After they were sure that Natalie had recovered, Gabriela and Jessy left the trailer to head home.
Looking out the window, onto the black sky, Natalie wondered when her mother would return. She was debating in her head on whether or not, to tell her what had happened. She was also asking herself what the memory potion, Willy had given her, was for. Was Willy really a bad person? Was he trying to hurt her? Or was it something else?
Trying to cool her head, Natalie pulled out a carton of orange juice and filled a glass up with the sweet drink. The juice helped to clear her head somewhat, but she still had loads of questions swimming in her mind. Maybe a trip outside would help.
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The river that went around the many trailers, was usually filled with people at the banks washing their clothes. During the night however, it was quiet and peaceful. Natalie had slipped on a white silk nightgown to serve as a warmth for the slight wind that blew through. She hadn't thought to bring slippers, just strolled along in bare feet.
Natalie stopped at the bank of the river, and closed her eyes, letting the sound of the pounding water and crickets surround herself. There were even some daisies that grew in great numbers, and Natalie yanked a few out to put in her hair, after her eyes opened again.
Making sure that no one was watching, she put a foot into the water. It felt cold, but not freezing. Natalie put a second foot in.
"I think I've found my happy place!" Natalie said to herself in content.
"Is that right?" a voice, that seemed to come from nowhere asked. It took a moment for Natalie to regain her balance. She had almost fallen over at the response to her statement.
"Who's there?" she asked the darkness.
"Just me!" Willy said, coming out from behind a tree. Natalie put a hand to her heart.
"You scared me! I thought you were a stalker or something!"
Willy grinned and walked up to where Natalie stood.
"Uh, Mr. Wonka, watch out! The rocks on the side of the banks are a bit..."
But she never got to finish, as Willy tumbled, face first, into the river. Natalie tried to contain her laughter by biting the inside of her cheeks. "Slippery!"
"What's so funny?" Willy asked, as he pulled himself up. His top hat had fallen into the creek, and when he put it back on, water dripped down his pale face. The rest of his clothes were drenched, and his teeth were chattering from the cold.
"Well, you didn't heed my warning!" Natalie said. "And now you look like a wet poodle!"
"So funny..." Willy muttered to himself as he watched Natalie laugh at his current state.
When Natalie had finally calmed down, she looked curiously at Willy. "Why are you here?" she asked.
"To ask if you were ok. And it would seem that..." Willy looked her up and down. "you are!"
With that, he hopped out of the river, and started to make his way back to his trailer. Natalie grabbed his arm. Willy was so shocked, that he threw her off himself. Natalie, with now no way to regain balance, fell into the water as he did.
Willy gave a sign of wanting to laugh, but covered his mouth with a gloved hand. When he put his hand down, he was back to normal. Natalie was giving Willy a piercing look, to which her returned with the same amout of distain.
"What was the potion for?" she asked, still in the water.
Willy's gloves made a squeaking sound when he clenched his fists. "Uh..well, for memory"
"And what did you want me to remember?" Natalie asked, getting up and standing next to Willy, her arms crossed. She furrowed her brow, when she saw that he had the same colour eyes as her.
Willy frowned and backed up a bit. "What?"
"Do you have violet eyes?" she asked curiously.
"About that..." Willy said.
"Is there something your not telling me?" she asked.
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Gabriela just couldn't get to sleep. She was too worried about Natalie. She had been looking out the window, when she suddenly saw her with Willy. They both looked like they had been dipped into a dunk tank.
"Jessy?" Gabriela called.
Jessy popped her head out from the bathroom. "Something wrong?"
"Yes! It would seem that Natalie has made a vast recovery!" Gabriela answered, indicating the window.
"Is that Natalie with Mr. Wonka?" Jessy asked, as surprised as Gabriela.
"Come with me! Let's go see what's going on!"
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"I can't believe it! It's not true!" Natalie said, after Willy had explained everything.
"It is true!"
"But how did you know?"
Suddenly, as they were passing by Gabriela's trailer, the door flung open.
"Feeling better? You two seemed to have enjoyed yourselves!" Gabriela spat.
Natalie shook her head. "Gabby I can explain! Mr. Wonka was just..."
"I don't want to hear it!" Gabriela answered. She looked on the verge of crying.
"Gabby, I..." Willy began. Gabriela stepped in front of him, and slapped him across the cheek, harder than she had ever done before.
"It's not what you think!" Natalie yelled, tears flooding her violet eyes. Looking beside her, Willy had already taken off into the forest.
Natalie looked like she was going to say something, but instead she sniffled and dashed after Willy.
"Oh, no you don't!" Gabriela hissed, before chasing her down.
"Wait for me!" Jessy called from behind.
But Gabriela didn't listen. She had already taken off.
