When I woke up the other Naru and the other Lin were waiting in the doorway. We spent the day exploring, actually that's how we spent the whole week. They never let me go past the garden. I kept wondering why. Then one night, at supper, the other mother gave me a small box. I opened it and inside was a sharp needle, a spool of thread, and two black buttons.
"I want you to be here, with us forever" she said with a smile.
I gulped and asked nervously, "um… can I sleep on it"
She seemed angry and testy but said, "of course"
I went to bed right after that.
"Naru" I shouted seeing the real one in my dream.
"Mai, you have to get out of there, back to the real world. The Beldam will hurt you… or worse. Just remember this; never trust anything with buttons for eyes. Leave now while they're all asleep. Just go through the door in the parlor."
I woke up and ran quietly to the parlor. I reached for the handle of the door when the lights turned on. Standing on the other side of the room, was the other mother, and the other Lin.
"Where are you going" she asked evilly.
"Home" I said slipping through the door.
The other Lin came running and tried to stop me from leaving, and then I fell when the floor collapsed revealing a gigantic spider web. The other mother, no, the Beldam, tried to catch me but I climbed fast to the door. When I tried to pull it shut she tried to force it open yelling, "No you can't leave me, I need you, you and that Coraline girl"
The door slammed shut. I could hardly stand as I ran to the other side, The Beldam still banging on the other door.
When I opened the door I collapsed on the floor in the real parlor.
"Mai" Naru, the real Naru, shouted as he ran in.
He cradled me as I sat on the floor muttering "monster"