A World of Our Own || Wonka (2023)

Chapter One - Beautiful

"In... a... jungle near Mumbai, there's a little hover fly..."

I was walking on the streets with bags after getting kicked out from my apartment (I couldn't earn four silver sovereigns a day), trying to find an affordable place to stay when I walked upon a man in a maroon-coloured coat, singing as if he was in a musical.

"Whose wings go at a thousand flaps a second, that's no lie! These microscopic fleas, like chocolate more than leaves, and when asked nicely lay precisely one little egg in each of these.

"When it hatches from its shell, it gives a happy yell- Woohoo! How thrilling to be living in a chocolate hotel! It beats its wings with glee, and then as you will see, the chocolate will levitate and float most gracefully..."

The man opened the cover of the jar of eggs (I didn't know what that were back then) he was holding, and the eggs started floating mid-air! My jaw dropped to the ground as I saw the beautiful scenery, curiosity filling my heart.

"Well, there's chocolate, and there's chocolate. But only mine will make your eyes pop out their socke-let's! Put your hand into your pocke-let, get yourself some Wonka chocolate! Come now, I insist! You've never had chocolate like this! No, you've never had chocolate like this."

After his amazing musical performance, the crowd broke into applause and cheers, but I was so fascinated by the man I stood frozen.

"Who wants to try one?"

But suddenly everyone became silent, three man, Slugworth, Fickelgruber and Prodnose, and seem to have consumed his chocolates, and said it was the absolutely worst, but then, the three men started floating mid-air, causing the people to get their chocolate and pay the man after doing so. They also started floating mid-air, floating higher and higher each second, while I continued standing there, gazing at the man.

After everyone had got their chocolates, the man walked up to me and spoke, pulling me away from my reverie, "Hello there, girl."

The tall man leaned forward and his face was so close to mine I could smell his sweet breath. "Who... who are you?" was all I managed to choke out, for somehow I find his features beautiful, his brown eyes, his curly messy hair, his deep jawline and oh, his perfect smile... Suddenly feeling my neck getting flustered, I buried my face in my hands, causing the man to laugh.

"I'm Willy. Willy Wonka. You see, I'm something of a magician, inventor and chocolate maker," Willy Wonka smiled.

"Nice to meet you, Willy. I'm... I'm Coraline Locke."

"What a beautiful name for a beautiful girl..." Willy whispered, his eyes locked with mine.

Feeling rather uncomfortable in my stomach, I turned my head away from him.

"You seem to be in distress, tell me Cora darling, what is it in your mind that makes your mood so sour?"

"To be honest, I need a place for me to stay, I... I hate to admit it, but I don't have much money, I only have a silver sovereign."

"I know a place you can stay in, I'm staying there too," Willy said as the police whistle went off.

"Alright, folks! Nothing much to see here! Just a small group of people defying the laws of gravity! Hook'em boys!"

Most of the people slowly walked away, not daring to go over the chief of police's line, while some others stayed to watch the drama.

"I'm afraid we have complaints about you, sir."

"Complaints?" Willy asked, his brows furrowing in confusion.

He's beautiful- Hell no, you've just met him, Cora. It suddenly occurred to me that he gave me a nickname ---- Cora. Cora sounds beautiful, just like the boy- No, you've just met him, chill.

I couldn't really get anything I hear into my brain, it was only when Willy spoke I woke up from my daydream, "Could you at least leave me a sovereign? I need to pay for my room."

The officer sighed and dug through his pocket, giving Willy just a sovereign, "Here."

"Thank you."

"Hey, it's alright, I blurted out, patting his back, "Let's go pay for your room first, then we'll find other ways to sell your chocolate."