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---2:30 PM, Thursday June 24---
It's been 5 days. 5 very long days. Those past five days, none of the 6 chipmunks have spoken to their counterparts. Not even Simon, Jeanette, Eleanor and Theodore. Even Dave and Claire are really suspicious. In those past 5 days, it was the same routine each day. The girls would just stay in their room, Dave and Claire were off to work, and he boys would just do whatever they wanted to do in the house.
But Brittany didn't have enough time. Over those past 5 days, her stomach has gotten bigger, even Eleanor and Jeanette have noticed. The only time the girls come out of their room is at dinner time, so no one else really noticed the size of Brittany's stomach. But Brittany has been eating a lot lately too.
The girls were of course, in their room. Eleanor was reading a book, while Jeanette was watching a Science documentary on TV.
"Jeanette? School is over. Why are you watching that?" Eleanor asked.
Jeanette shrugged. "Just something to keep me entertained."
Eleanor rolled her eyes but laughed afterwards. "Right."
Brittany came out of the washroom, her hands placed on her stomach. She groaned. "I'm so fat!"
"No, you're not Britt. You look fine." Eleanor told her sister.
"Fine? Look at me! Look at my tummy, it's bulging out of my shirt!" Brittany exclaimed as she went to go sit on her bed.
"It's not that big, Britt." Eleanor said
"Hey, at least your not as chubby as Eleanor." Jeanette joked. Eleanor rolled her eyes and threw a pillow at Jeanette. "Hey! I was just kidding."
"You guys aren't helping." Brittany sulked.
"Oh, sorry Brittany. But trust us, you look fine. Don't get self conscious." Jeanette said.
Brittany rolled her eyes. "But I am self conscious, all the time." She looked down at her belly. "I'm pregnant you guys."
"Don't you think it's weird that the boys haven't said anything to us all week?" Asked Eleanor.
Jeanette nodded. "I know! But that's because the three of us have been staying in here for the past week."
"Because of me. I'm sorry girls." Brittany said. She did feel a bit guilty. Her sisters have done such a good job at keeping her secret, and taking care of her. Now Simon or Theodore aren't talking to them, because of her.
"Don't worry about it Brittany." Eleanor said, although she did miss talking to Theodore.
Brittany put on a smile then looked down. Her stomach started to growl. Brittany suddenly started to crave for things...again. She wanted something sweet. Like, sugary sweet. She was having those cravings again.
Brittany sighed. "I'm a freaking chipmunk. Why in the world am I getting cravings?"
"Because your pregnant, Britt." Jeanette said.
Brittany rolled her eyes. "Oh, yeah. I forgot!" She said sarcastically. She hopped off the bed and went to the door. "I'm gonna go get something to eat."
Eleanor said, "Are you sure? Me or Jeanette can-"
"No, no. It's alright. I'm gonna try doing it myself today." Brittany said. She opened the door and made her way to the kitchen. She was so relieved that none of the boys were there. She heard loud music playing from the boys room.
As Brittany was searching for something to satisfy her cravings, she was thinking about how much she missed Alvin. Even though they see each other everyday, they don't talk, which made Brittany feel rotten because it was her choice to avoid him. She imagined how bad Alvin was taking it. He hated it when he had no clue what was going on, but she was surprised that he was handling it well.
Ha, in her dreams.
In the boys room...
Alvin hated the fact that Brittany hasn't spoken to him all week, so to clam his nerves, he put on his Ipod on speaker, full blast volume. The song 'Right Round' By Flo Rida was playing.
"Seriously Alvin. Does the music have to be this loud?" Simon asked as he put his book down.
Alvin didn't answer him. He didn't even hear him. Simon waited for an answer, then gave up after a minute. "Okay, fine."
After a couple of minutes, Alvin put his Ipod's volume to low and hopped off his bed.
"Where are you going?" Theodore asked.
Alvin shrugged. "I'm kinda hungry. I'm gonna get something from the kitchen. You guys want anything?"
Both of his brothers shook their heads.
"Okay, suit yourselves." He said before walking out of his room and walking to the kitchen.
First of all, he didn't notice Brittany. She was eating a piece of chocolate cake while sitting on top of the counter top. Alvin went to the fridge and got out a leftover piece of pizza from last night's dinner. Brittany froze when she saw him. Getting seen by him, especially when her stomach is now starting to show, is the last thing she wanted right now.
Brittany left the cake on the counter top and tried so hard not to make a noise when she jumped down. But her tail accidentally hit the fork, and it made a loud clattering sound when it hit the ground.
Alvin was startled by the noise. He spun around quickly and saw Brittany staring back at him. Brittany looked away when her eyes met up with his.
"Brittany?" He asked.
"Uh-Um..." Brittany stuttered. She quickly shook her head, as if to get her thoughts together, and quickly walked back to her room, placing her arms over her stomach to cover it. She didn't want Alvin to see her now.
Alvin shut the fridge and ran after her. "Brittany!" He called again.
Brittany started to walk faster. She couldn't run, it would just make things worse. Alvin had an advantage and ran to her, blocking her way by standing in front of her. They didn't get very far. They weren't near their bedroom doors. They were still in the kitchen.
"Brittany, what's wrong with you?" Alvin demanded.
Brittany still clutched on to her shirt. "Get out of my way Alvin." She said between her teeth.
Alvin didn't move. "No, not until you tell me what's wrong with you!"
Brittany sighed and tried walking past him, but he kept on blocking her. "God, Alvin! Move!"
"I'm not moving until you tell me what as gotten into you and your sisters." He said.
"Nothing!" She screamed.
Alvin pinned her against the wall. He had both his arms out, pushing against the wall, trapping Brittany in the middle. "Tell me, Brittany."
"God, Alvin. What the hell is wrong with you!?" Brittany fired.
"What the hell is wrong with me? Me, Brittany? What the hell is wrong with YOU?" He exclaimed. "You're the one who isn't talking to me, and I don't know why. You and your sisters have been acting really weird lately, like the three of you have something you aren't telling us. And you think I have a problem?"
"Alvin, just leave me alone." Brittany said
"No. I left you alone all week. Do you know how worried I was all week Brittany? You being all secretive to yourself and stuff. I'm not gonna let you tell me to leave you alone because I know this involves me." Alvin told her.
"How do you know that this involves you? What if it doesn't?" Brittany asked.
"If it doesn't involve me, then why in the world were you ignoring me?" He snapped.
Brittany tried to hold back tears. She bit her lip to prevent herself from crying. "I-I'm sorry Alvin. I didn't mean it...I promise."
Alvin sighed. He hated to see her like this. He dropped his arms and held her face. "Brittany, please tell me what's wrong. I may not be the best person to tell something to, but at least it'll make you feel better."
Tears started to fall. "Alvin, I can't tell you." She said slowly.
That got Alvin frustrated. He dropped his arms from her face. "Why not?" He asked, not trying to sound mad, but he was furious. "Why can't you tell me? Does the word 'boyfriend' mean anything to you?"
That hurt Brittany a bit. "Of course it does Alvin. But I can't tell you." She said softly.
Alvin spoke a bit softer with her. "Why Brittany?"
Tears continued to fall. "I don't know how you'll take it."
"Take what?" He demanded. "Brittany, just spit it out already, please? I'm so worried, I don't know why you're acting like this."
Brittany took a deep breath.
"But tell me, why are you ignoring me?" Asked Alvin.
Brittany avoided eye contact. "It was wrong of me to do that. I'm sorry, but I had no other choice. Please forgive me Alvin." Brittany didn't want to sound corny and stuff, but she couldn't get the right words together.
"Brittany, I just miss talking to you. So what has gotten into you this past week." Alvin asked her quietly. "It's just so hard for me to see you like this."
Brittany stared up into Alvin's light brown eyes while her baby blue ones were full of tears. "Alvin, please don't get mad at me or anything." She said between small cries.
"Why would I get mad?" He asked, starting to get impatient. He wanted to know. Badly.
Brittany took in a deep breath. She was getting the nervous butterflies in her stomach feeling, except ten times worse. She was ready to tell him. "Alvin. I'm-I...I'm pregnant."
Alvin froze. He didn't even blink and his breathing came to a halt. He looked dead in the eyes.
Brittany knew it. She knew this was gonna be his reaction, and it hurt her inside. She had a strong feeling that Alvin is in deep shock right now. And she had a feeling that he was mad. Brittany closed her eyes and let the tears fall. She quickly made her way back to her room, not daring herself to look back.
Alvin stood there, in the middle of the hallway. Millions of thoughts ran through his head at the same time. But only one stood out.
Brittany is pregnant.
Brittany swung the door open and slammed it behind her. She was having the same feeling she got when she first found out she was pregnant, except this feeling felt worse. Brittany leaned against the door and sat down, crying her eyes out.
Jeanette and Eleanor gasped in shock and ran over to their sister.
"Britt! What's the matter now? What happened?" Jeanette asked. She felt like it another re-run of the day they first found out that Brittany got pregnant.
Brittany struggled to find the right words. "I told him."
Eleanor gasped. "You..."
"You told Alvin?" Jeanette gasped. She had a hand over her mouth.
Brittany nodded. "Now he hates me. I can tell."
"He hates you? How Brittany?" Eleanor asked.
"When I told him, he didn't say anything after that. He completely froze." Brittany said before more tears fell again.
Jeanette hugged her. "Brittany, he doesn't hate you, I promise. But he's just really surprised. This was probably the last thing he ever expected."
"Where is he now?" Asked Eleanor, helping her stand up. They helped Brittany sit in her bed.
Brittany sniffled. "I think he's still standing outside in the hallway."
"Want to go talk to him Britt? I think that's the right thing to do." Eleanor said softly.
Brittany agreed. Even though she didn't really want to see him, she still really needed to talk to him. "Yes, please."
Both Jeanette and Eleanor didn't expect that answer but nodded anyways. "I'll go get him." Jeanette said. She went over to the door and was scared to death to see Alvin standing right outside.
"AHH! Alvin, you scared me. Um..." Jeanette said.
"Sorry, but Jeanette, I need to talk to Brittany right now. Please?" He pleaded.
Jeanette nodded. "Of course." She turned around. "Eleanor? let's go."
Eleanor hugged Brittany before hopping off the bed. She stood beside Jeanette. "Alvin, please don't be too hard on her."
Alvin said, "I won't I promise. I just really need to talk to her."
Jeanette and Eleanor made way and walked into the room. He stopped for a moment and turned to them. "Oh, and I think you two should go talk to Simon and Theodore and tell them what's going on."
They nodded. Alvin closed the door behind him. Brittany sat on her bed, looking down. She knew Alvin was in the room, but she still didn't have the guts to make eye contact.
Alvin carefully made his way to Brittany and sat beside her, making sure there was still some empty space between them. "Hey, uh, Britt?"
Brittany didn't move a muscle. She didn't look up at him either. She remained frozen
"We...we need to talk." Alvin said nervously. "About...this."