Havana

Dive into this evocative short story that promises to leave you breathless as fate unfolds in the most unexpected ways.

In the vibrant heart of Havana, where the scent of tobacco mingles with passion and peril, Zamira lives a life filled with the hum of conversation and the dance of her hands as a talented torcedor, crafting exquisite cigars. Her world takes a dark turn when a shadowy figure named Carl appears, turning her simple existence upside down. "I want you to assassinate Fidel Castro," he whispers, thrusting her into a moral quagmire where innocence and guilt blur amidst the clamour of revolution.

As Zamira grapples with the weight of Carl's sinister proposition, torn between her life as an artisan and the dangerous game Carl insists she play, she must decide whether to succumb to desperation or unearth the courage to reclaim her destiny.

Will she surrender to the shadows or rise to challenge the darkness threatening to engulf her?

Join Zamira on a gripping journey through Havana’s tantalising streets, where every twist leads deeper into deception. In a city defined by revolution, she has only one chance to find her way out—before the smoke of betrayal suffocates her dreams forever.