Simbarashe Nyatsambo

“The Love Triangle” by Simbarashe Nyatsambo

TW: abuse, murder, goreStevenI was still fuming uncontrollably, wondering why she had done it. What made her lose respect for me to the point of taking the lid off what happens, what really happens at home. In the first place, why did she reveal that we were in a marriage? Not to the love of my life, not to my newly found rose who was giving me the happiness I no longer had from my wife.For the past fifteen years, I had been married to Esther. We had a blissful beginning to our union, the love and passion being over the clouds. As the clock ...

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“Story of our Lives” by Simbarashe Nyatsambo

Submitted to Contest #76

“Doreen wait!” Christopher yelled as he rushed down the stairs in pursuit of his wife. He swiftly caught up to her and grabbed her hand firmly. She tried to break off the hold but Chris clapped onto her wrist much tighter. “Doreen let’s talk about this before we do something we’ll regret”. Doreen viciously lashed at a response, “Talk about what Christopher, we have nothing else to talk about here”. A few years ago speaking to her husband with such a tone would have been taboo, but now she didn’t care about the act nor worry about the consequ...

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“Best Friends Forever” by Simbarashe Nyatsambo

Submitted to Contest #67

“Daniel, what happened” asked Derek who was baffled with Daniel’s frantic muffling. “I don’t know, it all happened so quickly”, Daniel broke down for a fifth time with tears streaming out of his blood red eyes. What had happened was rather atrocious and grotesque. A few hours earlier, Daniel had gone to a basement party with his girlfriend Elsa. Both of them had indulged in some drugs which were too strong for them to remain sober and in control. Derek was at the party too, but him being teetotal kept him sober unlike his friends. He observe...

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“The Siege” by Simbarashe Nyatsambo

Submitted to Contest #66

“It doesn’t count if you’re already planning your defeat” yelled General Airo. The veteran soldier who had been in the line of fire for years wasn’t agreeing to what his current superior was proposing. For years General Airo stood in the line of fire and commanded the Lauriat army. He was a true master of war and none of the other generals knew better than him on how battle craft worked, which was why his voice was the most prominent in the room. Behind him the other generals nodded in agreement at his proposal but only one man seemed to hav...

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“Till Death do us Part” by Simbarashe Nyatsambo

Submitted to Contest #64

The Storm pelted the rooftops of Ryan’s mansion, beating at the roof with a drums rhythm. Flickers of lightning synced with perpetual roars of thunder. Rain made a perfect setting for an indoors date, with the cool moist air conjuring up pretty romantic moods. Movies always had the best romantic moments with the rain in the background and Ryan was about to make his own type of movie with his lover Cassie.  Ryan was head over heels in love with Cassie, as he had been for the six months they had been dating. She was young, beautiful and m...

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“Mola Shandy” by Simbarashe Nyatsambo

Submitted to Contest #63

They say a day at the coffee shop can lead to you meeting a stranger who will change your life. I never believed that, assuming it was a way of movie stars to sell people dreams of romance that never existed. A feeling in my stomach still gave me the intuition that perhaps this lie they sold had some truth to it. “Come on Kelly, we need to be early for seats at the autumn premier!” shouted Larry with a hint of irritation ruining the delightful excited tone of his. Larry had counted down to the special autumn launch at the Miko’s café. He w...

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“A Paradise or a Prison” by Simbarashe Nyatsambo

Submitted to Contest #59

The truck honked loudly as it came to a halt raising a cloud of dust around it. Shortly afterwards, the contents of its trunk were unpacked by an unloading party eight men strong. They boarded the large packed boxes into the house where two lovebirds stood at its balcony, serenading each other in a manner befitting newlyweds. Charles had bought this house a few weeks before the wedding and had surprised his wife Carissa with its keys during their valentines. He had been here before and viewed it as the perfect location for them to live a new...

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“Perfect Love” by Simbarashe Nyatsambo

Submitted to Contest #58

It all seemed like a nightmare. Surely it was, it had to be, what was befalling me couldn’t possibly have been happening. Perhaps this was a lucid dream which needed me to snap out of it, to reset everything and let it turn into a sweet dream again. Moments ago I was in paradise wearing the perfect smile and feeling passion flowing with the blood in my veins. That was all gone now, all the smiles and the joy. All I felt was a turbulent flow of rage, fear and desperation. I wasn’t wearing my smile anymore. I wasn’t wearing the tight spandex ...

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