All three of Alex's new roommates were lounging on the sofa when he walked back in that evening. They all stopped talking abruptly and stared at the TV the way he stared at textbooks. He probably wouldn't have noticed they were acting strangely if the TV was on.
He went into his room, thinking about what Angelica had said. He could not like Laurens. Okay, he had liked people in the past, but he'd never taken more than a week to get over them – and they were most definitely not his new best friend.
Alex formed a new plan to get Laurens out of pre-law permanently. It wasn't even too crazy, compared with things he'd done in the past.
His new plan involved a boy named Geoffrey, who he'd chosen for his similarities to Laurens. Geoffrey was almost exactly the same height and build, with freckles and curly hair that he normally kept under a beanie.
The most important thing about Geoffrey, though, was the fact that he was studying marine biology.
Angelica thought it was a ridiculous plan. Lafayette found it hilarious. Mulligan had told Alex that it was the most stupid thing he'd ever thought of doing, including the time when he was ten and tried to build a ship out of raincoats to sail to America.
Laurens, however, thought it was a brilliant idea, and that was all Alex needed to convince him to go through with it. It's because he's my partner-in-crime, thought Alex, nothing more.
Alex thought his friend looked amazing in the Geoffrey-esque beanie that Mulligan had, albeit reluctantly, whipped up for them, although he would never admit it Hmm... Maybe Angelica had a point. Laurens was incredibly excited about going to the marine biology lecture. He'd even done Geoffrey's homework of drawing turtles in insane detail, focusing on it the same way Alex focused on essays.
Unfortunately, Geoffrey wasn't as keen on trying something new. Which was probably why he stood up in the middle of pre-law, announced to the room that he was most certainly not John Laurens and could he please go back to marine biology because this is boring as hell?
A/N Sorry about the short chapter, there's a super long one coming soon to make up for it. Anyway, what do you think of Alex's latest plan? Crazy or just Alex-ish? Also - slight JeffMads in next chapter, along with a new character in the form of Washington. Please review!
Thank you for reading!
Kitty:)