-This is certainly strange! -Said Mr. Wonka, once again at the head of the ever-decreasing group of visitors-Children are disappearing like rabbits! But don't you worry, they will all reappear sooner or later. Now, let's continue!
Those words did nothing but increase the boy's worries, though he dared not say anything about it out loud. By this point he was almost fully convinced this tour had a hidden purpose, a secret not written on the elegant letters of the shiny golden ticket. He was racking his brains trying to figure out what it was, until he was snapped out of it by Mike Teavee complaining about being tired. Next thing he knew, they were all inside a glass elevator covered with buttons everywhere. Though as soon as the tv-addicted boy pressed one of them, it felt more like a rollercoaster than a normal elevator. Sam grabbed Charlie's hand on his own with an iron grip while the other reached for one of the elevator's handles quick as a flash. The vehicle moved at breakneck speed, changing directions abruptly again and again in its way to the television room. "Of course, Mike would choose to go there. It's right up his alley." A smile almost formed on his face seeing Mike's excitement as he anticipated their arrival, but then his eyed widened as the older boy came to a realization. Despite all the noise and chaos surrounding him, he heard his own words clearly in his mind.
Five golden ticket winners. Four of them were a glutton child, a gum chewing girl, a spoiled kid, and a tv addict. So far, they had visited a chocolate room, a room with a gum machine, a forbidden room, and now they were heading to a tv room…
The boy's heart dropped, and the fear he felt towards the hosts escalated to terror. It couldn't be a coincidence…
-We're here-Announced Noodle, cutting the boy's wild musings short.
And seeing her exchange a certain knowing look with her father, Sam knew one thing:
He had to warn Mike to be careful.