Angelica pulled her sister into her room and slammed the door shut with a loud bang and flopped down on her bed.
"Um Angelica?" Peggy stood awkwardly by the door. "Y-you okay?" She'd never seen her sister portray such raw emotion.
Angelica didn't say anything. But Peggy noticed something, her sisters shoulders was shaking, and she was making small whimpering noises.
"Angie… Are you… crying?" Once again, her silence was an answer. Angie was a nickname that no one other than Eliza had used since the death of their mother.
Peggy cautiously stepped to her sister and sat on her bed. She placed a comforting hand on Angelica's back. Angelica was still laying, chest down on her bed, sobbing into her pillow.
"Do you want me to stay the night?" The crying lessened for a second, before Angelica nodded and turned on the waterworks again.
"Okay. I'm going to get my pillow and duvet. I'll be right back." Peggy murmured softly. She lightly walked to the door, as if her sister was asleep.
But once outside Peggy breathed a sigh and slid down the wall to the floor. Her sister was cruel and mean to her, but right now she was in pain. What could Peggy do? Do the same thing that her sister did on a daily basis and leave her to rot? The youngest Schuyler sister stood and smiled.
She wouldn't leave Angelica alone.
'Maybe, just maybe…" Peggy thought, 'If I comfort her she'll like me more.' She knew it was a silly and childish thought but Peggy pushed it out of her head and tip toed back into Angelica's room with her bedding.
About an hour later Angelica sat up, her mascara was streaked down her face and hey eyes red.
"Will you listen?" She whispered and Peggy swallowed and nodded.
"Oh my god. I remember last night, I just might regret that night for the rest of my days." She smiled sadly, "Remember those college boys tripping over themselves to win our praise." Peggy smiled as well.
The decoration in the dance had been beautiful. With dreamlike candle light and streamers like snow.
"Oh but Alexander…" Angelica let out a sob, "I'll never forget the time I saw his face." Peggy would have rolled her eyes at her love struck sister is Angelica hadn't been looking so heartbroken. She found Alex cute. So what?
"My god, I'm never going to be the same. Intelligent eyes and a hunger-pang face." She blushed. "And when he said hi, I forgot my dang name. Oh he set my heart aflame."
Angelica stopped for a minute before she smiled again. "We talked at the dance you know. He came up to me and we talked for a long time. Do you want to know what he said?" Peggy nodded.
"Well he told me that I appeared as a woman who was never satisfied. I didn't understand at first. But he said he was never satisfied."
"What does that mean?" Peggy asked.
Angelica sighed dreamily and ignored her question, "So this is what it feels like to match wits. With someone at my level, what the hell is it the catch?" Peggy frowned at Angelica's shameless boasting.
"Handsome, boy, does he know it! Peach fuzz, and he can't even grow it!" Angelica's face grew drawn and sad once more, "But then I turn and see Eliza face and she is…" Angelica sighed, "Helpless."
"And so…" The eldest continued with tears in her eyes. "I thought he was after me because I'm a Schuyler sister and that would elevate his status. But I let Eliza get her claws on him." She laughed bitterly. "Nice going Angelica." Peggy wondered why Angelica hadn't acted on her feelings. sooner, seeing as she had met Alex before the dance.
"I know my sister like I know my own mind. You will never find anyone as trusting or as kind. If I tell her that I love him she'd be silently resigned. He'd be mine…" Angelica sighed, "She would say 'I'm fine' she'd be lying." Peggy flinched at Angelica's loving words towards Eliza. Her rants about her "pain." Peggy suddenly felt very uncomfortable to be in there. She shifted on the bed covers and looked away.
"But when I fantasized last night, It's Alexander's eyes. I romanticize what might have been if I hadn't sized him up so quickly. At least I keep his eyes in my life." Angelica looked down, her hour of weakness growing.
"So… Alex asked 'Liza out?" Peggy asked, confused. Angelica shakily nodded.
'Bing!' Peggy phone emitted a quick bell-sound and lit up.
Angelica sniffed, "Who's that?"
"Uh," Peggy glanced at her phone. "It's Laf."
"Everyone is finding love but me!" Angelica flopped herself down in bed and pressed her pillow on her face, as if trying to suffocate herself.
Peggy absentmindedly lifted the pillow up and scoffed.
"Lafayette and I are just friend, Angie."
"Okay." The girl frowned, "And don't call me Angie." Peggy sighed and mumbled a whatever still looking at her phone.
French Fry: is everything alright? u+angelica left rather quickly
Peggy: Yeah. Girl trouble.
Peggy sent a few texts back and forth with her frenchman until Angelica (once again) interrupted them.
"Are you going to keep texting him or help me? If you chat so much you're going to come across as desperate."
"Girl. We're friends. I'm going to talk to him." Because he's the first real friend I've ever had.
"Eh whatever."
"Angelica!" Eliza suddenly burst into the room, earning a surprised squeak from Peggy. "You'll never guess what just happened!" Eliza squealed and ignored Peggy.
"Alex asked me out!"
"Oh wow. What a shock." Drawled Peggy but once again ws overlooked.
Eliza sighed, "I'm helpless…"
Sorry this took so long (and for the crappy content) but a lot of drama went down which you'll know if you follow my tumblr! (cheshire-cat-is-really-confused) Sorry for the self promotion. :)