A Lesson in Vengeance

by Victoria Lee

I want to unravel her.

Thats the gayest thing ever

“It’s chamomile,” Ellis says. “One squeeze of lemon and a half teaspoon of honey. That is how you take it, right?”

Kicking my feet omg

Alex used to say I cared more about the aesthetic of autumn than about comfort.

SO REAL

“Just their daughters?”

Its giving soc "just girls?"

“It takes one to know one.”

YOURE A COWBOY LIKE ME

I barely remember to breathe.

Im not breathing!!!

and the way her gaze lingers on mine.

God im so gay

A story that has no dark corners, just us, just happiness and freedom. Strangely, I believe her.

It’s easier to forget my ghosts when I have her.

The answer rises to my mouth, but before I can say yes, I spot her: Ellis Haley, a slim figure in a tweed suit, watching us from across the backyard with her cigarette burning down to ashes in one hand.

AHHHH OMG

But maybe I am a monster, because now she’s all I can think about.

No girl ur just in love

“I’m going to help you through this,” Ellis promises, her hand still stroking my skull. “There’s no ghost, and there’s no magic. I’m going to prove it to you.”

I find myself bereft in the wake of her touch.

I’m glad you stayed with me. I’m glad you stayed.

Is this what it feels like to be a ghost? To haunt the same halls over and over, waiting for someone to see you, to speak to you, to call for you or send you away again?

And then she kisses me.

AHHHHHHHH

“I’ve wanted you,”

LORD HELP ME

I feel like she invented me.

For Ellis, this was never a game.