CHAPTER 4
A/N: Whoop whoop! New chapter! one thing, this chapter has more devolplement between her father and other members of the family so I wanted to say a few things.
Number One: Peggy's mother wasn't mentioned in the play at all so therefore she isn't a living of the family.
Number Two: Peggy doesn't have the same number of siblings she did in real life, just Angelica and Eliza.
Peggy sat across from Eliza who was raging over something Angelica had done.
"UH! She's so annoying!" Eliza ranted. Peggy had tuned out about an hour earlier. It was talks like these she hated. One sister raging against another. Her being torn apart over who was right. It usually was neither. For some reason, this time it was especially bad, given the fact Eliza had cut Angelica off earlier.
"Are you even listening to me? Hello? Earth to Margaret!" Eliza's annoying voice broke Peggy from her thoughts.
"Not you too! Get out!" Eliza shoved Peggy out of her room and slammed the door.
"Well that escalated quickly." Peggy said to herself.
"Hey daddy." Peggy beamed as she walked into her father's study and planted a kiss on his head.
"Do you want to play chess?" The girl held up a box of chess pieces and flashed a hopeful grin.
"I'm sorry pumpkin but I'm doing report cards. It's so close to the end of the school year and I'm extra busy. Maybe next time." He gave her a hug. "It's near summer for you too! Shouldn't you be doing homework?" His face took on a sly, joking, expression. "Getting ready to go to the Winters Ball with a boy?"
"Daddy!" Peggy squealed and blushed, despite the fact there was no boy in question.
"Or girl!" He held up his hands defensively. "I won't judge!" Peggy laughed and skipped out of the room.
After her mum died, Peggy and her father became extremely close and he was the only family member she had that bond with.
Peggy walked back to her room and started fondly at a picture of her family. Her mother, a beautiful woman with curves and wave brown hair to match her chocolate skin. Her hazel eyes had specks of blue in them that Peggy had always envied, and they had a kind soft look.
'Remember her before the crash?' Peggy's mind randomly said and Peggy froze.
Don't remember.
Don't think.
Don't remember.
Her body went ice cold before she noticed Angelica standing in her doorway. Peggy mustered a smiled and said hello. Angelica yelled at her. Peggy said sorry.
In moments like this, she felt her life was like a movie that she was watching. With a script and a line of movements she was required to do to stay in the film.
Peggy's body took over from her mind and her mind zoned out. Angelica went away after a while and Peggy set down the chest board. She flopped down on her bed when she felt a buzz from under her. Pulling her phone out from her short pocket Peggy looked at the screen.
Unknown Number: bonjour mon ami it's lafayette
Peggy smiled and banished all thoughts of her mother to focus on her new friend. She changed the ID and wrote back.
Peggy: How did you get my number?
Lafayette: i have my ways :)
Peggy: Lafayette
Lafayette: alex got ur number from eliza.
Peggy: It doesn't take much to get an answer from you, does it?
Lafayette: non but i can be very persuasive ;)
For the next hour they talked, testing the grounds. It turned out that Lafayette was very fond of emojis. And had horrible grammar, not that she could blame him. They joked about random things, even gave each other nicknames until Lafayette change the conversation.
French Fry: peg i have a question
Peggy: I have an answer.
French Fry: so the winter ball is soon
French Fry: would u and ur sisters want to go to the ball with me & the boys
Peggy: One second, let me ask. I'm down.
Peggy stood up from her bed and stretched. She trotted to Angelica's room. If Angelica said yes, or no, they would all go, or stay. Best to just ask her and knock out two birds with one stone.
"Angelica, I-" Peggy stopped when she saw Eliza sitting on the bed with her older sister. "Oh sorry I didn't realize I was interrupting something."
"Well you are." Snapped Angelica.
"I just wanted to ask if you wanted to go to the Winters Ball with Laf and the others."
"What do you mean 'Laf and the others', Margaret?" Angelica asked at the same time Eliza had blurted out a hasty yes.
"I mean Laf, Aaron, Hercules, Alex and John." Peggy sighed, not taking note of Angelica's questioning eyebrows.
"We'll go."
"Wonderful." Peggy muttered sarcastically and picked up her phone.
Peggy: They're cool.
French Fry: :) see u soon pegs
Peggy smiled at the pet name.
"Who are you texting?" Angelica demanded and stormed over to Peggy to see who was on her phone.
"French fry? What the heck?" Her eyes widened, "Is that Gilbert?"
"Gilbert?" Peggy wrinkled her eyebrow in confusion.
"Lafayette. It's his real name." Angelica muttered.
"Oh my god. His real name is Gilbert? I am so holding this over his head." Peggy grinned and began typing furiously.
"No! When did you and Gilbert get so cozy?" Demanded the older sister.
"We're not cozy, Angelica." Peggy insisted softly. "We're friends." She didn't want to ruin the little bit of friendship she had left with the pink Schuyler sister but right now it was going down the drain.
The shrill voice of Eliza broke the argument, "Angelica! Can we get back to what we were talking about? I was about to apologize!" With one last glare Angelica stomped back to her sister and sat next to her.
'Thank you.' Peggy mouthed to Eliza before shuffling out.
I'm so sorry! I posted the same chapter twice! Well it's gone now and here's the real content. Also, Peggy angst? ;)