Disclaimer: I don't own CatCF, unfortunately... (cries in corner)
Chapter 1: The Contest
Lilian's POV
It's a Monday here in London, the weather sucks. It's snowing like crazy outside! But, it kinda makes sense, giving the fact that its only January. My name is Lilian, but people either call me Lily or Ginger. People call me Ginger because, well, I'm a ginger. Reddish-Orange hair, pale skin, and freckles. The only thing odd about me is that I have magenta eyes! Crazy right? I'm an orphan that is in foster care right now. But the staff wants to get rid of me since I'm oldest. I'm only 12 years old, though. I'll be thirteen in May. There are four staff members, two girls and two boys. The girls are Jenn and Denise. The guys are Bill and Frank. I'm scared of Frank, because he looks like a pedofile. Bill is a jerk. Jenn has a fat butt, and if she starts dancing to a song, or rather twerks, she might bump into a kid and make him fly across the room. Denise is very strict. She doesn't like it when we eat candy because it has sugar, and sugar makes kids hyper. I love candy, especially Wonka's. Definitely prefer chocolate when that time where you start cramping and get angry comes. I'm not related to any of the other kids I live with. The second oldest is Kylie, she's only a year younger than me. She hates me for some reason, and calls me stupid, because, apparently gingers are born stupid. The third oldest is Alison. She's nine years old. She's the only one whose ever been nice to me. Alison and Kylie are sisters. They both have long, blond hair, blue eyes, and they look nice. At least, they're prettier than me. I think I'm ugly, but my only friend from school, Charlie thinks I'm pretty. Charlie's a sweet kid. He told me that he was able to move out of his tiny, crooked house, and moved into a nicer one. The only two boys here are twins, and they act like idiots. I like to call 'em Tweedle Dee, and Tweedle Dum, from Alice in Wonderland, one of my faves. Their real names are Jake and Blake. They're both brunettes, and have brown eyes. Now that I have introductions out of the way, let's get to the good part.
I was at school today, and at lunch, Charlie and I got a detention for throwing a bunch of cheese at each other. It came with our lunch if we got soup. I'd rather have soup than glued together Mac and Cheese. Denise figured out that I got a detention, and I got grounded for it. I wasn't allowed to watch TV, unless it was the news, so I watched that. It said that there was a contest for five golden tickets. And whoever found them, gets to go to the one and only Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, and meet Wonka himself. I was really interested in this, because going to a chocolate factory actually sounds like fun, if you never done anything fun. I saved up on my allowance just to get that ticket. I wonder why Wonka is inviting five children. Does he feel greedy from keeping whatever in his factory to himself and would like to share it? Or maybe, since he's never been outside and never got married, he's looking for a heir! I bet that's what's going on! I snuck out to buy a candy bar, came back, and opened it. I hope Denise didn't see me, or anyone for that fact. I carefully opened the bar, trying not to rip the cover piece that said 'Wonka' then the flavour. Since I hardly ever got these kind of candies, I always save the wrapper for each time I got one. I carefully unwrapped the foil from the bar, and it was completely naked. There was no golden ticket. I wasn't disappointed by the fact I didn't get the ticket. Besides, there are other chances to find a ticket. Its not like its the end of the world. My world ended when I figured out my parents didn't want me. I checked to make sure that no one was around, and ate the piece of candy. I savored every single bite of that candy. I wonder how he makes it taste so good. Its amazing compared to other candies I have tried. Wonka's chocolate is so good, that it makes other candy taste bad. When I finished the candy bar, I wrote down what happened in my journal, and got ready for bed.
The next day at school was a bad day, as usual. I got in trouble for zoning out in class. Its something that randomly comes up and I don't even know about it. I got bullied 'cause I'm a ginger, and an orphan. And in gym, I fell and busted my nose, causing it to bleed. The kids made fun of me 'cause I tripped over nothing. That's what you get when you're a clumsy person. Also, I miss my (shudder) curfew, so I get locked in my room for the rest of the day! No dinner whatsoever. If they weren't feeding me, but the rest of those brats, excluding Alison, then I want out of here. Besides, Frank was cooking, and I can't trust a pedofile's cooking. I snuck out through my window, and decided to hang out with Charlie this evening. They were practically my family. When I don't get to eat dinner at home, I go to Charlie's and hang out there. They said that I'm always welcome to their home. I knocked on their door to their new home. Its looks pretty nice from the outside. Charlie opened the door and led me inside. "Hi, Lily." Mrs. Bucket, Charlie's mom, chimed. "Hey, Mrs.B!" I chimed back. Charlie and I sat down at the table, and we talked about why I came over here. "Gosh, those people are not fair!" I heard Mrs. Bucket say. "I know, not even allowed to have candy. They don't know it, but every single penny I have ever earned went into a candy bar!" I said. They all just giggled. It was pretty funny that I spend my money on Wonka bars every time I get a chance. Its like I'm desperate for candy. When dinner was over, I said goodbye to the Buckets, and went back home, I guess. Thankfully, no one knew that I left, so I wrote a little in my journal, and went to bed.
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