Chapter 3:
Maria, the woman that easily captured his heart, was cutting herself with a piece of glass. "Maria!" He shouted and quickly ran to her and threw the glass across the room. He then kneeled down beside her and enveloped her in his arms. Blood was seeping out of the deep wound on her upper arm, but still he held her. He held her while she cried into his jacket. "Maria, what's wrong? Please! Talk to me!" Maria started growing quiet, and her sobs ceased. "Maria?" She looked up at him, and tried to fake a smile, but failed. "I'm sorry...Mr. Wonka...I shouldn't have bothered you...and your work...I...I need to go home." Maria stood, looking down and where she had been holding Willy, and realized he was covered in her blood. "I'm also sorry about your clothes." Maria ran out of the room, clutching the walls for support.
Willy had no idea what had just happened and went she said that she needed to go home, something went off in his mind. He didn't want her to go home. "MARIA!" He yelled, got up and then ran after her. "I really need to talk to you!" He caught up to her and rested his hand on her arm. "Can you please stay, so we can talk?" He asked her, very gently. Maria stared at him and wiped some of her tears away. "I... I don't want to be a bother to you anymore, Mr. Wonka." She sighed and looked down the hall. Willy sighed and made her look at him. "You won't. You aren't." Maria looked deep into his eyes, hoping the candy had worn off.
She liked him, she knew that. But she didn't know how to tell him this. "I can't stay...I just...I can't." He held her face between his hands. "Why not, Maria?" "I just can't!" And a new set of tears fell from her eyes. He held her close while she cried, and she couldn't help but snuggle into the warmth that was Willy Wonka. "I don't want to go...but I have to..." She turned to walk away from him, but Willy grabbed her wrist and pulled her back to him with a thud of bodies. He looked deep into her eyes and leaned slowly in to kiss her...when a noise behind him made him turn his head.
Charlie stood behind him with a smile on his face. Maria quickly hid hers in Willy's jacket. "Did I interrupt something?" Willy glanced down at the ashamed Maria and turned back to his protege. "No, dear boy. You didn't. What's up?" Charlie's smile disappeared. "I think there is something wrong with the Oompa Loompa's...they seem...pissed." Willy knew Charlie hardly cursed, so this had to be a huge ordeal. "Where are they?" "They are in the inventing room...almost all of them I think." Willy nodded. "Ok. I'll be there in a minute." Charlie nodded and walked away, glancing over his shoulder and smirking before he ran out of sight around a corner.
Willy looked down at Maria. "Please don't leave...please. It would break my heart to see you go...it's already breaking my heart seeing..." He lifted her wounded arm, a drop of blood that had been sitting on the tip of her finger falling to the floor. Maria nodded. "Ok, Mr. Wonka...I won't leave..not tonight anyway..." Willy smiled. "Good. I'm glad...and please...call me Willy...or William...or whatever you'd like to call me...Just don't leave me yet..." He took her bloodied hand and escorted her back to her room, opening the door for her and closing it behind her.
When the door was securely shut tight, he mumbled to himself. "Now, I wonder what's gotten into the Oompa Loompas..." and began to stroll down the hallway thinking of possible answers. The oompa loompas cocked an eyebrow or two at him, some of them turned their backs to him and continued their rapid conversations with each other. Willy swallowed hard and fingered his cane for a few moments. He looked over the Oompa-Loompas nervously. He had no clue what to say or do.
Maria sat on her bed sadly and stared down at her cuts. She sighed deeply and bit her lip hard. She couldn't believe that she was actually going to stay. What was it that Willy did to make her feel this way?
Meanwhile, back to Willy's problem...
Willy finally cleared his throat and the Oompa Loompas turned to look at him. "What can I do for you...you all look so angry." The Oompa Loompas glanced at each other and nodded. Willy bit his lip hard and nodded. "I see... so... what is it that I can do to help you all?" He asked, softly.
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Ooooooh! Cliff-hanger! Heehee. -rubs hands together evilly- This is great! Reviews, reviews people!