As Willy and Casandra walked along through the corridor,they held each others hand tightly.Casandra was so full of joy,excitment and love she could bear it no longer.As soon as the two of them entered the chocolate room,all of Casandra's emotions burst inside of her.All of the beauty around her suddenly turned dark as she started to fall to the minty suger grass below her.She said in a shaky voice,"Willy,I don't feel well...",and,just before she fell to the ground,Willy caught her in mid-air. He didn't know what to feel. "Had she been disappointed by his humble factory?" or "Was she just tired?" or what? Although confused,he picked her up and took her to the Bucket household. There he hoped she would regain conciousness and explain how she had felt to him.
"Please let me in!It's important!",cried Willy from the other side of the Bucket's door. "I'm coming!",yelled Charlie's mother. Her hurried footsteps could be heard from outside as she sped across the floor. She opened the door and her eyes lit up when she saw the beautiful,seemingly lifeless girl in Willy's arms. "What on earth happened?And who is this young girl?" Mrs. Bucket asked in a breathless,whispering voice,as if Casandra were asleep. "My wife-to-be!" said Willy proudly. "Some catch isn't she?",he asked with a childish sparkle,Mrs. Bucket had never seen before,in his eyes. "I'll say!" Mrs. Bucket replied. "But,what's wrong with her?",Charlie asked when he came over to the door. "She fainted I think.",Willy said in a sad,yet urgent tone. "Well,bring her in before she has a heartattack!",screamed Grandama Josephine. Willy did as she said.He took her upstairs and layed her on Charlie's bed.
After about 15 minutes,Casandra woke up. She looked around the small,yet comfortable room in which she was in. She saw wrappers from Wonka candy bars,about 6 of them,tacked to the wall along with a child's drawing of Willy's factory. She knew this had to be Charlie Bucket's room. She looked at the foot of her bed and saw Willy,with a worried look on his face,not noticing that she had woken up. "Darling...",Casandra managed to say in an almost silent whisper,"Are you okay?" . Her voice startled him a bit.He looked at her with his shining purple eyes and said,"Of cousre I'm alright,but are you?",the worried look still on his face. "Yes.Sorry that I had an episode." Casandra said with a bit of shyness in her voice.
"Oh,good,you're awake!",Mrs. Bucket's kind voice boomed from the downstairs. She,Mr. Bucket and Charlie all came up the stairs to see how the young girl was doing. "Yes,I'm wide awake now.",Casandra said as she looked over at the three,relief sweeping over her. "Do you need anything,Casandra darling?",asked Willy. Astonished that he knew her name without even telling him,she ignored his question and said,"How did you know my name?!". "It's a very long story.And after your 'episode' you need not to hear of it right now." Wonder filled Casandra's eyes,but not wanting to upset Willy,just pushed her questions aside for the time being. "Well,if you could take me to your room,it would be better I think.And,if I had a cold drink of some kind,that would be nice too.",Casandra said,finally answering Willy,trying not to sound too pushy.
She and Willy both thanked the Bucket's for their hospitality and then took the pink,sugar boat for a ride to Willy's room. Once there,Casandra asked if she could lay down,of course Willy said yes,so she flopped down on the soft sheets and sighed. "Thank you sweetheart." Casandra breathed. "You're most welcome.",Willy said with a strange nervousness. He walked over beside the bed and unexpectantly dropped down on one knee. Casandra wondered what he was doing,so she looked down at her feet and saw that Willy was about to propose to her! He got out a small box from one of the pockets on his coat and opened it to reveal the most gorgeous sugar crystal inset in semi-sweet chocolate ring Casandra had ever seen. "Will you marry me?",Willy said,trembling,as he took her hand in his. Casandra just stared in awe at his gift,then studdered the words he was longing to hear come from her mouth,"Oh,I...I...YES!" Casandra screamed with pure joy,tears streaming down her pale colored face.She jumped up from the bed and flung herself around Willy. He held her tight,knowing that she would never leave him...
I'll continue this later,and don't worry,this is just the beginning,it'll get better and more exciting soon!
