Secret Revenge

Actions in violation of Sarah’s unspoken behavioral guidelines were punishable by “secret revenge”. So when I’d overstep my bounds, Sarah would suppress her spitting instinct and instead calmly inform me that retribution would be forthcoming. Her justice was administered under the guise of bad luck, meant to make me guess if my missing favorite tee shirt or my burnt-out light bulb was chance’s doings, or Sarah’s. Though her psychological warfare may have been empty threats meant to make me uneasy, it’s likely that every bit of misfortune I’ve experienced has been calculated and executed as part of Sarah’s secret revenge.