Making Up A Song About Coraline Novels & Stories

Right now, I was no different than Raegan, no, I was even worse. “I’m sorry.” It was the only words I could think of to say, at this moment. Coral sniffles and a lone tear slid down her alabaster toned face, the tear glistening from the moon stone decor hanging down her bedpost and I cursed myself even more for making her shade a tear.

“I’ll just make it up.” “What?” I laughed. From there, Stella proceeded to make up lyrics, right on the spot. Instead of the tell-tale chorus – girls just wanna have fun, she inserted, ‘Bora Bora, just wanna have fun.’ “That’s my girl!” Cameron hollered, cheering loudly. It didn’t really make any sense, but she was so enthusiastic, that before long, she’d caught the small crowd’s attention. That only served to egg her on, and she belted out her next made up voice with a flourish.

That was when I realized that I was able to mind link. Fuck! Why couldn’t observe this before? Massimo gave me a naughty smile, more like Corni teasing us. Instead of replying to us, Corni started singing. 'Guess who's back, back again? Corni's back, tell a friend Guess who's back? Guess who's back? Guess who's back? Guess who's back? Guess who's back? Guess who's back? Guess who's back? Da-da-da, da, da, da, da, da, da

Opening the journal to the one specific entry, she began to read. Blue skies turn to rain. Ashes. Ashes. Posies and lace. Laughter and giggles face to face. Crouched in corners and silence prevails. Spots of blood on leaves in fall. Struggles ensue. Yellow silk floating in the wind. Eyes of emptiness leading to nowhere make me feel lost. Changes and memories were wiped away in a blink of an eye. Alyssa to Coraline the child became. Still, what is the cost when someone takes away your name?

But my demons were too many, every day was a struggle within myself to understand my conflicting feelings. Never in my life have I been so lost. I was at a roadblock with no help, no signs, nothing but the thought of her. “You invited me, Romano,” Coraline's syrupy voice broke through. “A special invite for your special person.” I took another gulp of the alcohol, a headache throbbing in the back of my head. “You're delusional if you think you're special to me.” My voice came out flat and tired. “You were bait. Nothing more”

“Asides from colouring.” “Well...” I say. I flip the tip of my fingertip on Mace’s nose. He pinches mine and giggles. Gaze centred on Mace, whose blues widen as he tries to understand what’s happening, I continue, “I was trying to complete a song. Well, I completed it.” The Amelia song. Mace is taken away from me. Calum sits him down on his leg. I toy with one of the three buttons on my shirt. “What song is that?” he asks.

Then he flipped his phone and I stared in blank surprise at Hannah, Benny and Elias standing together with birthday hats on and holding a blue banner which read 'Happy Birthday, Coraline’. My fingers found my mouth when they jointly began singing a horrible off-key rendition of the birthday song and before I knew it, I was laughing at the ridiculously chaotic sight they made. Benny was between Hannah and Elias, looking so out of place in a stiff posture as he sang that I couldn’t help wondering how he had been convinced to do this, while Hannah kept throwing murderous glares in Elias’s direction whenever his voice cracked on a note. And it happened quite a number of times. “Oh my God, guys.”

I reach into my pocket and grab hold of the spray bottle. “Yes, it is,” she agrees. I’m about to say something else when Delphnie snaps her fingers. I pull the bottle out and spray, aiming for the space between Delphnie and Coraline. Delphnie finishes her chant out loud. That should do it. But Coraline just looks back and forth between us... and starts laughing. Oh, no. “You girls thought you could cut through my spell with that?” she says. “That’s the funniest thing I’ve seen all day.”

The host asked, "Miss Coral, can you tell us the inspiration behind creating this painting?" When asked about her work, Coral immediately responded with grace and composure, saying, "My painting aims to depict the current state of young people. Some say that we are a lost generation, but I want to prove from our perspective that we are like sunflowers, growing towards the sun. We can withstand trials and tribulations. Even if we face intense challenges, we will rise from the ashes and contribute to our nation." Her voice was sweet and pleasant, and her words were met with applause from the audience. Coral kept a close eye on Reginald, but he didn't applaud, which left her feeling disappointe

Silas was working patrol this evening. Coraline walked up with her friend, Amber. “Stella!! Come dance with us!!” Coraline yelled over the loud music. Stella looked over at me. I frowned but nodded. “You could come dance with me.” She rattled sarcastically. “I’ll be watching” i told her and she smiled big and climbed over my lap, straddling me for a moment, then hopped out of the booth, taking Coralines hand and skipping off towards the dance floor.