The Greedler

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It had been a couple weeks since then and I woke up that morning and walked out of my room. I could hear 2 voices. I looked stepped out of my door for a minute and looked through the crack of the door in the Onceler's office to see the Lorax and him arguing, though they weren't arguing like they used to. They now seemed genuinely mad.

"You can't keep cutting down the trees! There won't be any left." The Lorax is waving his hands in the air. The Onceler looks annoyed. "There is nothing wrong with what I'm doing. It's all perfectly legal." "That doesn't mean it's ethical. The pr people are lying! I never approved production of the Thneed." He says. The Onceler responds, "Unethical!? I'm changing the world. L- look here Mister Mustache, I am making things better for everyone." "No you're not!" The Lorax responded, "You're just doing this because you want that "family" of yours to be proud of you. Well they never will be!"

I saw the Onceler's face. He looked like he could cry. "Security, can you please come pick up this adorable trespasser?" he said on the phone in a sing-songy way. The Lorax waved his hand and walked out seeing me.

"Oh, hi, Y/N. Listen kid, can we talk." "Sure," I invited him in. I was worried about the Onceler.

The Lorax hopped on my bed with a sad look on his face.

"I need your help. No matter what I do, the Onceler's not gonna listen to me. He might listen to you, if not because your his financial adviser, though maybe ass his friend." I looked away. "Please," he said. "I'm desperate. He's destroying himself and the environment along the way. And it may have something to do with that aunt of his." "Actually, I think it's because of his mom, Isabella. I promise I'll talk to him." The Lorax looks glad I said this. He walks away.

I walk into the Onceler's office. His face lights up after he sees mine. "Hey, Y/N. Take a seat." I nod. "I was going to ask if you would attend an event I'm going to tonight? I was going to bring just you since you're my partner, though my mom insisted on coming. And she has been helping me a lot lately. Will you go?" I smile a bit, flattered that he wanted me to go. I still can't help being a little annoyed with Isabella. I nod happily. "That sounds really cool!" He blushes a bit and thanks me. "Were you coming in to talk to me about something specific?" He asks. I look away. I don't want to talk about it now, not right after he just invited me to something important. And also, the excited look he has.

"No," I say, though I feel a little guilt.

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