rachel felt a hand around her waist and felt herself being carried through the air . benji was there , holding her . he lifted her up and put her safely into an empty car , behind theirs , and came in beside her . rachel looked down , and watched as their former car went crashing down to the earth . out of breath , stunned , she looked at benji

'' did you have a nice time ? '' asked her other mother . '' it was interesting , '' said coraline . the three of them walked back up to coraline 's other house together . coraline 's other mother stroked coraline 's hair with her long white fingers . coraline shook her head . '' do n't do that , '' said coraline

'' i mean . '' his voice is now more intense . '' i do n't want other men lusting after you tonight , or undressing you with their eyes , so i 'm going to remedy the situation . '' he finishes the last stitch and ties a knot . '' where in the world did you learn to sew

without pausing , blake pushed past her , dragging autumn with him , chogan following close behind . he ran to the window and opened it , leaning out above the alleyway below . on the opposite side of the alley stood an industrial trashcan filled with black trash bags . '' you 're going to have to
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