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Chapter 2.

"Coraline....." I heard a faint whisper of my name. "Coraline....." Again. Who is saying that? I opened my eyes. Looking around the pitch black room I saw nothing. Maybe I'm just hearing things. I looked once more before closing my heavy eyes. I felt like someone was breathing on me. "Coraline..." The voice drew closer. This voice was a 'teenage boy's' voice. It was very raspy, but it had a nice smooth tone to it. My eyes opened again

"Hello?" My voice shaky. I turned on my lamp. I saw nobody, not a single soul but myself. I must be hearing things, i'm trying to scare myself. I slowly turned off the lamp, I took in one big breathe and closed my eyes.

I woke up, to the sound of my alarm clock going off. I pushed down the button. Rubbing my eyes I sat up. The sun was shinning through the windows. Lighting up the room. I got up, walking over to my dresser I noticed one pearl earring on it. What? That wasn't there last night, and mum don't own a pair of pearl earrings. That's strange. I left the earring there, I proceeded to get clothes, i grabbed a white blouse, and my peach skirt.

After I got dressed I went down stairs to greet mum cooking breakfast.

"Hello dear, sleep good last night?" Mum smiled, she obviously slept like a baby.

" Erm, it was good I guess. It's very cold in there." I wasn't going to tell her that I heard my name being said, because what if I was just scaring myself? I didn't want her to think something was wrong with the house when there might not be.

" How can your room be cold? It's in the middle of the summer Coraline, are you getting ill?" Mum touched my forehead. I brushed her hand away.

" I'm not ill, it's just cold." I said in a sort of harsh tone. " I'm going outside mum." I opened the back door.

" Okay dear, don't go to far!" Mother said. The warm summer breeze it my cold skin, instantly warming me up. Walking in the woods didn't bother me, I loved being alone. I noticed a tree not to far from the house. It was kinda like a tree house. I ran towards it. There was a door, that could easily be opened, one window that still had it's glass in it. I went inside. All that was in there was spider-webs, a pencil, and a notepad. I opened the notepad, there were drawings, with little poems next to them. The drawings seemed to be drawn by a little kid.

"Coraline! Coraline!" I heard mum shout. "It's dinner time!". I slowly made my way towards the house. Feeling the warm breeze ended as soon as I made it in the house. I became cold again.

"Mum do you have the fan on or something?" I sat down.

" No..Why?" Mum was puzzled. Pulling my lips in a straight line, I saw something move in the corner of my eye. I looked at the wall. Nothing was there but a picture of mum, dad, Jackson, and me. I pulled my eye-brows together.

"Just asking." I folded my napkin in my lap. Dad and Jackson both entered the room,

"Smells good in here, love." Dad said, kissing mum on the cheek. Mum smiled.

" Coraline," Mum hesitated. " Jackson, dad, and I are going to the shop. Can you stay here to tend the fire?" Mum knew I hated tending the fires, I always made the fire go out. I sighed.

" Yes, of course mum." I pulled the corner of my lips up to create the smallest smile I could. All of them headed out the door. I sat down in the living room to knit. I grabbed a light pink ball of yarn, and baby blue yarn.

I was focused on knitting, nothing caught my attention other than that. Until I heard

"Coraline.." My head flung up. 

" Hello?" My voice was shaky my heart was racing.

" Coraline..." The voice was closer. Like it was right next to my ear.

" W..W..What?" I spat out. I felt as if a hand was touching me. Gently rubbing my cheek. My heart was beating out of my chest. "Stop..Stop." I whispered. Not knowing if I was going crazy or if there was something really there. It all stopped. Expect for me being cold. Was there something really there?