Chapter Two
"Ann! Wake up! ANN!" I was being shaken awake. I squinted up and looked into finally a familiar face.
"Mell!" I gasped and hugged her.
"I have never been so happy to see you guys!" I stood up, seeing Sara and Mike behind Mell. I looked them over. Mell was wearing black pants and a grey overcoat.
"Where did you end up?" I asked her.
"I'm not sure actually," Mell scratched her head, "I'm not too crazy about this outfit.
When I first got here it was really scary 'cause I couldn't find you guys and then I met up with this guy who gave me a golden ticket and told me something about Everlasting Gobstoppers-
"Me too!" I interrupted, "Mr. Slugworth!"
"Yeah, that was it. He is one. scary. guy."
"Tell me about it," Sara cut in. She was wearing worn jeans and an old red sweater.
"What were you, Charlie Bucket's sister or something?"
"Close, I think. I dunno. It was like Mell's experience. Mr. Slugworth came up and shoved me into an alley, telling me he'd get me a huge reward for a recipe. I just got here. I got lost on the way, but I met up with Mike, luckily."
"How about you Mike?" I asked him, who hadn't said anything yet. He was wearing the same type of uniform I was with navy pants and navy sweater with the blazer.
"I appeared inside some school. The Slugworth guy gave a golden ticket and told me to get down here."
"You were right near me!" I said, feeling stupid.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Mell got out her ticket, "Let's get to the gate!" The four of us pushed our way through the crowds that had gathered since I fell asleep by the sidewalk. By the time we made it to the wrought iron bars, a clock was chiming ten o'clock. The crowds quieted and Sara, Mell, Mike and I pressed our faces to the bars waiting for the famous Mr. Wonka to come through the front door of the factory.
Everyone was silent. Someone pushed me out of the way to get in front.
"Hey!" I said, turning to the person. They looked at me. It was Veruca Salt. I raised me eyebrows.
"Excuse me, I have a golden ticket," she said, talking down her nose at me.
"Excuse me, so do I," I said, making a face and pushed her away from my spot. She pushed me back. But we stopped fighting when the front door creaked open. A man wearing purple coattails and using a cane walked rigidly down the steps.
The crowds waited with bated breath as the man slowly made his way down the red carpet that extended from the door to the gate. Getting impatient, I shifted my weight, bumping into Veruca. She gave me a look and brought her attention back to Mr. Wonka.
He went ¾ of the way and left his cane stuck in the ground and starting falling forward into a somersault, landing on his feet with a little leap. Everyone cheered and he smiled at us. The gates slowly opened.
"Would the children with the tickets please step forward?" Mr. Wonka smiled. Veruca pushed me away and walked through first.
"Veruca Salt, sir," she said sweetly, holding up the ticket. Mr. Wonka nodded.
"And that's a lovely fir coat, Veruca," he said.
"I have three others at home," she said as she walked past him. Her father walked in next, a big man looking very nervous and irritable. Not that I'd blame him. Sara walked in next.
"Sara Brandt, Mr. Wonka," she smiled, handing him the ticket.
"Lovely to meet you Miss Brandt," he said and waved her on. I waited, watching Violet Beauregarde and her father walk through the gate. And then Mike TeeVee and his mother. And then Charlie Bucket and his grandpa.
Mike went after them. Mr. Wonka patted him on the shoulder.
"Pleased you could be here, Michael."
"Mell Scalzi, sir," she grinned at him. Mr. Wonka raised his arms, pointing towards the door, grinning.
"Rock on Mell!" Her jaw dropped. She turned and walked towards Sara.
"This guy is cool!" I heard her say excitedly.
"Ann Victor, Mr. Wonka," I smiled up at him.
"Charmed, charmed," he smiled back and showed me on. Last was Augustus Gloop, who was eating a powered donut.
"Augustus! Save some room for later!" his mother scolded and took the donut and ate it herself as they passed through.
"All right, we have everyone? Yes. Onward!" Mr. Wonka marched us up the red carpet to what promised to be a really cool adventure.
"Ann! Wake up! ANN!" I was being shaken awake. I squinted up and looked into finally a familiar face.
"Mell!" I gasped and hugged her.
"I have never been so happy to see you guys!" I stood up, seeing Sara and Mike behind Mell. I looked them over. Mell was wearing black pants and a grey overcoat.
"Where did you end up?" I asked her.
"I'm not sure actually," Mell scratched her head, "I'm not too crazy about this outfit.
When I first got here it was really scary 'cause I couldn't find you guys and then I met up with this guy who gave me a golden ticket and told me something about Everlasting Gobstoppers-
"Me too!" I interrupted, "Mr. Slugworth!"
"Yeah, that was it. He is one. scary. guy."
"Tell me about it," Sara cut in. She was wearing worn jeans and an old red sweater.
"What were you, Charlie Bucket's sister or something?"
"Close, I think. I dunno. It was like Mell's experience. Mr. Slugworth came up and shoved me into an alley, telling me he'd get me a huge reward for a recipe. I just got here. I got lost on the way, but I met up with Mike, luckily."
"How about you Mike?" I asked him, who hadn't said anything yet. He was wearing the same type of uniform I was with navy pants and navy sweater with the blazer.
"I appeared inside some school. The Slugworth guy gave a golden ticket and told me to get down here."
"You were right near me!" I said, feeling stupid.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Mell got out her ticket, "Let's get to the gate!" The four of us pushed our way through the crowds that had gathered since I fell asleep by the sidewalk. By the time we made it to the wrought iron bars, a clock was chiming ten o'clock. The crowds quieted and Sara, Mell, Mike and I pressed our faces to the bars waiting for the famous Mr. Wonka to come through the front door of the factory.
Everyone was silent. Someone pushed me out of the way to get in front.
"Hey!" I said, turning to the person. They looked at me. It was Veruca Salt. I raised me eyebrows.
"Excuse me, I have a golden ticket," she said, talking down her nose at me.
"Excuse me, so do I," I said, making a face and pushed her away from my spot. She pushed me back. But we stopped fighting when the front door creaked open. A man wearing purple coattails and using a cane walked rigidly down the steps.
The crowds waited with bated breath as the man slowly made his way down the red carpet that extended from the door to the gate. Getting impatient, I shifted my weight, bumping into Veruca. She gave me a look and brought her attention back to Mr. Wonka.
He went ¾ of the way and left his cane stuck in the ground and starting falling forward into a somersault, landing on his feet with a little leap. Everyone cheered and he smiled at us. The gates slowly opened.
"Would the children with the tickets please step forward?" Mr. Wonka smiled. Veruca pushed me away and walked through first.
"Veruca Salt, sir," she said sweetly, holding up the ticket. Mr. Wonka nodded.
"And that's a lovely fir coat, Veruca," he said.
"I have three others at home," she said as she walked past him. Her father walked in next, a big man looking very nervous and irritable. Not that I'd blame him. Sara walked in next.
"Sara Brandt, Mr. Wonka," she smiled, handing him the ticket.
"Lovely to meet you Miss Brandt," he said and waved her on. I waited, watching Violet Beauregarde and her father walk through the gate. And then Mike TeeVee and his mother. And then Charlie Bucket and his grandpa.
Mike went after them. Mr. Wonka patted him on the shoulder.
"Pleased you could be here, Michael."
"Mell Scalzi, sir," she grinned at him. Mr. Wonka raised his arms, pointing towards the door, grinning.
"Rock on Mell!" Her jaw dropped. She turned and walked towards Sara.
"This guy is cool!" I heard her say excitedly.
"Ann Victor, Mr. Wonka," I smiled up at him.
"Charmed, charmed," he smiled back and showed me on. Last was Augustus Gloop, who was eating a powered donut.
"Augustus! Save some room for later!" his mother scolded and took the donut and ate it herself as they passed through.
"All right, we have everyone? Yes. Onward!" Mr. Wonka marched us up the red carpet to what promised to be a really cool adventure.
