[ EU ] Congratulations ! You are now the proud owner of your very own Audrey II !

I walked into the shop, eyes searching for a plant that would become the new baby of my prized garden. Rose? No, I had too many flowers already. Mint? I had enough herbs for a five star kitchen. I needed something different. Something unique. The florist present, Eduardo, must have noticed my feet shuffling continuously throughout the store, because he walked over to where I was examining a pot of hydrangeas and began to speak. 
 
 `` Are you looking for anything in particular?'' I glanced up at him, noticing his hidden smirk, the crinkles around his eyes smiling at me. I was a regular here, and he was familiar with my incessant searching for new plants. 
 
 `` Surprise me. Do you have any plants that I've possibly never heard of?'' I retorted. 
 
 `` Gina, you are a tricky one. That is a next to impossible task, with your knowledge of mother nature's children,'' he paused. `` But, I can check in the back.'' He turned around to leave, when suddenly everything went dark. The sun was hidden behind a veil of cloaked blackness, swallowing up anything with a shred of light. I could have sworn I felt a presence creeping up behind me, watching my every move with beady eyes. Evil. 
 
 Then, everything was bright again. Eduardo was still moving towards the back, as if he was unaware of the eclipse that had just occurred. I opened my mouth to call out to him when something flashed in the corner of my eye. I whipped my head around in anticipation and saw... a plant. Wait, not just any plant. It was exotic, enticing. It looked almost like a venus flytrap, but with shimmering colors and a unique air about it. However, it was limp. It was dying. I had to have it. I had to save it. 
 
 `` Eduardo!'' The florist turned to face me from across the store. `` What about this one? I've never seen this kind of specimen before!'' He walked hesitantly over to me, sure I was playing a joke on him. 
 
 `` I... did n't know we had this in stock. Do you... know what it is?'' 
 
 `` It does n't matter,'' I replied happily. `` How much?'' Eduardo paused. 
 
 `` You can take it for free. Just consider it a gift for how much service you've given me these past few years.'' I smiled up at him. 
 
 `` Thank you Eduardo. It means a lot.'' He smiled back up at me tentatively. `` I'm going to name it Audrey II. My mother will appreciate that.'' I looked up to the sky, where my mother resided with God. 
 
 `` Good day, Miss Hepburn.'' 
 
 *SIX DAYS LATER* 
 
 `` No!'' I screamed pleadingly. `` I ca n't do this anymore!'' I dropped to my knees, begging and crying, large tears rolling down my face like a cascading waterfall. The towering figure cast its shadow over me relentlessly, it's croaking yet powerful voice pounding in my ears. 
 
 `` You will do as I say! **Feed me! Feed me NOW! **'' I caressed my face in my hands, sobbing in response. `` **FEED ME! **'' 
 
 `` No! You made me a murderer! Eduardo is gone, my father too, torn to shreds by my own hands. What kind of terrible person am I? You've made me into a monster! You're the monster!'' 
 
 `` I've done **nothing! ** Your greed was monstrous enough, and the human race must pay for their insatiable tendencies! You wanted love? You've got it! Now **feed me! **'' 
 
 I twisted the engagement ring around my finger, the intricate carved diamonds shining up at me like a tiny piece of my former hopes and dreams. This... this was n't worth it. I glanced up at the creature, finally. 
 
 `` You want food? Come and get it!'' Audrey II's mouth opened expectantly. I looked up into the starry night, my view no longer blocked by the creature's growing vines. Audrey II's mouth roared, waiting for food. I took a deep breath, determined to make things right. 
 
 `` I'm sorry, Mom. I love you,'' I whispered, as I flung myself into the abyss. 
 
 The stars twinkled above as the sound of crunching bones and muffled screams rang around the garden. 

