Rejected and Written Off

<p> </p><p>*<strong>Rejected and Written Off* </strong>- a gritty raw hopeful and lyrical re‑imagining of Michael Rwasunda's life *based on a true story* stared as Kundai in the story.</p><p>Born in 1987 under the bruised‑purple sky of Hwedza Zimbabwe Kundai grows up in a mud‑thatched hut where his mother a nineteen‑year‑old with a spine of steel fights drought poverty and a violent step‑father. After a brutal night that forces his mother to flee through a shattered window Kundai is taken in by a harsh grandmother in Headlands where he endures endless chores abuse and a cold unloving home.</p><p>Despite the odds teachers like Miss Jones and Mr Matsokotere become beacons of hope helping him escape to Dubi Farm where his mother works as a farmworker. There he faces another tragedy when his best friend was taken by a flooded river health collapses. Rife kidnapings forced him to part ways with his mother as he headed to Headlands to live with Grandma. A wrongful arrest and a few nights in jail in Rusape only strengthen his faith and the support of a compassionate Mrs East The Priest and a choir give him the courage to carry on when his mother passed away in South Africa.</p><p>His raw verses evolve into short stories eventually catching the eye of a publisher. The book _Rejected and Written Off_ becomes a testament to survival the unbreakable bond between mother and son and the power of storytelling to rewrite destiny.</p><p>Now with his own children carrying the torch Kundai continues to build a small school in his village proving that even the darkest nights can give way to a new dawn.</p>