Onceler x fem reader

Goodbye

We were going to fix things. I was sure the Onceler could do it. He was good at everything.

Though he didn't. He couldn't.

The Lorax had gone. So had the animals and the Onceler's family. A few stones lay in a circle with unless inscribed on them. The Onceler had spent the past few days staring at those words. I stayed inside giving him his space. I brought him tea and food. He was a better cook than me, though right now he needed it.

"Hey, I think I left the teabag in too long so it might be a little strong." I put the tea tray down next to him and sat down on the grass.

The Onceler sat on his fancy chair. It was like a throne. He had dragged it outside and hadn't moved since. At least not that I noticed.

"Mmm. Thanks." "Of course." "What does it mean. Unless."

I thought. "I don't know." I looked at the words. The house creaked. It was the only sound besides the wind. There were no trees to shield us from it.

"You should come inside. The smoke feels like it's strangling me," I said standing up.

The Onceler looked at a small object in his hand. I looked over to see a seed. "Oh my gosh! You have a tree seed. You should plant it!"

The Onceler shook his head. "It would just die in the soil." He stood up and walked towards the mansion. "Look at this horrible house." "Once?" "He kicked the doors and slammed it behind him so hard it swung back open. I followed him in. "What are you talking about? You deserve this! You built this up! We can fix this-" "No we can't," He interrupted. "I can't. I ruined everything." He sounded angry.

"I know why you did what you did. Your family-"

He interrupted me again. "My family was just helping me! I ruined everything. Why can't you understand that?" "I understand how you feel, I'm just-" "No, no. I need-" He calmed himself down. "I need to be alone." "What?" He grabbed a case from the kitchen to see it nearly empty. His mother had taken most of it. It was the emergency fund. They already had his millions in the bank. The Onceler grabbed what was there and threw the case on the ground.

"Here."

"What."

"You should leave," He looked away, almost like he was going to cry. I was crying. I grabbed my things and looked at the money. I threw it at his feet, and ran towards Melvin and the cart.