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(and yes, I did redo "The Adams Administration" for anyone looking to see that.)
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Chapter forty-two: Burn
I saved every letter you wrote me
From the moment I read them
I knew you were mine
You said you were mine
I thought were mine
Alexander's eyes grew wide. He barely noticed Angelica crossing in front of him to be with her sister.
Do you know what Angelica said
When we saw your first letter arrive?
She said: "Be careful with that one, love
he will do what it takes to survive."
"I did warn you, did I not?" Angelica smirked.
A smile played at Eliza's lips, but nothing more.
You and your words flooded my senses
Your sentences left me defenseless
You built me palaces out of paragraphs
You built cathedrals
"You do seem to have that effect on people." John leaned over and smirked.
Alexander scoffed. "Mhmm…"
I'm re-reading the letters you wrote me
I'm searching and scanning for answers
In every line
For some kind of sign
Of when you were mine
"Oh, the use of words and meaning simply amaze me!" Thomas said dramatically, throwing the back of his hand to his forehead and leaning back.
Washington offered a simple glance before turning away.
The world seemed to burn
Burn
You published the letters she wrote you
You told the whole world how you brought this girl
Into our bed
In clearing your name
You have ruined our lives
Eliza felt herself start to tear up. She stared out at the flickering flame onstage and let herself get lost in the song and emotion.
Do you know what Angelica said
When she read what you'd done?
She said: "You have married an Icarus.
He has flown too close to the sun."
You and your words obsessed with your legacy
Alexander felt a pang of guilt. It was true.
Your sentences border on senseless
He learned quickly after marrying her, that it took a lot more than words to keep her happy. Not that she was greedy or needy, in any way. Just that his love letters aren't enough to keep a roof over her head or food on her plate.
And you are paranoid in every paragraph
"Paranoid?" He thought. "I must have made that seem an understatement." He hung his head in shame.
"I'm a monster" he muttered.
Eliza, still lost in the music, reached for her husband's hand.
How they perceive you-
You, you, you
I'm erasing myself from the narrative
Let future historians wonder
How Eliza reacted
Peggy leaned over Alexander to grab her sister's arm. "It amazes me how strong you are. If this man-" she glanced at Stephan "-cheated on me, there wouldn't be forgiveness."
The corners of Eliza's lips turned up, "I wouldn't have if Mama wasn't there." She shot Alexander a smirk, but all he could do was frown.
When you broke her heart
You have torn it all apart
I'm watching it burn
Watching it burn
Eliza took her hand and gently pressed them to Alexander's chin. He slowly looked up to look at her. "I'm not mad anymore."
He studied her for a moment. Her eyes soft and calm, her posture straight, and her emotions unfaltered. He could see nothing hesitated before slowly taking her right hand and kissing her knuckles.
Eliza smiled at the gesture and flinched as a tear rolled down her right palm. "Alexander?" She whispered.
He shook his head and pressed her hand to his forehead while he wept. "You're too good to me."
She shook her hand and brushed back a few stray hairs of his. "It was a mistake, and you learned, it's well into the past. Hush."
The world has no right to my heart
The world has no place in our bed
They don't get to know what I said
I'm burning the memories
Burning the letters
that might have redeemed you
You forfeit all rights to my heart
You forfeit the place in our bed
You'll sleep in your office instead
With only the memories
of when you were mine
I hope that you burn
"Oh screw it!"
Everyone turned to see Hercules. He had a handkerchief out,and had it pressed to his voice was scratchy and uneven. Alexander studied him before he realized his friend was crying.
Hercules glanced at everyone. "Do you not have a heart?! You monsters!"