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The Oompa Loompa opened up the door to the extra glass elevator. Like a good oompa loompa should, he held the door open for them. "My, this one is rather nice, for what was called mischievous," said Veruca. "Maybe some of them are friendly," replied Violet.
They looked at all the buttons on the elevator. So many buttons to choose from, they both thought. They have never seen such a wondrous elevator. "Which room shall we visit first?" Violet asked her friend.
Veruca looked at all the choices, and one caught her eye. She pushed a button with the words, marshmallow kittens on it. "I do like animals, and hopefully these aren't dangerous like those squirrels," Veruca said. Violet was confused to what she was talking about, but perhaps that would be better to ask on a later time.
Soon after many different rooms, Violet and Veruca needed a rest. "Excuse me," asked Violet to the oompa loompa, "do you have any places to relax?" The oompa loompa nodded and pushed a button with the words, cocktail lounge.
Veruca knew all about cocktail drinks, usually since her mother was drinking at least one a day. "Well, it is a lounge at least," Veruca said. Violet smiled at her, knowing that Veruca knew about what a cocktail lounge was.
The lounge was a very clean looking room, with a couch, and a bar, with many varieties of beverages. "Not as clean looking as mine," Veruca noted, "but it will have to do." Violet was so tuckered out that she plopped herself onto the couch.
The oompa loompa just stood there looking. "Mr. Oompa Loompa," asked Veruca, "if it's okay..could you leave me and my friend here in private for a little while?" The little man bowed his head and went into the elevator, pushed a button and left the two alone in the lounge. Veruca looked over at Violet, seeing that the couch did look comfy, and sat down beside her.
Veruca smiled, as her gaze was lost in Violet's own smile. Violet grinned from cheek to cheek with her hands fidgeting in her lap. She too was lost in Veruca's beauty. She looked deep into Veruca's blue pearly diamonds of eyes. She admired her adorable grin and teeth. "So, what have you been doing for the last two years?" Veruca asked, scooting a little bit closer to Violet.
"Nothing' really," Violet said, trying to sound as if she didn't care. "I've been competing in a bunch of stuff." She blew a large bubble and popped it loudly, splattering it all around her mouth. "What about you?"
Veruca giggled at the sight of her friend and pulled out a handkerchief to wipe it off. "Not very much. Horse riding and fox hunting and playing with my pets and my new toys and the like," She said as she rubbed the handkerchief around Violet's mouth softly. "It's been rather boring. But I'm glad to be here again… with you…"
Violet's face turned a light red, spreading from her cheek, across her nose to her other cheek. "It's been two whole years since we last saw each other. I've missed you an awful lot and it's so lonely at my house…" Veruca said, looking down.
Violet got a tingling sensation deep in her chest. "I've been lonely too. I don't have any time for friends… just competitions. My mom doesn't spend any time with me either. She just wants me to compete… Nobody ever spends time with me like you do…"
"You mean… you mean you like to spend time with me?" Veruca asked with an awed tone, "No one ever likes to hang out with me. They all say I'm spoiled. But… there's still one thing I don't have… the thing I want more than anything."
"And…" Violet gulped, "What would that be?"
Veruca moved her hands onto Violet's. "Someone who understands me."
Violet locked her fingers with Veruca's and smiled. "I understand you," she said to her. Veruca was holding back a river's worth of tears by this point. "I'm here for you," Violet said, wiping away an escaped tear from Veruca's soft cheek.
"But," Veruca sniffed, "What about when we have to return home… when we have to leave each other?"
Violet gave her a reassuring smile. "Don't worry about that now. I'm not going to let you go." She took the gum she had been chewing on and put it behind her ear.
"But we have families…" Veruca said as she shut her eyes and nuzzled into Violet's shoulder and sighed heavily. "I wish we lived closer to each other. Daddy gives me anything I want, but he'd never let me move to the United States, so far away from them."
"That's why we got to make our time together special," Violet whispered sweetly to her.
"Yes…" Veruca said softly, cuddling into Violet, "special…" Violet put her arms around Veruca and held her close, running her hand across the back of Veruca's soft coat. "You know, I always thought that Mr. Wonka was a silly man, but if it wasn't for those golden tickets… we would never have met…"
"Yeah," Violet added, "We should be grateful for that kid inviting us back, or else we'd probably never have seen each other again…"
"It's funny," Veruca said, smiling a little bit, "Last time, I wanted to win that factory very badly, but now… it feels like I've won a bigger, better prize… better than anything else I could ever want."
"Same here," Violet giggled, "My prize couldn't be beaten by anyone… not even me!" The two sweet girls laughed together, holding each other close.
"Anyway…" Veruca sniffled, "Come on. We need to get moving. We want every moment of the day to be special." She started to walk slowly to the door of the sleek white lounge and stopped, waiting for Violet to join her.
"Yeah…" Violet said, "special." She smiled and ran up to join the bestest friend she had ever had.
End of Chapter 4