Bonnie Spencer Bonnie Spencer
Bonnie Spencer was a shy child. Quiet, timid, nervous, withdrawn. Any of
these words could be used to describe her. Sweet, innocent, trusting, and
naïve could also be applied. She always did what she was told, she never
talked back to those in authority, and she never took a single risk in her
entire sheltered life. Until she turned twenty years old, she had never
once made a decision of any importance, usually deferring to those who knew
better. Then the day arrived that she became fed up with herself, her life,
and her meekness. She packed a few paltry belongings, kissed her parents
goodbye, and moved from Newark, New Jersey to New York City. Alone for the
first time in her life, she found a job as a barmaid at the Silver Nickel, a
gambling den with a less-than-sterling reputation. She didn’t tell that
part to her parents in her letters home, as she didn’t want to know of their
disapproval. In fact, he only reason she took the job was in order to meet
people and make friends in a city that was all about rushing from one place
to the next. Never before had she regretted any decision with such
vehemence.