Chapter 7

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It was as if Augustus was never even here.

Your husband completely forgot about him and his hysterical mother.

Willy quickly guided us to the edge of the chocolate river, and suddenly a pink seahorse boat rounds the corner and comes to a sudden halt in front of the group.

You place a hand over your stomach when you feel a sharp kick

"What's so funny?" Violet asks

"I think it's from all those doggone coco beans- hey by the way, did you guys know that chocolate contains a property that triggers the release of endorphins, gives one the feeling of being in love" Willy seemed excited explaining all these fascinating facts

"You don't say" Violets mother gives him a seductive smile.

Your glare hardens and you feel Willy pull you closer to him, you melt under his touch and calm down only slightly

"All aboard" He chuckles awkwardly, letting everyone on before helping you.

When you were comfortably seated in beside Mike's father, Willy gave the signal for the boat to continue forward

"Here try some of this, it'll do you good, you look starved to death" You crane your neck to see Willy offering Charlie a ladle full of melted chocolate

"It's great!" Charlie exclaims, handing the ladle over to his grandfather

"That's because it's mixed by waterfall. The waterfall is most important, mixes the chocolate, churns it up, makes it light and frothy-" Willy starts to explain "By the way, not other factory in the world mixe-"

"You already said that" Veruca says rudely

Willy seems to quieten down for a moment before speaking up

"Your all quite short, aren't you?" He states

"Well yeah, we're children" Violet replies

"Well that's no excuse I was never as short as you" Willy remarks

"You were once" Mike says

"Was not, know why? Because I distinctly remember putting a hat on top of my head, look at your short little arms, you could never reach" Willy chuckles smugly

"Do you even remember what it was like being a kid?" Charlie asks, genuinely curious

"Oh boy do I....Do I?" You look over and notice Willy having a flashback

"What's happened?" Charlies asks looking at you

"He's having a flashback, don't worry, he gets them often" You reply, giving his shoulder a comforting squeeze "He'll snap out of it in a minute"

"But we're headed for a tunnel" Charlie says

"Willy?" You shake him but it doesn't work "Willy!" You pat his cheek firmly and it finally snaps him out

"Huh?" He looks around 

"Mr. Wonka, we're headed for a tunnel" Charlie says

"Oh yeah, full speed ahead" Willy calls out to one of the Oompa Loompas

"How can they see where they're going?" Violet asks once we're halfway into the tunnel

"They can't" Willy replies "There's no knowing, where they're going.." Your arm wraps around Mr. TeeVee and he looks at you confused

"Switch on the lights" His voice bounces throughout the tunnel, and suddenly the boat is flying down a different route

Mr TeeVee understands whats going on and wraps an arm around you, making sure to be careful of your stomach, you could feel Willy staring at your back

Chocolate goes flying everywhere as the boat slows down

"People, keep and eye out, we're passing some very important rooms here" Willy speaks up and you watch as everyone starts reading the names of each room

"What do you use hair cream for?" Violets mother turns to look at your husband

"To lock in moisture" Willy laughs and you see her slink away, turning to pay attention to each room

"Whipped Cream?" Charlie exclaims at the open door, which shows a cow being whipped

"Precisely" Willy says 

"That doesn't make any sense" Veruca looks over to your husband with furrowed brows

"For your information, little girl, whipped cream isn't whipped cream at all unless it's whipped with whips...Everybody knows that" Willy replies with a hard glare 

You now grab onto the side of the boat as it turns to a rush of chocolate moving downwards

The Oompa Loompas who are rowing seem to go faster, and you feel bile building up in your throat, but you swallow it down, moving your arm off Mr. TeeVees you clutch onto your stomach firmly.

Willy was definitely enjoying the ride, whereas you were not.

"Stop the boat!" Willy says excitedly "I want to show you guys something" you look up and see in big bold letters

INVENTING ROOM

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