Candy and the Chocolate Factory

chapter 2: Verruca Salt

A few days over breakfast came another bulletin the second ticket had been found. At this right all of the tickets would disappear before Charlie even had a chance. There must be a way she could talk the Foster's into letting her into the shop for that chocolate bar. She didn't know why but she just had a feeling she had to get it to Charlie quick. This time the ticket was found by a little girl here in England making it more unlikely that there would be another in this area but Charlie didn't let that get to him.

" Here we are in Buckingham shire, England where the second Ticket has been found by miss Verruca Salt." Cameras were flashing as a little girl proudly showed off the ticket her obviously rich parents standing behind her. " How do you spell that?" Verruca just batted her eyes as she spelled her name for them. Her father then went on to say how the ticket was found. " When my little Verruca said she wanted one of these tickets I knew I had to get one for her. I must of bought millions and millions of boxes. I'm in the nut business you see. So I told my workers to stop shelling the shells off the nuts and to start shelling off these wrappers. Oh it took almost forever my poor little Verruca was so upset but finally I found one."

" I don't think that's fair she didn't find it herself." I could tell Charlie was disappointed. He was right to it wasn't fair the little girl obviously only wanted one because they are rare all that chocolate probably was wasted. " Don't worry Charlie that man spoils his daughter. No good ever came from spoiling a child like that." Grandpa Joe had never said anything more right in his life. " Well I for one am glad that Candy was never like that or that Charlie isn't now." Dad said as we winked at us. " Come on Charlie I'll walk you to school." Together we left stopping to stand in front of the Factory's gates. " Do you remember Mr. Wonka Candy? Was he a nice man?" I smiled at Charlie as I leaned on the gate. " Yes he was a very nice man at least to me. You see Charlie Mr. Wonka was never much of a people person. Everyone was shocked by how quickly he took to me. Grandpa Joe said it must of been because I was a child. So it was easier for him I think. Adults though he never had anything to do with them that I can remember. He could barely even talk about let alone to mum and dad. I don't even know if he had any family of his own they never visited. I'm sure he must of once but if they are alive they must be estranged." Looking up at the windows I again saw the tall man standing in the window and actually waved before moving on. I never noticed as the man waved back.