It’s quiet outside. Too quiet. The only thing you hear is the sound of your heavy breathing. You see an enormous dark shadow approaching you. It’s large, like a black tumbling wave getting ready to sweep you away. As the shadow gets closer you begin to hear something. It sounds like a theme song. “Carrots are mean, carrots are scary, carrots are the things that make you hairy. Carrots are nice, only with rice. Carrots might grab you and take a slice. HA-HA-HA-HA!” It gets louder and louder. “Carrots are creepy and can make you weepy. Carrots will attack so don’t fall to sleepy. HA-HA-HA-HA!” You turn around to confront the horrifying monstrosity, however something is stopping you. The song is taking control of you. It’s like you can’t escape. The extortionist lyrics wrap around your head, only to effuse your blood and use it as a strengthening tactic. You start to twist and turn, but you can’t move. Suddenly you hear your bones grind. They snap like twigs. Now blood begins to ooze from your veins. Just before you die you take one last look to see what in the world is killing you. As you look up the scrounger screams, “ATTACK OF THE CARROTS!”

Have you ever met someone who hated carrots? Have you ever met someone who thought carrots killed people? Well if you have, welcome to my world! Carrots are one of my favorite vegetables. According to www.guide2herbalremedies.com carrots provide your body with vitamin A, which improves your eyesight and the functioning of your immune system. It also contributes to your nail and hair growth. The beneficial qualities mixed with the delicious taste makes for a wonderful combination. However, I happen to know some people who despise carrots.

My older sister Shantelle is a loving person. She gets that quality from me. She is unique, hilarious, outspoken, and very driven. She lives life like it’s a party. Most people would say she is a typical twenty year old. However, she has a secret that no one knows. SHE HATES CARROTS! Shantelle thinks carrots are evil. She actually once said that she thinks carrots kill people. She has nightmares about carrots attacking her, similar to the story above. I asked her a few questions just to see what it is like to live with such fury towards carrots. Here’s what she said. “I hate carrots. They are nasty. I pick them out of everything. I even pick them out of chicken potpie, and I love chicken potpie.” The sad thing is that she needs carrots more than I do. Her vision is worst than mine. I think she is close to being blind. She doesn’t get her eyes checked, probably because she’s too afraid of hearing that she is legally blind.

Shantelle isn’t the only person I know who hates carrots. My friend Ariel, a.k.a Mermaid, hates carrots as well. Here’s what she said. “Carrots are disgusting. They are evil.” Her hatred towards carrots is ironic because they are the same color as her favorite color. I asked her how she felt about that. Her response was, “The color orange is a traitor. Now I’m switching over my position to green”. She is another person who refuses to eat carrots, but complains about having to constantly wear glasses, which she doesn’t wear. Another friend of mine, Courtney, dislikes carrots also. When I asked her how she felt about them she said, “Oh I hate carrots! They are nasty. When they are cooked they are soggy and when they aren’t cooked they are hard and nasty.”

Carrots are great. They are healthy and tasty. They come in different shapes, sizes, and colors. However, to some people think carrots are evil demons that are here on Earth to kill them. If carrots continue have this effect on many people they might replace ghosts, bats, and spiders. The boogie man just might lose his job. Maybe that’s a good idea because I am still scared of the boogie man.