UTOPIA

by Unathi Ndlelantle Ngada

It has been believed that when a woman experiences any form of trauma – whether psychologically or physically, it is important to find the “good” in it so that you are able to learn from it and grow stronger as a woman. This is what happened to Kai – now in a space of healing and serenity after being sexually abused by her uncle Bryan. Kai did the one thing she felt was important for herself as a woman; forgiveness – forgive her uncle for abusing her and her aunt Namu for knowing about the sexual abuse and remaining silent about it.

Years seemingly begin to progress, and now completing her Masters, she meets Bakura and falls in love with him however; it is through the act of loving someone that dark emotions begin to surface – emotions of revenge and hatred. The idea of Bryan and Namu being able to sleep peacefully every night knowing the psychological and physical trauma Kai has had to endure infuriates Kai. The notion of forgiveness from her own perspective ceases and now becomes focused of finding a creative yet sadistic way of revenge – she gets into an incessant and sexual relationship with Bryan and plans the brutal murder she has always desired.

38 pages, Paperback

First published May 25, 2017

About the author

Unathi Ndlelantle Ngada is a published writer and a playwright. She completed her Masters in Creative writing from Rhodes University and is currently doing her Doctorate in English from the University of South Africa. She has written and directed two plays in her lifetime and has since published ten books. Some of her notable books include: A South Afri(K)an Psycho, Utopia, Shame(Less): A Play, Complete Stories and Skin: Anima Vestra. She is particularly influenced by magical realism, absurd theatre and some of her personal favourite writers are Sarah Kane, Sammuel Beckett and Antonin Artaud.