The Odd Neighbor

The Roots Of Evil

   I thought it was strange he died of a heart attack.Especially since he has never had one the 3 years he's been here.I bet his wife had something to do with it.She was always so evil towards me.If I was helping Mr.Gordon garden she would step on my fingers.I would yell "Ouch my fingers!" just to hear "hmph sorry Tera my bad" from Mrs.Gordon.A disturbing thing Mr.Gordan would tell me is "Tera if anything happens my wife did it,she's evil I tell ya!" while he storms off.From then on I believed him.2 weeks ago before his mysterious death Mrs.Gordan planted a cherry tree.Oh Tera what's the big deal just an evil woman growing an evil tree.I didn't know that before it grew it would become the roots of all evil.It never grew leaves.I mean never no matter how many times you'd water it.So it just grew and grew.4 days ago while I was writing about this cherry tree,I watched from the window above my desk, 2 birds smash right in to it.I ran out to go look and see if they were okay but sure enough their necks were snapped.I wrote about it then went to bed.The next day they were gone.Like they were never there.I was creeped out but then I knew the tree was as evil as her.Here we are now from my window I'm watching Mrs.Gordan take her sweet time walking  in to the ambulance,then they were off to whichever hospital is the closest.Mrs.Gordan kept pushing the emts to try to save him.But he was already gone.Im glad they didn't give up though.I know I should be crying right now,knowing I just lost the one person closest to me.Sure I have some friends from high school I talk to maybe once a year.It is true what they say about high school. Half the people you meet there,  you'll end up never seeing again. But I do have one close friend. She's a detective that works in the Lamberg Police Department.Our town is so small that the detectives don't have their own place to work. Anyway her name is Dawn, she specializes in abductions and cold cases because somebody has to. She loves her job but she always seems to be on duty.She's my best friend but she never has time to hangout anymore. We were on and off again friends through kindergarten to college. We were on and off again because her family would always move places for their jobs. But she always seemed to come back. I miss her but as long as she's happy I'm happy. She's taking a day off so we can catch up though. I can't wait for that but let's focus on what's happening right now. Mrs. Gordon hasn't came back yet. I doubt she'll stay here though. Before they moved here their house was known as where a murderer killed his victims. That case was a couple years ago but since Dawn was working that case I knew all about it! The killer was named Antonio Lenya. He got sentenced to the electric chair after he almost escaped in his 2nd year of prison. There were so many victims that I can't recall their names. Plus that would be kinda disrespectful to call them Antonio Lenyas victims. They're so much more than that. They're people. Not just a phycopaths playground. Anyway Antonio only abducted, tortured, and killed women. Which is kinda offensive until you find out he has mommy issues.Thats not an excuse for killing people but once you find out his past it makes sense.The house now kinda looks the same except it has greyish blue paint (kinda looks like my hair) and it has that evil tree by it. I'm glad Mr. Gordon was inspired by my hair to paint his house. Dyeing my hair was one of the best decisions I've made. I dyed it because I hated my blonde hair. It doesn't go well with faded freckles. At least on my face. It doesn't help that I have a scar on my eye. I've had it since I was a kid but can never remember how I got it.