There’s a nasty green monster that suddenly posses those of us that we would least expect it to. It ruins relationships with friends, coworkers, cousins, parents and siblings, even if your close with them. It takes away all your days worth of energy and wastes it upon itself, to feed and grow. It is the master manipulator and destroyer of once happy things. It compares and brings bitterness, and despair to those affected. The only way to defeat this green monster is to get over it. You have to show the monster you are in charge of your own feelings and it has no place to belong in your life.

I woke up this morning not myself... literally not myself, like in my favorite philosophers body! Now that I’m standing in front of thousands of people today... I just have to say that life is very fleeting. The older you get the quicker the time seems to pass by you. Stop worrying about what others think of you, because in all honesty it’s non of your businesses ! Also, that time that you spend worrying, you will not get that time back ! Not one second of it back. So, please spend your life wisely. Because like I said, life is fleeting, and it’s also so precious. Hang on to the good times in life, and just focus on those good times, be a happy person for others, because you don’t know what it’s like to be in others shoes, and what all they go through on a daily basis. God is good, and he created us to enjoy our lives as much as we can on earth before we come to meet him in heaven ! But, we will go through troubled times... those troubled times will go by, and you will experience good times, as long as you put all your faith and trust in God.

Her once brown long hair had turned gray, broken and dull.

Her once filled plump cheeks now sunken in her skull.

Her pretty brown eyes now became hallow creepy and black.

She sleeps in a coffin waiting to attack.

She awakens only once a year.

People never visit her grave site because they fear.

They can hear her screams afar from the gravesite.

A dewy grey mist hovers over the graveyard at night.

The zombie woman awaits for the next vulnerable target to visit.

She feasts upon others flesh and fear, in only a minute.

Cloudy and rainy days slowly drifting by Green grass coming up along with a single butterfly The smell of flowers in the air drifting in the warmer breeze Flowers blooming on the trees along with bumblebees Different colors of flowers filling the land coming about Varieties of green plants beginning to sprout Orange birds have came to visit for the season Allergies have awakened, spring is the reason

September 11, 1882

Today is colder than usual, it doesn’t help that my so called best friend decided that she needs a long break from me all because I wouldn’t speak to her the other day, I said multiple times I was busy. I read her letter once again and threw into the fire place watching it burn slowly. Who needs a toxic friend who does nothing but compares their lives to yours? I’ve had it with her, she knows how to crawl under my skin, she does it quite well. ~Izlah

September 20, 1882.

Dear diary, I was out for a walk in the forest not far from home, and my so called best friend decided to pay me a visit, all she could do was put me down and say must be nice to have an easier life than mine. I looked her into her hazel eyes and said, “get over your jealousy of me, it gets old, I’m heading back home. Have a nice day.” I said then finally turned around ignoring her to head back home. She huffed in anger and I could hear the snapping of twigs and leaves as she stomped her way back to her house. Will this fight between us ever end? ~Izlah

October 8,1882. Dear diary, today was a great day, I have a new neighbor and he’s super handsome! Not only that but he asked me to come inside for tea, right there and then we figured out that we actually once knew each other ! We where neighbors as kids growing up I was the age of 10 and he was 12. Of course he moved away with his parents, but now, here we are, friends once again and I couldn’t be even more thrilled. He also asked me out on a date! Might lead to something more. Also confessed we used to have a crush on each other. I can’t get his handsome face and green eyes out of my head. ~Izlah

October 30,1882 Dear diary, today is the day before Halloween, but I don’t care to celebrate it because it’s the witches day of celebration, and I’m not very fond of them. So, I was asked by my handsome neighbor Arie to help him in his garden, we didn’t get the chance to go on our date yet, but that’s ok, I’m considering this to be a date in his garden. I’m so nervous and don’t know what all to say, I hope he still has feelings for me as much as I do him. ~Izlah

November 3,1882 Dear diary, well Arie and I got to plant some new bulbs and small tree in his nice garden behind his house, and well he couldn’t stop staring at me! I would always catch him staring over my shoulder. He said he had a great time with me and he’s excited and eager to see me again soon. We don’t live far apart, our houses are only around 100 feet from each other. Not that far of a walk. I get butterflies every time I think of him and see him. I hope he becomes my boyfriend soon. ~day dreamer Izlah

As Ella the witch grabbed onto this potion she’s been waiting for for centuries, suddenly it made her dissolve like a mist in thin air. She was so angry that this happened to her, again! She didn’t die when it happened, just this potion wasn’t the one she was told that she was going to get to help take over the lands with the other witches. She ground her ugly teeth in her mouth thinking about what took place several weeks ago in the town of Stardust. The other witch lady with black choppy hair and brown eyes stared at her asking, “what’s gotten into you today ?” She asked her friend as she could hear her grit her teeth that made her skin crawl. Ella shook her head, “oh it’s just that last week I thought I had that secret potion, but no it made me disappear! I’m so pissed. Thinking of putting up a bounty for that young woman who made it. I was told she was as almost as good at making potions and gold like the great master whom creates things himself. But, my my how I was wrong at that.” Ella said looking at her brown eyed friend easing her brow in question. “I want you to hunt down that traitor and bring her back to me alive!” She huffed angrily at her friend Maybelle.

Maybelle rolled her eyes at this, “you what me to hunt down a girl who gave you a potion that you asked her work for? People make mistakes. So, why don’t you get over it? I know we kill others, but it’s usually bad guys. She’s not a bad person. She’s just learning.” Maybelle said rolling her eyes and walking away from the angry witch. Ella stomped her feet crossing her arms in annoyance.

“She’s a traitor ! She said I could trust her in her potion skills, but she lied and betrayed my trust, by making me feel like death and disappear like one with the mist of the earth.” Ella said raising up her green fist in anger.

Maybelle stopped in her tracks turning around to say, “how old are you again? 12? Come on, just ask for your money back then you will feel better. Go to the great master for your so called potion, I’m tired of hearing you whine.” She waved at her and then walked out of the witches house.

Ella dropped her head staring at the dirty floor, “fine, I’ll hunt her myself then!” She yelled out loud to herself, then decided to grab a favorite book off her bookshelf to read, so she could hopefully calm her crazy mind.

As Izlah was moving her last bag of stuff into her little brick house out in the woods, she heard some soft humming that was outside her house. “Wonder who could that be this early in the morning?” She asked herself, and then walked towards the window to take a peek, sure enough it was a handsome young elf man messing around in his garden. Izlah could feel her face heat up looking at him. She quickly shut the curtains and shook her head. “Looks like I got a neighbor, wonder if the other two houses have any one living in them? I thought this place was way more secluded then that.” She said staring at her little grey cat named Thumper. He purred tilting his head at her and began to rub his body on her leg. “Should we go say hi and see if they need a helping hand?” She asked to see what the cat would think, but Thumper rolled his eyes at her. “What? I was just wanting to be nice. Don’t give me that look.” She laughed at the cat, but then he stuck his tongue out at her. “Fine, I will go alone and you can have that fish in the box.” She told the cat, his bright yellow eyes got even bigger with the excitement of getting to eat some raw fish.

Izlah smiled at the cat as he chowed down on his fish. She grabbed a light leather jacket, and finally went out the door to see if the young man needed any help. ‘My he’s sure handsome’ she thought in her head as she was walking towards his garden that was behind his brick house.

The young mans elf ears twitched as he heard breaking of twigs as some one was approaching closer to him. He looked over his shoulder and caught sight of a beautiful white haired elf woman with big blue eyes. He blinked a couple times thinking his eye sight needed some clearing, but no, it doesn’t need any clearing because sure enough, there really was a young lovely woman approaching him.

His green eyes filled with excitement and he let out a charming smile. “Good morning, miss. Looks like I’ve got a new neighbor. Care to join me for some tea?” He asked staring at her, his eyes holding her eyes captive. Izlah stopped in her tracks as if she was suddenly really shy. Her face heating up and turning red. “Oh, tea ? With me?” She asked dumbly, this had the young man laugh out loud at her, he nodded yes to her. Then standing up where he was bent over working on some plants, he dusted off his pants and said “don’t be shy, I haven’t had many neighbors join me for tea the past few years, they are always off and about, kind of gets lonely to be honest. Please, come inside.” He said then turned around to walk into his house, she followed along like a lost little puppy.

Stepping inside his nice house, she smelt the fresh smell of lavender tea wafting in the air making her mouth water. She licked her lips getting excited for some fresh tea. But, this caught the young man named Aries attention, he suddenly walked quicker towards her and stuck his hand above her head on the wall, he had her cornered. Her eyes got big at this random action of his. He stared at her with a serious look on his handsome scruffy face. His curly red hair falling in his green eyes. Izlah raised her white eye brow at him, “can I help you?” She asked shyly. Aarie laughed at her, then put his arm down and turned around to fetch the tea.

Izlah let out a sigh of relief, ‘that was weird’ she thought to herself. “What’s your name?” The man asked her. “Oh, my name is Izlah, and yours?” She asked back as she watched him turn around to face her with his dreamy eyes. “It’s Arie, let’s be friends.” He said winking at her. “Wait, I know that name, and for some reason you look familiar.” She said catching his attention more so. He tilted his head, “ah yes, I believe we where neighbors in the past, you look and sound familiar too. I think your the chick I used to have a huge crush on.” He admitted. This made izlahs mouth hang open. “I like you too” she said to him.

I was considered the odd girl of my town... lots of people thought that it was strange that I was the only person, who had the ‘power’ to speak to animals and understand them, but let’s get this straight, that’s actually a lie! It’s the only way I can lie my way through living life in this little town full of people who have a magical ability. I’m the only one who wasn’t born with one, sadly. Nobody needs to know this, and that’s ok. My love for animals is very strong, so it’s easier for me to pretend that that is my magical ability, it is speaking to them and telling others what the animal says and how they feel. Some people call me dr. Do little, better than being called odd girl ! I’ve almost been caught several times, but I just lie and say, well animals are lot like humans, they change their minds a lot!

Sitting in the middle of the field of pretty, smelly, and very delicate white little things that covered the earth. Bumblebees and honey bees flying on them to pollinate them. Dragon flys hovering higher in the air of different colors, as the small breeze gently blew by them. My hair flew along with the breeze as I made a crown out of these beautiful little white things. Sticking the delicate crown up to my nose and taking a smell of it, It smells like honey and heaven, if heaven where to have a smell. The sun playing games behind the clouds making the rays hit them in different ways showing off the different white shades of beauty. If only these things would last all year round, how lovely would that be?

Izlah stood in the center of the little town named Stardust, she was converting regular gold liquid that usually is used to make gold into another liquid to make a potion for the witches to devise spells with. This newly fresh gold glowing potion she has made is for the witches to devise their plans on trying to become stronger beings so they can hopefully triumph over the other races in their lands. They’ve been wanting to become the most powerful race for centuries. Izlah has been an alchemist for many years now, she is still young though in the eyes of the elves. Humans tend to age quicker than the elves, so that being said, she’s been practicing alchemy for 45 years, but in the elven eyes she can pass for only 23 years of age. Her bright blue eyes lit up as she took another bottle of liquid gold and gently poured it into the medium sized potion for the witches, it made her eyes glow brightly in the dimly lit town, the sun starting to set causing the sky to go bright pink and orange also made the side of her face glow with pink ish colors hitting her Snow White hair. she’s tried and failed at this potion so many times before, but learning form a great alchemist master, she knows this time her potion will not fail. People walked on by as she concentrated working on her potion in her little booth. Some of their eyes going wide as it glowed brightly, others didn’t pay any attention as they minded their own business. Then suddenly the potion grew suddenly Icy cold by the touch, this made her almost drop her potion! She gasped and had to gently set it down in a potion holder. Eyeing it carefully she noticed that it started to swirl with some light blue in it. Her thick white eye brow raised in curiosity on whats taking place, like some strange chemical reaction, she doesn’t remember that happening with the potion that the great alchemist master made. How odd, she thought to herself. A woman walked by and decide to make a stop by her booth. “Ah, I see my potion is ready, yes?” The middle aged woman asked. She had a grey hood over her long black curly hair and brown eyes staring at the young elven woman now lifting her gaze up at the woman. “Oh! Yes, it is ready, you are Ella, one of the main witches right ?” She asked trying to make sure this is the right woman. Ella sighed softly, “yes it is I, I’m here for the potion, and have brought some money along with me. Was told you are the best alchemist in the town. Actually the best one that any one has even heard of yet, besides the great master, of course he’s extremely hard to get ahold of these days. Always on the go.” She said rolling her eyes as if she wasn’t pleased with the great master.

Izlah smiled at Ella, as she tucked her white hair behind her elven ear, and then went to grab the potion very gently to hand it over to the witch. Ella then smiled showing her white pearly teeth as the potion glowed in her hands. The coldness didn’t seem to bother her. She then took the brown sack of coins and tossed it over to izlah. “Thank you...” she said looking at the bag then back up at the woman. “I hope it wor” but she got cut off when the witch suddenly disappeared into thin air like her body became mist that went into the earth and watered the ground. Izlah’s blue eyes grew huge and she leaned over the front of the booth to try and see if the woman was playing tricks on her. Sure enough the witch was gone along with the potion. Izlah scratched her head and said “well.... I guess the potion works after all.” She shrugged unsure of what to do, and decided to pack her belongings up for the day and head home.