'll ask him at school tomorrow."

"Okay." She gives me another kiss on my head and leaves me. I lay back and think about Lafayette again. I can't wait to see him.

-- Okay people I'm sorry for taking so long. My brain is the type that  likes to make things all come together in a slow but okay pace. I know this is supposed to be Jamilton and it is. Jamilton is just hopefully soon in the future XD let me know if I need to pick up the pace faster than I'm going to try to. XD --

Laf's POV

The next morning when I get to school I see the normal, Jefferson teasing Hamilton, thing. Breaking up the bullying I take Hamilton away and then I see Hercules come up to me.

"Hey Laf"

"Hello Hercules. How are you?"

"Eh.. I came to ask you something."

"Go for it!"

"Umm... my family is going through some hard times and my parents are getting a divorce, but my Mom would like us to stay elsewhere than our house. If you don't mind... um.."

"Hercules, would you like to stay at my house? Is that what you are trying to ask?"

"Um.. yes. Do you mind? I was trying to not sound like I'm inviting myself and my siblings."

"Of course I don't mind mon ami! I would be delighted to have you at my house. You and your siblings are all welcome."

"Thank you Laf."

"No problem. Hmhm."

I smile at him and he smiles back. We walk to our classes and they start.

~After school and at the house~

I just finished getting the last bedroom ready for Herc and his siblings. My helpers finished tidying the house an there's a knock on the door. When I get down the stairs, Herc and his siblings are at the door with my maid greeting them. 

"Welcome Hercules and his siblings! I have prepared your rooms for you and hope you'll like them to the description I was given. I will have a maid show you around, but first, let me show you the rooms. After the maid shows you all around you will have a couple hours until it is time for dinner." Everyone nods to me and I show them to their rooms. They all loved them and I think Hercules was a little flattered at the fact that I put him in the room next to mine. They all settle in and then are shown around the house. While his siblings are being shown around the house, Herc asks to take a shower and I show him where everything in the bathroom is. I find that we are short on towels in that room but I guess he didn't notice.

I walk out to get more towels and when I return his shirt is off, but there are bruises all over him. I drop the towels in shock and he turns around in shock. 

"Hercules mon ami what happened?!" I almost yell and he looks almost scared. But softens a little.

"...This is why my parents are divorcing... I'm the only one he's done it too, but he would abuse me if I made him angry... Mom wanted to divorce him before he started on her or the other siblings. She realized recently." Herc answers.

"Hercules I'm... I'm so sorry..." I hug him and he flinches a little, but then leans into the hug and hugs back.