A/N: This story is already published on Wattpad and Quotev, I thought why not share it on here. I hope you all enjoy it as much as my readers do.
My OC Evelyn is played by Marie Avgeropoulos.
Today was just like every over day, I woke up at the same time as my brother Charlie then headed to work whiles he went to school. I worked at the local shop, I loved it here selling all the sweets and chocolate, meeting some nice people, making children happy was the best feeling in the world but it's such a shame I can't buy some chocolate for myself or my little brother as all my wages go to my family to help keep us fed. I entered the shop my face going bright red due to the heat, slipping my coat off and hanging it up I went behind the counter to begin my shift.
"Morning Evelyn" My boss Bob shouts to me from the storage room.
"Morning Bob" I replied back, putting my apron smoothing the wrinkles out then start to stock the shelves with Wonka bars my favorite.
Time passed by from all the customer's and stocking, that I didn't realize it was the end of my shift "Evelyn time to go" My boss piped up making me jump as I was so into my work.
"Right, ok see you tomorrow Bob" I say taking my apron off and swapped it for my coat then heading out into the bitter cold outdoors.
I finally made it to the familiar road that leads up to my house, entering the house I was greeted by my mum, brother and grandparent. Moments later my dad enters the room.
"Evening Buckets" Dad shouts his greeting.
"Evening" Was greeted back by my grandparents.
"Hi dad/daddy" Me and Charlie said together making us look at each other before laughing, dad went over to greet mum with a smile sweet kiss.
"Soup's almost ready, darling." Mum said sweetly to him "Don't suppose there's anything extra to put in, love?" Dad shook his head sadly "Oh well. Nothing goes better with cabbage than cabbage" Mum told him then cut up more cabbage. I love my mum always keeping it together never complaining.
Dad came over to the table where me and Charlie were, digging through his pocket "Charlie. . . I found something I think you'll like" he pulled out a couple of mis shaped toothpaste tube tops.
Charlie's eyes lit up in joy as he searches through the small pile until he found the one he wanted "It's exactly what I need." He got up and went to fetch his sculpture.
"What is it Charlie?" Grandpa Joe asked curiously.
"Dad found it, just the piece I needed." Charlie said pulling out his sculpture of the amazing chocolate factory.
"What piece is that?" Grandpa Joe asked.
"A head for Willy Wonka" Charlie replied placing it on his sculpture.
"Wonderful" Grandma Josephine said.
Me and Charlie moved closer to Grandpa Joe to show him.
"It's quite a likeness" Grandpa Joe said.
Charlie looked at him "You really think so?"
Grandpa nodded "Think so? I know so. I saw Willy Wonka with my own two eyes. I used to work for him, you know"
"You did?" Both me and Charlie asked really interested in hearing Grandpa story.
"He did" Grandma Josephine said.
"He did" said Grandpa George.
"I love grapes" said Grandma Georgina making me giggle a little that women doesn't have a clue what's going on.
Grandpa looked at us "Of course I was much younger man in those days"
Me and Charlie smile in amusement before paying full attention to the story.
"Willy Wonka began with a single store on Cherry Street. But the whole world wanted his candy. The man was a genius. Did you know, he invented a new way of making chocolate ice cream, so that it stays cols for hours without a freezer? You can even leave it lying in the sun on a hot day, and it won't go runny." Grandpa explains.
"But that's impossible" Me and Charlie said together sometimes you would think we could read each other mind, anyway back to the story.
"But Willy Wonka did it" Grandpa said with a smile on his face at the memories off his past days "Before long, he decided to build a proper chocolate factory. The largest chocolate factory in history. Fifty times as big as any other." wow that's huge I thought to myself.
"Grandpa don't make it gross" Charlie said. Wait! What did I miss?.
Grandma Josephine piped it "Tell them about the Indian prince. They'd like to hear about that."
"You mean Prince Pondicherry? Well, Prince Pondicherry wrote a letter to Mr Wonka and asked him to come all the way out to India and build him a colossal palace entirely out of chocolate" Grandpa says.
"I would love to eat that" I piped up making everyone laugh at me at my love for chocolate.
"True to his word, the bricks were chocolate and the cement holding them together was chocolate. All the walls and ceilings were made of chocolate as well. So were the carpets and the pictures, and the furniture." Grandpa continued, I swear I was drooling.
"Mr. Wonka Warned the prince to eat the palace before it melted but he would listen" Grandpa said shaking his head "But Mr Wonka was right, of course. Soon after this, there came a very hot day with a boiling sun. the prince sent and urgent telegram requesting a new palace, but Willy Wonka was facing problems of his own. All the other chocolate makers, you see, had grown jealous of Mr Wonka. They began sending in spies to steal his secret recipes. Ficklegruber started making an ice cream that would never melt. Prodnose came out with a chewing gum that never lost its flavor. Then Slugworth began making candy balloons that you could blow up to incredible sizes. The thievery got so bad that one day, without warning Mr Wonka told every single one of his workers to go home. He announced that he was closing his chocolate factory for ever".
"But the factory. . ." I started.
"It's open right now." Charlie finished.
"Ah, yes. Well, sometimes when grown-ups say 'forever', they mean 'a very long time" mum said to the both of us.
"Such as, I feel like I've eaten nothing but cabbage soup for ever." Grandpa George complained.
"Now pops" Daddy said in a warning tone.
"The factory did close Evelyn, Charlie" Grandma Josephine piped up getting us back on track.
"And it seemed like it was going to be closed for ever." Grandpa Joe said "Then one day we saw smoke rising from the chimneys. The factory was back in business."
"Did anyone get there jobs back?" Charlie asked.
Grandpa Joe smile froze on his face "No, no one did"
Silence filled the room until Charlie broke it "But there must be people working there" he said.
"Think about it, Charlie. Have you ever seen a single person going into that factory, or coming out of it?" Grandma Josephine asked.
Charlie thought about it, I replied "No. . . The gates are always closed."
"Exactly Evelyn" Grandpa Joe said.
"But then, who's running the machines?" Charlie asked, I nodded my head wanting to know myself.
"No one know Charlie, Evy" Mum said.
"It certainly is a mystery" Daddy said after mum.
"Hasn't someone asked Mr Wonka?" Charlie asked. Wow he's full of questions tonight.
"Nobody sees him anymore. He never comes out. The only thing that comes out of that place, is the candy already packed and addressed" Grandpa Joe says with a smile "I'll love to see the factory one more time to see what became of it"
"Well, you won't, because you can't. no one can. It's a mystery and it will always be a mystery. That little factory of yours, Charlie,is as close as any of us is ever going to get" Grandpa George says ruining the story.
"Come on, Charlie, Evy. I think it's time we let your grandparents get some sleep." Mum say I nodded in response.
"Good night, Grandpa George" I said walking over to him and placing a kiss on the forehead "Night Evelyn" He replied I walk over to my grandma giving her a kiss "Night grandma Josephine"
"Night sweetie" she says back before moving my way over to Grandma Georgina doing the same to her only I didn't get a reply as she was already was asleep, then saving best till last don't tell the others I placed a kiss on Grandpa Joe "Night grandpa Joe"
"Night my sweet Evy" He replied, he then pulled in to a hug by Charlie "Night Charlie and nothing impossible" he whispered the last bit so only me and Charlie would hear.
I walk out of the room to say good night to my parent's "Night mum, night daddy" I say hugging them but dad kissed my forehead "Night sweetheart"
"Sweet dreams my darling" Mum said like she does every night, I walked up to mine and Charlie's room and flopped on my bed and closed my eye.
"Night sis"
"Night little bro" I said before falling into a deep sleep dreaming about the amazing chocolate factory that was down the road.
