Chapter 25

Chapter 25

"Oh, Bristles, youah boithday party is gonna be da best evah! Weah gonna have everything you can think of. Dere's gonna be…"

Hope's voice sounded distant to Bristles. It had been a few weeks…why hadn't Spot come to visit? Of course, that's right…she and him were still having a problem. Why couldn't she just remember that? Bristles could never remember that Spot was supposedly the 'bad person' in her life. He had ruined it. Everyone said what she had done was right, leaving him, but if it really was, why didn't she feel good as if she had a weight lifted from her shoulders? Instead of happiness and freedom, all that Bristles felt was depression, guilt, and sadness. She felt that Spot was purposefully making her suffer, shutting himself out of her life. She probably would have felt better even if he insulted her. As long as she could hear his voice, as long as she could see him. Maybe then she would have enough courage to apologize. Her only chance was if he showed up at the birthday party. He had to…

Suddenly, Bristles was overcome with pain. She groaned, both in pain and frustration. These pains had been intruding into her for the past few weeks, ever since she had left Spot. She insisted that it was nothing but some stomachaches, caused by pressure. But it wasn't true. In fact, Bristles wasn't even sure if she could have a stomachache from pressure, but the other newsies seemed to believe it. She didn't mention that along with these pains, there had also been headaches and nausea. She had a pretty good idea of what it was, but she dared not to mention it to anyone, especially to Spot.