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An Evening with Mr. Boddy: chapter 9

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The next morning, Katie was up before Cherry. Cherry still slept, peacefully comfortable in her bed as she enjoyed the powers of sleeping in after a long evening of a lot of hysterics and excitement. Katie got dressed and sat in the kitchen.

Michelle, Cherry's mother, came in, wearing her fuzzy white robe she got for Christmas last year, then smiled as she saw the girl. "Oh, Katie, I didn't know you were spending the night!"

Katie smiled softly. "Hi,... It was kind of important... Needs must." she says quietly.

"Would you like something to eat?" Michelle offered. She was usually the first one awake, then she would get coffee and food for her husband and an hour later, Cherry would wake up to the scent of food being cooked and would either or not join them for breakfast, if not, then just chatting before locking herself in her room for hours.

"If it's not too much trouble..." Katie says softly.

"It's never trouble," Michelle smiled. "Eggs? Bacon? Bagels? English muffin?"

"Could I get some bacon please?" Katie asks, making sure the message on her cast was hidden.

"Of course, dear." Michelle smiled, then went to put on bacon on the frying pan, seeming very fast with her kitchen skills due to how long she had been preparing food for a family.

Katie tried to offer help.

Michelle smiled. "Ya don't have to help if you don't want to." She laughed with a friendly smile though.

Katie smiled. "I'd love to help, but..." she drifts off, showing her wrist.

Michelle looked down, then looked alarmed. "Oh, my... What happened?"

Katie blushed slightly. "An... incident." she says softly.

"My..." Michelle sounded concerned. "At least you got help when you did."

Katie nodded. She smiled softly at the woman.

"Bud's going to be home later, he had one of those late night shifts at Walmart and I'll be going out in an hour, you and Cherry are welcome to watch a movie or do something in the living room." Michelle said as she cooked and got her morning coffee ready.

"Oh, thank you." Katie smiled.

"If you want, you could also go up the street and get a pizza for lunch." Michelle added as she took a quick seat.

Cherry came down the hall, holding her head. "Ugh... I had this weird dream... I felt like I was in this board game that an old lady keeps in her attic for her grandchildren to play with on rainy days during visits with her..."

Katie looked at Cherry. "Hi, Nee-bear." she says softly.

"Hey, Kat." Cherry smiled.

"Morning, you eating breakfast today?" Michelle asked her daughter.

"Maybe just a nibble." Cherry shrugged.

Katie put her casted arm in her lap.

Cherry sat with Katie and smiled. "How was your evening, Mom?"

"Work, work, work, ate dinner with Dad, work, work, sleep, he goes to work..." Michelle smirked. "We really missed you last night."

Katie listened quietly to her friend and her friend's mother. She then realized something and gave Michelle a Wonka bar.

"Oh... I haven't had one of these in years!" Michelle sounded delighted. "Why, I don't think I've eaten once since... Probably when I was in kindergarten..."

Cherry smiled. "Where do you get those bars? Hammer space?" She teased Katie lightly about having random Wonka bars in her possession.

Katie smiled. "TARDIS pocket." she jokes.

Cherry rolled her eyes, forcing out a sarcastic laugh.

Michelle put the chocolate in her purse. "Would work for emergency."

"Oh, can Cherry come to visit me and Willy?" She asks.

Michelle smiled. "If she wants to, it's all a-okay with me!"

Cherry smiled back. "I do." she said, a little quiet due to how she just woke up.

Katie smiled. "Thank you." she says softly.

"Say hi for me," Michelle smiled. "Do you have a date for the wedding yet?"

"Sometime in the spring." Katie smiles.

"Oh, that suits you two," Michelle smiled, then got back up to take care of the breakfast. "Oh, Cherry, don't forget your lessons at the church after you get lunch."

"Katie Wonka, sounds interesting." Cherry spoke up, ignoring the last bit of what her mother said.

Katie smiled. She then giggled. "It goes well with my middle name too," she says. "Katie Margaret Wonka." she then iterates.

"I didn't know your middle name was Margaret." Cherry commented.

Katie smiled.

Cherry shrugged, then went on to getting herself some juice. "You want a drink, Katie? We got water, milk, tea, fruit juice..."

"Milk please." she says softly.

Cherry grimaced at her choice, but got her a glass of milk anyway. Katie looked nervous slightly.

Cherry poured a glass. "Straw or no straw?"

Michelle was almost done with the breakfast and turned off the stove as she was finished.

"No straw." Katie says softly.

Cherry nodded, then gave Katie her glass after she got herself a glass of white grape juice she had been very fond of lately. Michelle gave plates to everyone, serving herself last and getting forks and knives out. Katie ate quietly and calmly.

Everyone ate their breakfast before Michelle would go to her bedroom and get ready for work and have Cherry and Katie stay in for the day, only if they wanted to, as long as they would tell Bud where they would be if he got there and was home alone, but would spend most of his day home from work sleeping. Katie ate calmly and drank her milk.

"How are you feeling this morning?" Cherry asked in a soft whisper to Katie.

"Achey... and I can't wait to visit Willy." she says.

"I'm sure he'll make you feel loads better." Cherry smiled the best she could.

Katie smiled softly.

"When do you think you all will go?" Michelle asked as she took a sip of her coffee.

"When do you want to go, Nee-bear?" Katie asks softly. First they'd need to pop into Bill's candy store so she could inform him of an order.

"Maybe we could go there for lunch?" Cherry thought maybe that would help also brighten the mood.

"Just don't each too much candy before lunch." Michelle warned them about spoiling their meal.

Katie nodded to Cherry, then looked at Michelle. "We won't." she promises.

"Good," Michelle chuckled a little.

Soon, they all finished breakfast and Cherry took their plates, soaking water over them and putting them in the carrying case until they would be washed up and put away. Katie grabbed a coat for Cherry, ready for her friend. Cherry quickly did some grooming, then went to join Katie and get them going. Katie was ready to go.

"Alright, let's get going then." Cherry said as they were set to go visit Willy.

Katie nodded. "So we'll go to Bill's first, then we'll head to the factory." she says, hoping that was okay.

"Oh, okay." Cherry shrugged, but smiled as they would go to Bill's candy store, and then the factory.
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