I DID IT SCREW IT!!!!

Alex POV-

Washington was right. You can see the sky clear at Mount Vernon. Today is the 4th of July. Fireworks are starting soon.

"I never seen fireworks before," I say happily.

"They are very pretty, they sound like canons a bit, but it's a noticeable change," Burr says while Lafayette and Mulligan nodded.

They are both leaving soon, Lafayette is going back to France while Mulligan is moving somewhere in New York.

Washington was staying inside. No clue why. Martha came out with us and she has no clue also.

Then the fireworks started. I jumped slightly at first.

"Woahhhhhhh!" I say.

"Aren't they pretty?" Martha says and I quickly nod.

"You look like a kid Ax-" Lafayette says and Mulligan nodded.

"He does-" Burr replied..

After a few minutes I got kinda bored-

"I am going to go inside," I say and the others nod.

So I got up and headed inside. I was going to chat with Washington a bit. I walked around a bit trying to find him. When I finally made it to his bedroom. Where...I heard...crying?

Washington POV-

"Washington!" The general says.

"Y-yes sir..."

"You lead your men on a suicide mission, I am very disappointed in you, I expected better!"

The general...was my father figure...my father died when I was 11. The general became my father.

"I-I didn't mean to sir...I-I got caught u-"

Then he slapped me. Hard. I let out a yelp and grabbed my cheek.

"History has its eyes on you kid, we are making History, if you are a screw up history won't remember you, be successful or no one will know your name,"

Just like that he was gone.

"Sir...?"

I quickly pry myself out of my ball and wiped my face.

"Y-yes son...?"

"Notcha son...and what's wrong, sounded like you were crying...?"

Shoot...

"N-nothing, I wasn't..."

"Well can I come in atleast?"

I sigh and agreed.

He slowly walked in and sat next to me on the floor.

Then another firework went off and I jumped. I think he saw.

He got up, closed the window and closed the curtains. Then closed the door.

"That should muffle the sound," He says turning to me.

I just simply looked down and I could feel the look.

"You don't wanna act soft...don't cha?" He says coming back over to me. "I was like that during the war until I opened up to Laurens,"

Alex POV-

Then an idea struck me. If I open up to him he might do the same to me.

"Sooo I have a fear of thunderrrrr-" I finally says and he looks up at me.

"What does that have to do with fir-"

"Cause it kinda sounds like canons, and mostly reminds me of a hurricane,"

Washington looked back down and finally said.

"Mines from the French and Indian war....."

I just nodded.

"You shouldn't hold in your feelings, I learned that the hard way, you will end up breaking from stress, and....I almost did,"

"My ma used to say that all the time," Washington replied laughing.

"Mine did too,"

So we talked for awhile. He vented to me and I vented back.