Well, it's time for some more angst. Then some more after that. Hee.. hee... I love writing angst if you can't tell.
I don't own Hamilton.
Chapter Sixteen
Theodosia rolled over in bed. "I think it's your turn to get Meggie," she whispered into her husband's ear, "I did it last time you know."
For a second Philip thought this was some cruel joke his wife was playing on him. They both knew that their daughter had passed away. Both of them were there when Meggie had taken her last breaths. But Theodosia wouldn't tease him about something like this. This was not his Theo.
Philip took his wife's hands in his own. "Theodosia, remember Meggie died. She got very sick and passed away. You remember, Theo."
"No, silly! Why would you even joke about something like that! Meggie's in her cot. Sound asleep. She's happy. And it's time for you to get her," said Theodosia, "I was up late last night trying to take care of her."
She sounded much too serious to be joking. Philip felt sick as he stood up from the bed. Theodosia only looked up at him with big doe eyes. She grinned up at her husband. Theodosia was truly the luckiest girl alive. With her loving husband and baby girl. None of that was going to leave her. Not ever.
"You know what, Theo?" Philip replied, "How about I take Meggie over to my parent's house. Um, so that way you could catch up on sleep. I know that you were up very late last night."
Theodosia beamed. "That's sounds just fine. I know that your mother has been wanting to see Meggie."
"Yeah. I'll be home in about an hour or two."
Philip got dressed as quickly as possible and ran out the door. This was not good. Once he arrived at his childhood home, he pounded on the door. Luckily, Ellie answered it almost as soon as he was done. Ellie burst out into a grin once she saw her older brother.
"Philip!" she exclaimed, hugging his leg, "I'm sorry about Meggie not being here anymore. Mama told me about it. But it's good that Teddy's better now."
"Thanks, Ellie-Bellie." Philip was touched by this little gesture. He hadn't seen his younger sister for ages. Even though he wasn't there for joyful reasons, but Ellie made him want to curl up and have a good cry. Philip had to snap out of it. "I need to see Mama and Papa, okay?"
"Tay!" Ellie ran off to do who knows what.
He stepped into the house. Philip found both of his parents in the office, talking in low whispers. The young man was able to get a few words out of their conversation.
"Burr was asking for it. I couldn't just say no to him! It was a duel! Besides I didn't die, did I?" Alexander was arguing, "Burr's a-"
"Just look at what dueling has done to this family! You could have died! He shot you between the ribs! Even if you weren't planning to shot him yourself, that doesn't matter! You dueled your son's wife's father! Mr. Burr even got to not duel before!" Eliza shot back.
That's when Philip knocked. Both parents shouted, "Come in!" Once they saw how worried their son looked, Alexander and Eliza stopped fighting. Eliza wrapped her arms around Philip.
"What happened?" Alexander asked him.
"I-It's Theo... She's acting strange. Like she believes that Meggie is still alive," Philip told them, "I don't understand why."
Both of them shared a look that could mean only one thing. This was a lot worse than Philip initially thought. For the past few days, he felt like the small child inside, but never like this. Alexander started walking over to his home, while Eliza started questioning him. The next thing he knew, Philip was sitting on the sofa with Annie by his side. The world was going on around him. Time passing by. Yet Philip felt nothing of it. His wife was the only thing on his mind.
At one point he was put in Alex's bed to catch a bit of much-needed rest. But Philip didn't want to be in bed. His wife could be in danger. He remembered that his aunt had gone through something like this when her husband died. Annie was trying to comfort her brother. But her words didn't reach him.
By the end of the day, Philip was back at home. Aaron was there. Waiting for him. He told his son-in-law that the doctor was with Theodosia. That after a few weeks she would be fine. But Philip didn't want to wait for it. He wanted his wife back.
"Sir, if you don't mind me asking, do you know why Theo might be acting this way?" Philip wondered.
Aaron let out a sigh. "When her mother passed away, I used to pretend that she was alive. I would talk to her all the time. I believe that Theo must have taken the same approach when it came to grieving."
"I just hope for the best, sir."
Because it never happened to Annie, Theodosia gets to experience what she went through. But that's not the end of it. Next chapter's gonna be so evil to my readers.
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