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Chapter forty: Hurricane
In the eye of a hurricane
There is quiet For just a moment
A yellow sky...when I was seventeen a hurricane
Destroyed my town I didn't drown
I couldn't seem to die
"Oh my god!" Eliza gasped and hugged Alex.
i wrote my way out
Wrote everything down far as I could see
I wrote my way out
I looked up and the town had its eyes on me
Stephen glanced over at Peggy. "Are you crying?" He tenderly reached over to feel her face. "You are."
"Peggy?" Eliza asked.
Peggy hopped up and embraced Alex. "I can't imagine what it must've been like!"
Alex chuckled slightly. "It was hard, but i survived." He hugged his sister-in-law back and whispered, "now go sit with your husband again before his glare turns me to stone."
Peggy laughed and went to Stephen.
They passed a plate around
Total strangers
Moved to kindness by my story
Raised enough for me to book passage on a
Ship that was New York bound…
I wrote my way out of hell
I wrote my way to revolution
I was louder than the crack in the bell
I wrote Eliza love letters until she fell
Eliza smiled and rested her head on Alex's shoulder.
I wrote about The Constitution and defended it well
"A little too much, but I'm glad you did." Thomas said.
"AWWWWW THANKS, THOMAS!" Alex squealed, batting his eyelids.
"Ugh!" Thomas looked like he was about to puke.
And in the face of ignorance and resistance
I wrote financial systems into existence
And when my prayers to God were met with indifference
I picked up a pen, I wrote my own deliverance
In the eye of a hurricane
There is quiet
For just a moment
A yellow sky
I was twelve when my mother died
Eliza wrapped her arms around him.
She was holding me
Eliza held him tighter.
We were sick and she was holding me
She squeezed her eyes closed.
I couldn't seem to die
Eliza let out a faint whimper and Angie released a small cry. Alex motioned to his eldest daughter. She rushed over and joined the hug.
"Sometimes I don't know how you do it." Eliza muttered.
"Shh," Alex said, cradling two of his beloveds.
"Aww, look at Hamilton, the family man!" Jefferson spat.
"It's more than you can say, Thomas." Alex said, still rocking the girls.
Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it…
Alex gasped. "Was that Burr?"
Eliza grasped him tighter. "Betsey, I didn't realize this bothered you so deeply."
She wiped her tears. "You left me with 8 children! These emotions have been bottles up inside of me since when I needed to be strong of the orphans!"
((There were 9 right?))
"I know, I know."
I'll write my way out…
Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it…
Write ev'rything down, far as I can see…
Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait…
History has its eyes on you.
I'll write my way out…
Overwhelm them with honesty.
"Dont." Angelica said sternly.
This is the eye of the hurricane, this is the only
Way I can protect my legacy…
Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait…
The Reynolds Pamphlet
"Great." Angelica wined.