Alex's POV
"Alex, baby, we'll make it. We've never needed him anyway."
"Alex, you gotta be strong, okay, you're gonna make it."
"Alex, I'm not gonna make it. Take this. Take care of your brother, he's gonna get himself into trouble one day. You two are gonna make it."
Well, Mom. What about now? You're gone. James is gone. Peter's... gone.Dad doesn't want me. I'm laying in a coma after one of the worst storms the Island has faced, in ever. In fact, everyone thinks I'm helpless and stupid. I'm not stupid. I hope they know, cuz I'll be outta here soon, and I'mma blow 'em all away.
Imma do it for you, Momma. Imma make you proud.
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"We, as in the Island council, have decided that you, Alexander Hamilton, will go to the prestigious Princeton Academy. Very generous donations have been made to us and we have chosen to--"
"Wait, I'm going to school?! Awesome!" I yell, genuinely happy. I whoop and punch the air, forgetting that I still have a slightly fractured rib. It painfully reminded me. He gives me a dirty look, nods and throws something at me.
"Plane tickets. Directions. I, for one, am happy your leaving. We don't need youth like you on our streets."
Imma prove him wrong. I'll show him that I can do something with my life.
My name's Alexander Hamilton. There's a million things I haven't done, but just you wait. Just you wait.
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Who tells your Story - Modern Hamilton Fanfic
Fiksi RemajaAlexander Hamilton has always been a smart kid, but when his mother dies after his father leaves them, he's distraught and aimless, turning to a life of crime just to keep his education and brother alive. Tragedy strikes and he loses everything in a...
