Silent THREAT

Unpacking the last of my clothes, I was so glad to be back at university

Now in my final year at Royal Holloway University, I knew it was going to be a tough few months.

Studying psychology, I wanted to do as well as I possibly could in the hopes of securing a job in the field.

‘But first, we party!’ I said to my housemates as we arrived back from the summer break.

And so, for that first week, we partied away, without a single care in the world.

‘I need a night off,’ I laughed on the Thursday in September 2019.

I’d definitely learnt over the years not to overdo it.

Only, the next day, I woke up with a roaring headache.

I hoped it would pass, but on Saturday, I woke up with a piercing pain through