Chapter One
Angelica and Eliza.
That's what people thought when they heard "The Schuyler Sisters."
But Peggy. That's what I hear.
Peggy, that's Peggy. Just Peggy, short for Margarita, but just Peggy. No one is allowed to call me Margarita.
Not that anyone would have the chance.
The invisible Schuyler triplet. No one cares. Not even the other two.
They argue and bicker and gossip with each other. I'm always left out, thrown from the room, or an obvious drop in volume when I walked in.
At least my father liked me.
Since the death of our mother three and a half years ago, my father and me have never been closer, not even Angelica or Eliza were as close to him as I am. He tells me more about his job, more about his thoughts, we play games and watch the same television shows. He is my only friend.
It's sad.
But I love my father and would do anything for him, so I barely mind.
Today, we are headed downtown to find something, and I, forced to come by father even though none of us wanted me to come, am not allowed to know what it was. But I am trying to catch up to my sisters who are walking incredible fast when I decided to give up and bent over at the waist to rest my hands on my knees to catch my breath.
When I looked up, I see a man talking to my sisters, Angelica seems disgusted by the man and I rush to catch up with them, and to hear the tail end of the conversation.
"Burr you disgust me."
"Oh, so you've discussed me, I'm a trust fund baby you can trust me."
"Ha, yeah right Burr." Angelica said and starts laughing hysterically.
"Angelica what was-"
"Nothing Peggy." Eliza cuts me off quickly.
I sigh heavily but then noticed Burr walk over to a group of people who are laughing and Burr hands some of them money.
Well all of them, except one of them, and he catches my attention. He is tall, much taller than me. His long hair it pulled back into a knot behind his head and he has a long face. He is laughing along side them but obviously is a little oblivious to whatever is happening around him.
Then Angelica looks over to what is happening and starts going over the them. Eliza falls in step, and I, of course follow.
"So what do we have here?" Angelica says to her.
"Oh, just a harmless bet, we seem to think that Burr can't charm anyone. Ms. Schuyler, you have solidified our musings." One of the boys says.
He's huge. Built like an athlete and a bandana tied around his head. He looked intimidating.
"Well Burr, if you're going to use me for a little experiment, at least introduce me to your friends here."
"Of course, Schuyler Sisters, may I introduce Alexander Hamilton, Hercules Mulligan, John Laurens and Marquis de Lafayette." Lafayette, so that was the tall ones name.
I looked at Angelica and Eliza, they were staring at Alexander.
Wow, that's going to end so well for them.
But I stared at the tall one. He stared at the ground a little. He looks as though he is shy, but not used to being shy.
Then Burr spoke up again, "and these are the illustrious Schuyler sisters, Angelica, Eliza and…"
Oh God, "Peggy." My voice came out no louder than a whisper.
"Ah, yes Peggy." At that conversation carried on lightly between all of them, excluding the tall one and me. A few times I look up at the man to catch him glancing my way. We made eye contact for a few seconds before one of us looked away, or he was somehow pulled back into the conversation just to smile or nod, not speaking a word.
I don't know why, but this time when I looked up to see him staring back I smiled a little, then took my phone out of my pocket.
Shit.
"Angelica Da-"
"Peggy be quiet we're trying to talk."
"But Daddy told me-"
"Don't call him that you sound like a child."
"He wanted us home at seven for dinner."
"Then go home, we're having a conversation, he'll understand."
Great another Daddy-Peggy dinner, not that I don't like them, it's just that he is always
disapointed.
"Fine, I'm going home then, disappoint daddy for all I care."
"We're missing dinner, not going to jail Margarita."
I gritted my teeth, "do not call me that."
"I can call you whatever I want to Margarita."
"This is why Daddy loves me most." With that i just walk away.
Until I feel a hand on my arm.