At twenty-four, Muzi Ndlovu leaves his mother's kitchen in Umlazi for Johannesburg, hoping the city will let him stop hiding. It does. He finds friendship with Denise, a place to belong, and Shannon Wilcox, a gym-owner with charm, money and a key to his flat.
But love has terms. Muzi builds the pitch decks, the logo, the township programme. Shannon takes the credit, the funding and the applause.
When Muzi finally fights back, the law offers him a deal: R300,000 and an agreement to say nothing.
Some truths have a cost. So does staying quiet. What is Muzi's silence worth?