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Tunnel

The Oompa Loompas rowed the boat as they escorted Violet safely down the tunnel without worrying about going through all that mess from 10 years ago.

Violet sighed with relief from not going to experience that mind screw she experienced from 10 years ago.

Soon, the young woman noticed a familiar steel door with the sign "Inventing Room" as the boat started to slow.

"Oh... through here?" Violet asked the Oompa Loompas.

The two Oompa Loompas nodded as the boat came to a halt at the port.

Violet gulped a little as she un-buckled her seat belt and got off the boat, standing before the door.

As soon as the young woman was off, the two Oompa Loompas rowed the boat down the river.

Violet sighed as she soon opened the door into the Inventing Room.

The room looked similar to what she saw 10 years ago, albeit larger with new machines. It appeared empty but that maybe was because the Oompa Loompas weren't working at the night.

Violet closed the door behind her as she walked down to the Inventing Room, being careful not to touch anything. "Man... it barely changed since last time." she replied to herself, a bit nervous. She reached into her pocket to grab a piece of gum but then felt a piece of paper in her pocket and grabbed it.

The piece of paper was in fact a list of the candies Slugworth wanted her to steal.

Violet looked at the list and sighed, thinking about whether or not she should steal from the man who has been kind to her even after not seeing him for 10 years for money. She groaned before she spotted an all too familiar machine. "The gobstopper maker." she replied.

The machine was tattered in cloth to keep it covered except for a conveyor belt that held the small round jawbreaker candies.

Violet looked around as she grabbed a red one and suckled on it. "Mmmmm... even tastier than what Wonka gave me and the others." she replied, remembering the prototype gobstopper she received from Mr. Wonka, the one that Slugworth wanted but suckled on instead.

However the gobstopper in Violet's mouth felt different that the original. In fact, it felt chewy.

"These must be a new gobstopper variant." Violet replied with a smile as she suckled and chewed on the Chewy Gobstopper until she swallowed it. She then looked at the theft list she had received before getting mad. "Ooooooh... that Slugworth can keep his filthy money!" She then proceeded to tear the list up into pieces, walking back. "There's no way I'm betraying one of the few men who's been so kind to me."

However, Violet backed up against an all covered machine and accidentally pressed the button with her butt, starting it up.

"EEK!!" Violet squeaked in surprised as she turned and saw the covered up machine doing whatever it was suppose to do, however it sounded rusted, like it hasn't been used in years.

The rusted machine continued to clank and spur as it was making something, until it stopped.

Violet slowly walked towards the covered up machine and looked under the cover, her eyes widening as she saw the machine.

The machine before the young woman was none other than the Great Gum Machine, the machine that caused her to get kicked off the tour before.

"Ohhh... of all the machine's to bump into, why did it have to be this one?" Violet complained. She then noticed something in the machine's case, a small stick of it's special gum.

Violet took the gum from it's case and looked at it, a flow of of memories or ridicule, fear, and juiciness went to her mind. However, something else came over her as she looked at the gum, as if someone was beckoning her to chew it again.

Violet felt a bit uneasy as she looked at the piece of the special gum before she started to pop the gum into her mouth, as if someone was possessing her on chewing it again, and her resistance to stop herself was futile.

Though she resisted as best as she could, Violet popped the gum into her mouth and began to chew it, closing her eyes. However her eyes opened widely as she tasted the gum's flavor.

"Mmmmmm... tomato soup..." Violet said with a smile as she felt the gum's flavor running down her throat. "So creamy and tangy..."

The young reporter continued chewing the gum all alone in the room as the flavor of the gum changed.

"Oooooh... beefy roast beef." Violet replied as she chewed the gum's changed flavor. "With a baked potato in sour cream." Soon enough, her eyes widen as she felt the flavor of the gum changing. She wanted to spit it out but the flavor was so intense, she couldn't.

In an instant, the gum's flavor changed, the young woman was too late to stop it.

"Mmmmm... blueberry pie with sweet whipped cream..." Violet responded as she chewed the new flavor, closing her eyes.

From the moment Violet reached the new flavor, her skin slowly turned to a bright blue, nowhere near purple or even the color of her name, with only her hair remaining intact.

Violet wanted to look but she kept her eyes shut, feeling the flavor of the gum continuing to flow inside her body.

Suddenly, the young woman began to slowly swell from the reaction of the flavor like she did many years ago. Violet kept her eyes closed hoping she didn't swell, but she knew that she was. "Ohhhh... why did I take the gum again?" she replied in sadness as she swelled like a blueberry. "What's gotten into me?"

The red belt strapped around Violet's waist began to slowly creak as it tried to hold onto her growing body.

Violet felt the strain of her belt hurting her waist. She tried to reach down and grab it but her body has gotten so big that she was unable to.

However, someone else came over and went to the swelling woman, managing to un-strap the red belt from her and easing her pain.

Violet opened her eyes as she was suddenly free from the red belt and feeling herself plump and swell with no trouble. "H-Huh?" she questioned.

"Guess you couldn't help it, huh Violet?" Charlie, arriving on the scene, replied.

"C-Ch-Charlie?" Violet questioned, her body growing bigger.

"It's another side effect Mr. Wonka didn't know about." Charlie explained. "That if someone who took the gum saw another piece, that something would take over and force them to chew another piece and blow up again into a blueberry." He then gently started to rub Violet's growing belly. "That's why me and Mr. Wonka agreed to shut the three course meal gum program off. And the Juicing Room be replaced as well."

Violet blushed as she felt Charlie rubbing her growing belly, easing her worries except for the Juicing Room that restored her the first time was gone.

"Heh, takes me back really to when you first swelled into a blueberry, Violet." Charlie said with a smile as he rubbed her big belly.

"Y-Ye-Ye-Yeah..." Violet replied as she blushed a deep blue from Charlie's gentle belly rubs, smiling as her arms and legs began to become absorbed into her growing body with her clothes stretching and covering her. "I remember the first time I swelled into this when I was on the tour with you. That brat Veruca and that Mike guy were busy laughing at me as I grew."

Charlie smiled as he gently rubbed Violet's growing belly.

"My father was too busy threatening Mr. Wonka to get the two to stop, and even their parents were snickering away." Violet replied as she grew, her feet spreading apart. "But then... you came over and gently rubbed my belly to calm me down. I thought to myself, why would a someone like you try to help comfort a gum chewing brat like me? Even when I became a round blue ball and was at the risk of exploding, you were still there comforting me... until the Oompa Loompas came and surrounded me."

"Well... I didn't want to see you upset by the ridicule." Charlie replied. "My grandfather once told me if you see a girl upset, try to be nice and comfort her. That way, she'll remember you no matter what."

Violet smiled as she felt her crotch pressing against the floor. "He sounded like a nice man if he taught you that." she said.

Charlie smiled as he remembered his Grandpa Joe. "He was." he said. "You also don't have to worry about exploding... before we shut the project down, the Oompa Loompas tweaked it so that chewer wouldn't risk exploding."

Violet smiled with relief as her arms and legs were now absorbed into her body up to her hands and feet. Soon enough, her juicy swelling came to a halt as she was now a round helpless blue ball filled to the brim with blueberry juice.

Charlie smiled as he bent back up and looked at the round blueberry woman.

"Charlie... could I be honest with you?" Violet asked.

"If I can be honest with you?" Charlie questioned with a smile.

"Well... I... I... I received an envelope with a check of a lot of money from Slugworth and a note saying that if I want the money, I... I have to steal some of Mr. Wonka's inventions..." Violet told Charlie. "But you've been so kind to me that I... well, I didn't want to do it in the first place anyway... and... I'm sorry for..."

Charlie smiled as he gently rubbed Violet's berry chest. "It's alright Violet." he said. "You have nothing to apologize for."

Violet blushed and smiled as she looked at the young, caring man before her. "So... what did you wanted to say to me?" she asked.

"Well... when I first saw you those years ago, I thought you were cute." Charlie said with a blush a chuckle.

Violet blushed a deep blue in shock from what Charlie told her. "C-C-Cute?" she questioned.

Charlie smiled and nodded. "Even after you became a blueberry, I still thought you were cute." he said. "I was just upset that we wouldn't be able to spend more time together during the tour."

"You... you thought I was cute?" Violet asked. "Even... after I became a blueberry?"

Charlie smiled and nodded. "But now that I see you after all this time... I think you're beautiful Violet." he replied, gently hugging the blueberry woman. "Blueberry or not."

Violet blushed with a sweet warm smile from Charlie's hug. "Oh Charlie..." she said. "If I hadn't gotten kicked off so early, I would've loved to spend time with you."

Charlie smiled as he rubbed the blueberry woman gently, looking at her. "Since the juicing room's gone... I could offer you a chance to stay here if you like." he requested. "That way, you and me could spend all the time together."

Violet looked at Charlie as she thought about his request. "Well... I... I hadn't had much luck with men in my life." she said, before smiling. "Maybe my luck's about to change for the better."

Charlie gave a slight chuckle as he held the blueberry woman.

"I would love to... very much." Violet answered with a smile before managing to kiss Charlie's cheek.

Charlie smiled and blushed from Violet's berry kiss.

"So... are the Oompa Loompas going to roll me again like they did before?" Violet asked kindly. "Even with that song?"

Charlie chuckled as he grabbed and held Violet. "No... allow me to roll you to my room... my blueberry." he said.

Violet smiled as she was held by the young factory owner. "Thank you... for everything Charlie." she replied.

"Heh, you're welcome Violet." Charlie said before he gently and carefully tipped the blueberry woman onto her back, rubbing her belly.

Violet smiled as she lied on her back helplessly with her belly being rubbed.

Charlie opened the two wide steel doors and then carefully rolled the blueberry Violet out of the Inventing Room.

Violet smiled as she was rolled away out of the room by Charlie.

Atlanta Herald Newspaper Co.; A Few Days Later

The newspaper company was still bustling as usual with reporters typing up their reports for the newspaper.

Joel looked at the empty desk that belonged to Violet, wondering how she was doing in London.

"Oh relax will ya?!" Mathew questioned to Joel with a mocking smile, taking a whiff of his cigarette. "Your girlfriend will come back soon enough."

"Mathew will you shut up?!" Joel asked, showing his wedding ring to the snobby star reporter. "I'm a married man!"

Mathew smirked before taking another whiff. "Whatever floats your boat." he said, not believing Joel. "Oh wait... you don't have o..."

Suddenly, the angry yell from Mr. Nogas echoed through the room, causing the employees to stop working and see their angry boss.

Mathew ran towards his boss' office and opened. "Sir?!" he questioned.

"GET OUT OF MY OFFICE MATHEW!" Mr. Nogas yelled. "I AM EXTREMELY..."

"Sir, your blood pressure!!" Mathew replied, grabbing his boss and trying to calm him down.

Mr. Nogas growled in anger before calming down. "Ok... ok... I'm calmed down..." he said, slowly sitting back in his chair.

"What happened?" Mathew asked.

"That... that worthless excuse for a reporter flubbed the interview up!" Mr. Nogas replied.

"Violet?" Mathew questioned before smirking. "She couldn't do it?"

"Oh ho she did do it..." Mr. Nogas replied before grabbing the notepad Violet was given, showing Mathew all the scribbed questions that where ruined. "Then she had the guts to ruin it! I just got this in the mail."

Mathew chuckled, taking another whiff of his cigarette. "Oh boy she is so fired." he said.

"No she ain't!" Mr. Nogas replied, flipping the notepad to another page. "She quit!"

"Really?" Mathew questioned. "Well, good riddance I say."

Mr. Nogas sighed as he calmed down. "Yeah I guess it's the best for the company." he said. "Now I've got an assignment for you. I heard that the Slugworth Candy company just went bankrupt and I want you to cover the story in London."

Mathew smiled at the opportunity he was presented with. "Gladly sir." he said. "And if I see Violet, I'll be sure to say hello to you." He then left the office to go back to his desk, passing Joel's. "Well, you won't have to worry about her coming back anymore."

"What?" Joel questioned before looking at Violet's former desk and sighed with sadness.

"Joel Maurer?" a mailman asked.

"Yes?" Joel questioned.

The mailman handed Joel a letter addressed for him from Violet before going off to deliver more mail.

Joel saw the name of the return address and opened it, finding a letter for him written in blue ink.

Dear Joel. I'd like to thank you and Rebecca for making my experience at Atlanta Herald more tolerable, even with that jerk hanging around. I'm sorry to say this but I'm not returning from London. I've met someone special and I'm going to be with him. And don't worry, he's not some punk who just wants to take advantage of me, I've known him for a very long time. I wish you and Rebecca the best of luck with your upcoming family. Sincerely, your friend, Violet Beauregarde.

Joel looked at the letter before smiling. "Heh, good luck Violet." he said.

"Joel, there's a fire going on downtown!" Mr. Nogas called out. "We need photos! On the double!"

"Yes sir!" Joel replied, grabbing his camera and heading out of the building with a smile on his face.

END

Description
Tunnel

The Oompa Loompas rowed the boat as they escorted Violet safely down the tunnel without worrying about going through all that mess from 10 years ago.

Violet sighed with relief from not going to experience that mind screw she experienced from 10 years ago.

Soon, the young woman noticed a familiar steel door with the sign "Inventing Room" as the boat started to slow.

"Oh... through here?" Violet asked the Oompa Loompas.

The two Oompa Loompas nodded as the boat came to a halt at the port.

Violet gulped a little as she un-buckled her seat belt and got off the boat, standing before the door.

As soon as the young woman was off, the two Oompa Loompas rowed the boat down the river.

Violet sighed as she soon opened the door into the Inventing Room.

The room looked similar to what she saw 10 years ago, albeit larger with new machines. It appeared empty but that maybe was because the Oompa Loompas weren't working at the night.

Violet closed the door behind her as she walked down to the Inventing Room, being careful not to touch anything. "Man... it barely changed since last time." she replied to herself, a bit nervous. She reached into her pocket to grab a piece of gum but then felt a piece of paper in her pocket and grabbed it.

The piece of paper was in fact a list of the candies Slugworth wanted her to steal.

Violet looked at the list and sighed, thinking about whether or not she should steal from the man who has been kind to her even after not seeing him for 10 years for money. She groaned before she spotted an all too familiar machine. "The gobstopper maker." she replied.

The machine was tattered in cloth to keep it covered except for a conveyor belt that held the small round jawbreaker candies.

Violet looked around as she grabbed a red one and suckled on it. "Mmmmm... even tastier than what Wonka gave me and the others." she replied, remembering the prototype gobstopper she received from Mr. Wonka, the one that Slugworth wanted but suckled on instead.

However the gobstopper in Violet's mouth felt different that the original. In fact, it felt chewy.

"These must be a new gobstopper variant." Violet replied with a smile as she suckled and chewed on the Chewy Gobstopper until she swallowed it. She then looked at the theft list she had received before getting mad. "Ooooooh... that Slugworth can keep his filthy money!" She then proceeded to tear the list up into pieces, walking back. "There's no way I'm betraying one of the few men who's been so kind to me."

However, Violet backed up against an all covered machine and accidentally pressed the button with her butt, starting it up.

"EEK!!" Violet squeaked in surprised as she turned and saw the covered up machine doing whatever it was suppose to do, however it sounded rusted, like it hasn't been used in years.

The rusted machine continued to clank and spur as it was making something, until it stopped.

Violet slowly walked towards the covered up machine and looked under the cover, her eyes widening as she saw the machine.

The machine before the young woman was none other than the Great Gum Machine, the machine that caused her to get kicked off the tour before.

"Ohhh... of all the machine's to bump into, why did it have to be this one?" Violet complained. She then noticed something in the machine's case, a small stick of it's special gum.

Violet took the gum from it's case and looked at it, a flow of of memories or ridicule, fear, and juiciness went to her mind. However, something else came over her as she looked at the gum, as if someone was beckoning her to chew it again.

Violet felt a bit uneasy as she looked at the piece of the special gum before she started to pop the gum into her mouth, as if someone was possessing her on chewing it again, and her resistance to stop herself was futile.

Though she resisted as best as she could, Violet popped the gum into her mouth and began to chew it, closing her eyes. However her eyes opened widely as she tasted the gum's flavor.

"Mmmmmm... tomato soup..." Violet said with a smile as she felt the gum's flavor running down her throat. "So creamy and tangy..."

The young reporter continued chewing the gum all alone in the room as the flavor of the gum changed.

"Oooooh... beefy roast beef." Violet replied as she chewed the gum's changed flavor. "With a baked potato in sour cream." Soon enough, her eyes widen as she felt the flavor of the gum changing. She wanted to spit it out but the flavor was so intense, she couldn't.

In an instant, the gum's flavor changed, the young woman was too late to stop it.

"Mmmmm... blueberry pie with sweet whipped cream..." Violet responded as she chewed the new flavor, closing her eyes.

From the moment Violet reached the new flavor, her skin slowly turned to a bright blue, nowhere near purple or even the color of her name, with only her hair remaining intact.

Violet wanted to look but she kept her eyes shut, feeling the flavor of the gum continuing to flow inside her body.

Suddenly, the young woman began to slowly swell from the reaction of the flavor like she did many years ago. Violet kept her eyes closed hoping she didn't swell, but she knew that she was. "Ohhhh... why did I take the gum again?" she replied in sadness as she swelled like a blueberry. "What's gotten into me?"

The red belt strapped around Violet's waist began to slowly creak as it tried to hold onto her growing body.

Violet felt the strain of her belt hurting her waist. She tried to reach down and grab it but her body has gotten so big that she was unable to.

However, someone else came over and went to the swelling woman, managing to un-strap the red belt from her and easing her pain.

Violet opened her eyes as she was suddenly free from the red belt and feeling herself plump and swell with no trouble. "H-Huh?" she questioned.

"Guess you couldn't help it, huh Violet?" Charlie, arriving on the scene, replied.

"C-Ch-Charlie?" Violet questioned, her body growing bigger.

"It's another side effect Mr. Wonka didn't know about." Charlie explained. "That if someone who took the gum saw another piece, that something would take over and force them to chew another piece and blow up again into a blueberry." He then gently started to rub Violet's growing belly. "That's why me and Mr. Wonka agreed to shut the three course meal gum program off. And the Juicing Room be replaced as well."

Violet blushed as she felt Charlie rubbing her growing belly, easing her worries except for the Juicing Room that restored her the first time was gone.

"Heh, takes me back really to when you first swelled into a blueberry, Violet." Charlie said with a smile as he rubbed her big belly.

"Y-Ye-Ye-Yeah..." Violet replied as she blushed a deep blue from Charlie's gentle belly rubs, smiling as her arms and legs began to become absorbed into her growing body with her clothes stretching and covering her. "I remember the first time I swelled into this when I was on the tour with you. That brat Veruca and that Mike guy were busy laughing at me as I grew."

Charlie smiled as he gently rubbed Violet's growing belly.

"My father was too busy threatening Mr. Wonka to get the two to stop, and even their parents were snickering away." Violet replied as she grew, her feet spreading apart. "But then... you came over and gently rubbed my belly to calm me down. I thought to myself, why would a someone like you try to help comfort a gum chewing brat like me? Even when I became a round blue ball and was at the risk of exploding, you were still there comforting me... until the Oompa Loompas came and surrounded me."

"Well... I didn't want to see you upset by the ridicule." Charlie replied. "My grandfather once told me if you see a girl upset, try to be nice and comfort her. That way, she'll remember you no matter what."

Violet smiled as she felt her crotch pressing against the floor. "He sounded like a nice man if he taught you that." she said.

Charlie smiled as he remembered his Grandpa Joe. "He was." he said. "You also don't have to worry about exploding... before we shut the project down, the Oompa Loompas tweaked it so that chewer wouldn't risk exploding."

Violet smiled with relief as her arms and legs were now absorbed into her body up to her hands and feet. Soon enough, her juicy swelling came to a halt as she was now a round helpless blue ball filled to the brim with blueberry juice.

Charlie smiled as he bent back up and looked at the round blueberry woman.

"Charlie... could I be honest with you?" Violet asked.

"If I can be honest with you?" Charlie questioned with a smile.

"Well... I... I... I received an envelope with a check of a lot of money from Slugworth and a note saying that if I want the money, I... I have to steal some of Mr. Wonka's inventions..." Violet told Charlie. "But you've been so kind to me that I... well, I didn't want to do it in the first place anyway... and... I'm sorry for..."

Charlie smiled as he gently rubbed Violet's berry chest. "It's alright Violet." he said. "You have nothing to apologize for."

Violet blushed and smiled as she looked at the young, caring man before her. "So... what did you wanted to say to me?" she asked.

"Well... when I first saw you those years ago, I thought you were cute." Charlie said with a blush a chuckle.

Violet blushed a deep blue in shock from what Charlie told her. "C-C-Cute?" she questioned.

Charlie smiled and nodded. "Even after you became a blueberry, I still thought you were cute." he said. "I was just upset that we wouldn't be able to spend more time together during the tour."

"You... you thought I was cute?" Violet asked. "Even... after I became a blueberry?"

Charlie smiled and nodded. "But now that I see you after all this time... I think you're beautiful Violet." he replied, gently hugging the blueberry woman. "Blueberry or not."

Violet blushed with a sweet warm smile from Charlie's hug. "Oh Charlie..." she said. "If I hadn't gotten kicked off so early, I would've loved to spend time with you."

Charlie smiled as he rubbed the blueberry woman gently, looking at her. "Since the juicing room's gone... I could offer you a chance to stay here if you like." he requested. "That way, you and me could spend all the time together."

Violet looked at Charlie as she thought about his request. "Well... I... I hadn't had much luck with men in my life." she said, before smiling. "Maybe my luck's about to change for the better."

Charlie gave a slight chuckle as he held the blueberry woman.

"I would love to... very much." Violet answered with a smile before managing to kiss Charlie's cheek.

Charlie smiled and blushed from Violet's berry kiss.

"So... are the Oompa Loompas going to roll me again like they did before?" Violet asked kindly. "Even with that song?"

Charlie chuckled as he grabbed and held Violet. "No... allow me to roll you to my room... my blueberry." he said.

Violet smiled as she was held by the young factory owner. "Thank you... for everything Charlie." she replied.

"Heh, you're welcome Violet." Charlie said before he gently and carefully tipped the blueberry woman onto her back, rubbing her belly.

Violet smiled as she lied on her back helplessly with her belly being rubbed.

Charlie opened the two wide steel doors and then carefully rolled the blueberry Violet out of the Inventing Room.

Violet smiled as she was rolled away out of the room by Charlie.

Atlanta Herald Newspaper Co.; A Few Days Later

The newspaper company was still bustling as usual with reporters typing up their reports for the newspaper.

Joel looked at the empty desk that belonged to Violet, wondering how she was doing in London.

"Oh relax will ya?!" Mathew questioned to Joel with a mocking smile, taking a whiff of his cigarette. "Your girlfriend will come back soon enough."

"Mathew will you shut up?!" Joel asked, showing his wedding ring to the snobby star reporter. "I'm a married man!"

Mathew smirked before taking another whiff. "Whatever floats your boat." he said, not believing Joel. "Oh wait... you don't have o..."

Suddenly, the angry yell from Mr. Nogas echoed through the room, causing the employees to stop working and see their angry boss.

Mathew ran towards his boss' office and opened. "Sir?!" he questioned.

"GET OUT OF MY OFFICE MATHEW!" Mr. Nogas yelled. "I AM EXTREMELY..."

"Sir, your blood pressure!!" Mathew replied, grabbing his boss and trying to calm him down.

Mr. Nogas growled in anger before calming down. "Ok... ok... I'm calmed down..." he said, slowly sitting back in his chair.

"What happened?" Mathew asked.

"That... that worthless excuse for a reporter flubbed the interview up!" Mr. Nogas replied.

"Violet?" Mathew questioned before smirking. "She couldn't do it?"

"Oh ho she did do it..." Mr. Nogas replied before grabbing the notepad Violet was given, showing Mathew all the scribbed questions that where ruined. "Then she had the guts to ruin it! I just got this in the mail."

Mathew chuckled, taking another whiff of his cigarette. "Oh boy she is so fired." he said.

"No she ain't!" Mr. Nogas replied, flipping the notepad to another page. "She quit!"

"Really?" Mathew questioned. "Well, good riddance I say."

Mr. Nogas sighed as he calmed down. "Yeah I guess it's the best for the company." he said. "Now I've got an assignment for you. I heard that the Slugworth Candy company just went bankrupt and I want you to cover the story in London."

Mathew smiled at the opportunity he was presented with. "Gladly sir." he said. "And if I see Violet, I'll be sure to say hello to you." He then left the office to go back to his desk, passing Joel's. "Well, you won't have to worry about her coming back anymore."

"What?" Joel questioned before looking at Violet's former desk and sighed with sadness.

"Joel Maurer?" a mailman asked.

"Yes?" Joel questioned.

The mailman handed Joel a letter addressed for him from Violet before going off to deliver more mail.

Joel saw the name of the return address and opened it, finding a letter for him written in blue ink.

Dear Joel. I'd like to thank you and Rebecca for making my experience at Atlanta Herald more tolerable, even with that jerk hanging around. I'm sorry to say this but I'm not returning from London. I've met someone special and I'm going to be with him. And don't worry, he's not some punk who just wants to take advantage of me, I've known him for a very long time. I wish you and Rebecca the best of luck with your upcoming family. Sincerely, your friend, Violet Beauregarde.

Joel looked at the letter before smiling. "Heh, good luck Violet." he said.

"Joel, there's a fire going on downtown!" Mr. Nogas called out. "We need photos! On the double!"

"Yes sir!" Joel replied, grabbing his camera and heading out of the building with a smile on his face.

END