A Lesson in Vengeance

by Victoria Lee

vociferously

rematriculated.

But understanding isn’t preparation.

From knowledge comes vengeance.

‘It were well if we could look into the very Soul of the beloved Person, to discover what resemblance it bears to our own.’ ”

Despite my fear, despite all the ways this obsession ruined everything for me, I want to be back here.

The darkness lends a sense of intimacy,

depictions of mental illness are used to build suspense by introducing uncertainty and a sense of mistrust,

I like knowing I’ll never go everywhere in this city, eat at every restaurant, meet every person who calls London home.

There is always something and someone new.