Jade’s complexion was emerald green. Her smile white as snow, her hair was as black as the night and her character was as strong as they come.

Until one day, she met a boy dark gray as a swirling tornado. He had alluring eyes and gentle lips that made Jade blush light green. Behind the mountains they made love and shared dreams of the real world, not the one they were in and Jade became very much in love.

Because of her bold character and personality, she appeared to him with a white flower picked from the garden of the beach. This happened everyday until one night Jade waited for him behind the mountain of truth and he never came.

In misery she cut her beautiful jet black hair with shells and rubbed the sharp edges against her skin. She had no desire to bathe in the sea and slept during the day cursing the mountains by night. Until one day a woman of light appeared, lovely in every way. She healed Jades skin and nourished her and finally made love to Jade. This made Jade forget about the boy of gray contrast.

Everyday the woman of light appeared with two white flowers picked from her hair and gown and Jade accepted happily. This happened everyday until one dawn, Jade disappeared and the woman of light could find her no more.

Jade walked sobbing as she passed flowers on her journey. She passed the flowers she had give the boy of gray as well as the ones she had received from the woman of light. At last, she fell to her knees as sobriety struck her. She never wanted the lady of light’s flowers. She only pretended each day that they were from the boy of gray. Love making behind the mountain satisfied her flesh, but her mind was never there.

To this day, Jade is emerald with gray hair and wounded skin and all the creatures of the land know her as Jaded Jade, and they know the woman of light as the woman who cuts herself at the shore of the sea