Prompt 17

I wish I never inherited this chocolate factory from my dad…

I started floating on the chocolate river after I heard about the golden ticket winners. There was one boy, I think his name was Augustus. He fell in the river and was sucked up through the pipes. Before I heard the story, I always swam. After the story, I started fearing the pipes so much, I now float with a boat.

Since I can no longer drink directly from the river like I used to do when I was floating, I always bring my cup so I can scoop out chocolate to drink. I spend hours and hours and hours on the river of chocolate, drinking every day. I really should stop at some point, but there really isn’t anything else to do with my time. The chocolate flows down the river and the money flows into the bank. The Oompa Loompas take care of everything else.

I don’t know what my dad used to do to fill his time. Even though our house was on the factory property, we were never allowed in the factory when he was working. He never shared his secrets with me, even though I asked.