Wonka

"In a rush."

(Tess's pov 🍭)

I pulled back and looked at him.I didn't want to ruin this moment but I had to leave.
Dad was going to be home soon and I told him I'd stay in for the rest of the day,despite he takes me to his shop.

-"I have to go." I said quietly and smiled.

He smiled too,a sad kind of smile.

-"Okay." He said and let go off me.

I left the little adorable shop.
I'm glad he was happy.

Happy Willy means happy world.
Right now he's happy.
And I am happy.

When I got back home dad wasn't there so I decided to pretend doing what I was doing when he left me in my room.
I was sketching some things,and that was until Willy came to my house.
The thought of him on my window made me chuckle to myself.
He was so silly and I loved it.
Sometimes I wish I could be like him.
Willy wasn't scared of anything.He didn't care what others thought about him.He was himself.
I wish I was myself too.
But I can't.This world is harsh.People judge you.
And they judge you a lot.
They notice your mistakes,never your achievements.

My whole life the only thing I was taught to do is keep quiet and listen to dad.
And here he is.
A boy with green eyes,curly black hair,a hat and a red coat telling me that I should stand up for myself.

I heard the front door opened and I realised dad had come home.

-"This is ridiculous.TESS COME DOWN HERE!"I heard him shout from the kitchen.

Oh no.

I quietly went down the stairs hoping that he didn't find anything out.

He was sitting on a chair,looking at the wall.

-"Yes dad?"

-"How did that idiotic boy manage to open a whole shop!?"he shouted again,even though to me it looked like he was talking to himself.

-"I don't know." I lied.Of course I know.But what was I supposed to say? Hey dad I opened it for him. Yeah no he would freak out.

-"Oh don't you worry we have it planned for him." He said,and I almost tripped on my feet.

They were going to hurt him.

-"Get ready," he continued. "We are going outside."

-"Where?"I asked not sure I could trust my own father anymore.

-"For gods sake Tess I'm not going to kidnap you.Just a walk."

I nodded and went up to my room again.I couldn't sneak out of course.
   I couldn't sneak out at the moment.
But I could do something else.
Once dad was gone,I could leave to Willys shop right away.

-"DAD!" I shouted and heard his footsteps on the stairs.

-"What is Tess?"he said out of breath.

-"I don't feel so good.." I lied and put on my best act.

  Those drama classes payed off.

-"You can stay home."  Dad sighed.

   Once he left I stopped the act and got outside.

And when I got at Willys shop my heart shattered into a million pieces.

-"No.." I whispered.

   It was destroyed.His shop was completely destroyed and empty.
  I looked around and went inside.

Noodle came up to me and hugged me tightly.

  I wrapped my arms around her and stroked her hair.
  She was crying.

-"Tess everything is gone!"she was sobbing and looked at me with big brown eyes.

-"Is Willy okay?"

   She pointed to a direction and I let her go.She went outside of the shop for a while and I approached Willy.
   I sat next to him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

-"Hey.." I said,trying to sound comforting but I failed.
   He sighed and got up.
I got up as well and hugged him.

  He didn't react at first but then I felt him hugging me back.

-"It's okay...We will build it again!"I smiled and pulled back.

-"There's no hope.." he whispered.

  Those weren't words that Willy Wonka would say.
  I refuse.

-"Willy," I looked up and he flashed his green eyes at my face, "There's always hope."

He smiled at me I then realised he was standing close to me.

   He had never stood that close before.

-"There might be sometimes," he said, "But maybe not now."
 

   That last line was sad,and it made something in my heart twist.

He brought me back to senses.

-"I'll have to ask you something." He said.

-"Hm?"

-"Something that I've been wondering about a very long time to be honest Tess." He said and smiled again,a soft little smile.

-"Go on ask." I returned the smile.

  He chuckled a bit to himself before he asked.

-"If you are that scared of your dad,and you are following every rule he has...Why do you still talk to me?Why are you here despite him telling you no?"

   I wasn't expecting that.

  I looked away,I started looking around in the shop.I looked at everything but him.

-"Tess?"I heard him say.

-"Yes?"I murmured without looking at him.

-"Are you going to answer me?"

-"Amswer what?"

  Why was I so nervous about a simple silly question.

He laughed a small laugh and placed a hand on my cheek turning my head to face him.

-"Look at me." He said.

  It felt like I was trapped.

-"Now will you answer me?Its just a question." He repeated.

-"Not answering that.Try all you want."I said.

  He stepped closer to me.

-"Okay.Well how about a game?"

   Is he serious right now.A game?

-"What game Willy are you serious right now?"I said and crossed arms.

-"A staring contest.If I lose,which I doubt,I won't ask you again.If you lose,you answer me.Deal?" He asked me.

  I nodded by head in acceptance,and looked at him.

   I am either going crazy or he was getting closer and closer with each passing minute.

  He was some inches away from my face,and he closed that distance when he rested his forehead against mine.

-"You know you'll probably lose right?"I said trying to hide the fact I was nervous at that moment.

  He laughed.His breath smelled like chocolate.
He smelled like chocolate.He was chocolate.

  He tilted his head to the side slightly.

-"I doubt that I'll lose." He said still looking right at me.

-"Yeah right.Well I'm not losing either."I said trying to make this whole thing end.

-"You are going to lose." He said.

  I was just about to reply but I didn't get a chance.

  He pulled me a little closer and pressed his lips against mine,lightly.

That was unexpected.
He did not.