Caroline was a girl to take action. She was not afraid of anything, for so she says. She is eleven years of age and brings her imaginary-self where ever she goes. From warlocks to mermaids, land to sea, Caroline can create about anything she thinks of.
When Caroline was five years old her father passed away, leaving her a necklace that was passed on from his line of generation to generation. Caroline's mother was very upset to hear the news. From the day of Caroline's father's death, her mother went through a period of depression, which lead the mother to leave to house because of the sorrow it cause her to feel.
Caroline touched the necklace that lay on her chest. She too was very sad at the reminder of her father's death. But she always knew her father was with her.
Caroline kicked some soil off the ground. She looked up and saw her many friends she knew as trees. She would talk to them. It was her way of letting her thoughts flow out. She touched one of the many trees nearby. "I know Jones, but I'm sure you'll get better," Caroline said with a smile. She pat the tree softly and started searching the ground for creatures that might be roaming around.
Chrrreeekkk. Caroline heard the noise and looked up in question. She thought it might be a tree branch swaying in the wind. Chrrreeekkk. She heard the sound again coming from behind her. She turned around and saw the tree she just comforted.
A circled piece of wood hung off to the side of the Jones. The piece of wood make a small door in the body of the tree itself. The inside of the hole was dark inside. Caroline walked slowly towards it with quiet steps. Tweet, Tweet. She heard from the dark hole in the tree.
Caroline kept her pace. A bird flew out from the hole scaring Caroline, making her lose her balance and fall to the ground. As she slowly got up she watched the bird fly away.
She brushed the dirt of her pants and coat. She started again for the dark mysterious hole. Coraline being as curious as she was, could not abandon the adventure she had started. She made her way to the holl in the tree. Coraline put her head inside but saw nothing.
Coraline felt her stomach rumble. She then had a thought of what might be on the dinner table. Roast chicken, mashed potatoes, and salad. After her lunch, Coraline would go out to play until the maids would call her for supper time. But she had not heard a soul nearby.
Coraline's rumbling stomach made her lose her train of thought. She then wished for candy because she was never able to eat any. She longed for the day to be old enough to go out on her own and buy herself a small box of chocolates and eat them all up.
Coraline felt a burst of wind and a faint white light came from the dark hole. She looked inside again and found a small red box at the bottom wrapped with a thin gold ribbon. She grabbed the box and looked with amazement. Coraline looked once more to make sure nothing else was in there. On the box, she read "Chocolate."
She opened the box and took one of the small circular brown things and held it in her hand. Coraline took bite. She loved it. And after she ate the rest, Coraline wished for something to wash the delicious chocolate down with. Something like milk.
Another burst of wind came and the same white light came from the tree's hole. Coraline rushed to the tree. She looked inside and found a small glass of milk inside bobbing up and down. She grabbed it and drank the whole glass.
Whatever Coraline wished for, the tree would grant it to her. With excitement, she put her hand at the bottom of the tree. As she watched her hand touch the bottom, it disappeared. It was like a black lagoon. When Coraline pulled out her hand, the black substance made ripples of waves, like the sea.
Coraline lifted her leg and put her foot in, it disappeared too.
She had an idea. What if her whole body could go in the hole?
So Coraline held on to a one of the branches and put both her feet in. She slowly anchored herself down the dark waters. Soon the last thing to go down was her arms and head. Coraline took one last look at all the trees.
"Bye guys, I'll be back," Coraline said to the trees. And she disappeared leaving the chocolate box and the empty glass behind.
