Why should I care? Modern College AU- Hamliza, Hamilton x Eliza

The Explanation

See first chapter for disclaimers:
TW: mentions of past anxiety and possible self harm
Enjoy!
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Eliza's POV

The letters.

You know how sometimes you just wish you never did something? That's how I felt.

When she found the letters

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It was a dry autumn morning. Angelica was in her junior year of high school, Peggy and I in our sophomore year.

I was angry. Not at anyone in particular, just angry. No, I wasn't menstruating.

Then, my boyfriend dumped me. I was furious. Miserable.

And... Angelica said something. Something stupid. Something that sisters bicker about, like stealing a hairbrush. Something like that.

That tipped me over the top.

And I wrote. I wrote letters. I wrote two. Both to Angelica. I was furious, the letters ruthless.

I wrote one to my ex boyfriend that had just dumped me. It made me feel better. I did that for months, writing letters, stashing them in a folder I kept buried in the back of my closet.

One day, she found them.

She was looking for a pair of shoes. She came across my pale blue folder. She read everything.

"I swear, it's not what it looks like—"
She cut me off.

"W-What is it then?"

I couldn't stand to see her like this.

"I was just angry, Pegs."

"Why are so many to Angie? Why aren't any... addressed to me?" She seemed angry and hurt. Betrayed. She could tell they weren't good letters, but was still hurt.

I sigh. "Don't tell Angie."

No one spoke.

"Don't give me a reason to."

Alex's POV

John was asleep. I wasn't. I was on my bed, typing.

School was no where near starting, so for now, I wrote about my day.

I met a girl today.

She had chocolate colored hair and pale skin. She had eyes that I could fall into forever. She was taller than me. Her name was Eliza.

I clicked to another document. I wrote some about the Revolutionary War.

8,000 words later, I check the time.

3:00 am
8/4/2019

"Shi... Shoot." I say.

I close my laptop and put it away.

Eliza's POV

TIME SKIP TO THE FOLLOWING MORNING

Eliza: Hey, Alex.

Lion: Hey

Eliza: Wanna come to the mall with me today? My sisters are out without me at some racing event...

Lion: Sure. Meet you there :D

Eliza: Meet you there

I put my phone away and got dressed. Cowgirl boots, blue dress that ended near my knees. Golden owl necklace. My hair down except for the two strips near my face that I tied behind my head.

I drove to the mall nearby. I waited near the entrance on a bench, my legs crossed. I checked the time: 7:30. By 7:35, he had arrived.

I was looking at a blue and brown bird at their nest, eight chicks waiting to be fed. 

"'Liza!" I heard my name. 

"Alex! Hey!" He was in a sweatshirt and jeans. "So nice to see you." We both turned a bit pink. "So, shall we go in?" He held the door for me as I entered.

"Such a gentleman," I laughed. 

"Woah..." I hear Alex gasp in awe. The ceiling was a dome with potted plants hanging down. People roamed everywhere. There was a large fountain surrounded by flowering bushes.

"Its gorgeous..."

Alex's POV

"It's gorgeous..." She tucked her hair behind her ear and looked at me from the corner of her eye. I turn pink.

Ba-dump... Ba-dump... Ba-dump

Helpless...

I stared at her for probably an eternity. 

"How about we get something to eat?" She asked.

"Sure." We start walking. My stomach growled loudly. She laughed, falling over a bit. Her cheeks turn rosy and her hair falls from behind her ears. She laughs a cute laugh, the sound ringing in my heart.

Ba-dump...

Eventually, we are at the food court. We sit down with our food, sitting next to one another in a booth. We eat for a while.

Eliza's POV

We eat for a while.

"So. Eliza," Alex starts, "What are you majoring in?"

"Nursing, you?"

"Law." I smile.

"Thats cool,"

We sit in awkward silence for a very, painful, amount of time.

"You said you were from the Carribean?"

"Nevis, yes." He tensed a bit.

"Oh, Alex- I'm sorry. If you don't want to talk about it-" I say, awkardly putting my hand on his arm nearest me.

"It's fine, you didn't know." He said, his voice wavering. "So what brings you to New York?"

"Oh, I live in New York, but far enough away to need a dorm." I explain.

"Oh, that's cool." He says. I remember my hand is on his arm, so I slowly move it away.

"Want to come back to my dorm and watch a movie?" I ask.

"Sure."

OOH I know what I'm gonna do with this... >=)