Eunoia (noun): beautiful thinking, healthy mind

She slammed her biology textbook down on her table. Hopeless teardrops rained down on her table as the seemingly endless stress finally took its toll.

Suddenly, she heard a small knock on her window.

It was a small, blond boy dressed in a neat green suit and a flowing yellow scarf. Somehow, he looked like a prince.

“What are you reading?”

“Ah, I’m just studying for my biology test tomorrow,” she told him, wiping the tears off her cheeks.

“Why is that?”

“Uh… I want to be a doctor. I want to heal all the people who are hurting in this world.”

“Then, why are you hurting yourself?” The little boy stroked his chin thoughtfully.

The girl froze. “I…”

“Hmm. You are not like an adult, but you are certainly very strange. I water my rose, I clean my volcanoes, and I am happy. You also work to help people, but you are sad. Why is that?”

She sank into her chair, staring up at the little boy.

“Remember to take care of yourself,” he told her simply.

And the little boy left.