Chapter Ten
"Ouch."
"Don't sit up so fast, Alex." John scolded softly.
Alex sat up slightly, leaning into the pillow. His body felt exhausted. "What happened? I remember punching Jefferson. Then it's just... blank."
"Well you were actually pummeling him." John said. "But he got a good push and you fell back and hit your head on the ground really hard."
"Oh."
Eliza poked his head in the room. "John, may I speak to you for a moment?"
John stood. "Sure." He walked out the door and faced Eliza. She looked beyond worried.
"What's wrong?"
Eliza sighed. "I'm worried about Angelica. She's been on and off the phone all night. She sounded like she was arguing with someone when I heard her. She seems so stressed."
"Do you think it has to do with Alex?" John asked.
"Maybe. We're all worried about him." She ran a hand through her hair. "I don't want to lose him. You don't meet someone like Alexander Hamilton twice in a lifetime. You just don't!"
"Shh... I know, I know." John brought Eliza in for a tight hug. He tried to calm the shaking girl, but to no avail.
"I should go talk to Angelica. See if she'll tell me what's up." Before John could say anything else, Eliza was around the corner.
For the rest of the night, Angelica kept talking to someone on the phone. She wouldn't tell anyone who it was or what the call was about.
They were all (minus Angelica) in the room with Alex as he ate. He had become stronger and could talk much better.
The doctor walked in. "Alex, you'll have to be on bed rest for two weeks-"
"TWO WEEKS?!" Alex bursted. "WHAT ABOUT SCHOOL?!"
"It's okay." John rubbed his back. He didn't have the heart to tell him that he probably wouldn't be going back to school.
"And as for the other issue-"
John frantically shook his head. "Not now."
"It has gone away." The doctor smiled as he reported this fact.
"What?" Everyone seemed to say.
"You must have friends in high places."
John frowned. "We're a bunch of college students! Who would..." He scoffed happily. "Angelica!"
"What now?" Angelica said walking into the room.
Peggy bounced up and down. "You were talking to dad all night weren't you? Our dad the senator!"
Angelica smiled slyly. "Maybe."
"What's going on?" Asked a confused Alex.
John looked at him, hesitant. "Nothing."
Alex frowned. He didn't like his friends keeping things from him. "Tell me."
"Later." John assured, smiling. "For now, let's just be happy."
AN: yayayay resolved!