Coraline 2
Preview of story: (set 20 years on)Coraline has moved out of the pink palace and into a nearby house with whybie. A new family called the Blacks want to move into the pink palace. Coraline thinks the other world is gone so agrees to sell the house. But is the family really safe?...
Chapter 1
A small delivery truck rolls up the steep hill to the pink palace, followed by a blue car with suitcases tied to the top of it. Lisa Black is staring blankly out of the roll up window at the rain.
'Mom,' Tina leans forward and clings onto the passengers seats head rest.
'Yes, Tina' Angela Black rolls her eyes and sighs. 'Why couldn't we have moved into that lovely house in Coven, or that villa in Blacksburg?'
Angela Black rubs her fingers together at her daughter.
'I'm not made of it, that is why.'
Tina leans back into her chair and sighs. Several minutes later the Blacks are unpacking their cases and rolling them into the house. Tina looks at her dad struggling to untie a case from the car roof. 'Dad, we're not seriously living in that are we?'
Tina points to the pink palace. The pink paint is flaking off it and two windows are smashed. 'I mean, well come on look at all the weeds!'
'We will make it our home Tina, It has a fine garden perfect
For when your friends from Coven come to visit in the summer.'
Tina stamps her foot in the muck. 'I can't stay here for a whole year!'
Steward black shrugs and continues wrestling the suitcase.
'I am so not living here.' Tina mumbles under her breath.
She walks up the creaky stairs to their sections door.
The first room is a hallway. The wallpaper is moulded and dust has settled all over the floor. 'Gross!'
Tina walks into the first side room. Its a dining room. There is a large table in the centre of the room covered in webs and dust. 'I am not eating here even if we clean it.'
'Tina? Tina?'
'Coming mom.' Tina walks towards the voice and into what must be the kitchen. Ms Black is sitting on the table as there is no chairs in the house. 'Mom, we can't live here, No way.'
Ms Black roles her eyes. 'Tina, go up to your room, the woman who owns the house slept there when she was a child, Its meant to be quite nice.'
'Doubt it where is it then.'
'Go look, Don't be so lazy.'
Tina drags herself up the creaky stairs. The only door she sees is painted bright pink. 'I guess this looks promising.'
Tina walks to the door and pushes it open. There is a pink velvet double bed with blue drapes on it in the middle of the room. ' My god!'
The whole room is coloured bright pink and blue, not a flake insight. Even thought dust is every where it is still beautiful. Tina walks over to the bed and sits on it. There is a loud creak an the bed colapses. ' HELP, HELP!' Tina screams. The drapes fall on her and so does the heavy metal bar keeping it up.
Downstairs Angela Black hears her daughter and rolls her eyes. She makes heer way to he room. Tina is twisting and turning trying to get the drapes off. 'So musch fabric, HELP!' Tina shouts. Ms Black pulls the drapes off her daughter and folds her arms. 'I forgot to mention, no sitting on the beds until Ms Jones visits later to stableize them.'
'MUMM!'
'What?'
'I nearly died!'
'Uh huh, go outside and explore There is two other apartments here you know, one up and one down.'
'Whatever, I don't want to visit our stupid neighbours, Or stay in this stupid house.'
Ms Black frowns. 'Stay away from the wel, its close enough here.'
'Hope I drown in it so I won't have to live here.' Tina crosses her fingers and frowns.
'Your fault if you do, Just stay out of me and dads way, we have lots of work to do.'
'Whatever.'
Tina shuts the door of the Pink palace behind her. The whole house seema to shake. 'Lets go explore.'
There is a smal pathway leading to the down stairs apartment. Tina walks down. The house looks empty. She knocks.
''RUFF RUFF RUFF RUFF RUFF!'
'What the!' Tina steps back.
'Stop that bloody yapping.' A weary voice comes from behind the door. 'Caroline, Is that you?' The woman is plump and her face is broken with wrinkles.
She reaches a hand out to touch Tina. 'Emm, No sorry,' Tina steps back. 'Its Tina, Tina Black, I just moved in.'
'Ohh, newbies, Whatever happened to sweet sweet Caroline she never visits, Come in young girl.'
CONTINUED VERY SOON. WILL GET MUCH MUCH BETTER
