Today was a day for Charlie. His birthday. Veruca grabbed a purse of money ready to go out and get a wonderful gift for Charlie. Charlie was a kind soul. When Veruca had no place to go, Charlie invited her to stay and forgave the wretch for everything she had done. She still felt like a spoiled brat because she was mad when she didn't get what she wanted, but now she tried to hide it. She thought long and hard. What what Charlie want for his birthday. She thought long and hard about his personality for clues.
He put everyone in the world before himself, so he was very generous. He also loved to invent with that imagination of his. He loved, in Mr. Wonka's words, to make something out of nothing. She still didn't get the phrase because someone would still need the materials to make something. But if it was what Charlie liked to say, she would except it. She picked up a flower. Would he like one? It wilted because it touched her. That was out of the question. She had to get a gift and loved to him as Charlie's was to her, a jewelry box with a spinning ballerina.
She then saw a store full of electronics. Food processesors, remotes, Wii Us, you name it. She entered in. She found a bunch of electronics, but Charlie liked to make stuff, not play with it.
She gave up. She decided to just grab a cake and hope for the best. She grabbed a chocolate cake with marshmallow feeling. She walked back to the factory and gave it to Charlie. "Here, I wish I could have gotten you a gift, but I couldn't decide what to get you." Veruca wanted to get something for somebody else. A year ago that would be the craziest idea in the world.
Charlie responded, "I don't want a gift. I just want to spend my birthday with people I love. My parents, the grandparents ts and you. " Charlie was definitely a gentleman. "Come on. This cake won't eat itself. The two enjoyed it. It almost tasted as good as the bond between them. Almost.