The Silk Scarf

Setting
Place: Oriental Plaza in Johannesburg
Time: during summer

Summary
The story is about a wife of an important official of the African Front. Mrs Nebo went out to Oriental Plaza   accompied by her friend Margaret to do some shopping. They bought shoes , jewellery and a swimming costumes. As the two ladies where looking around shops followed by the two escorts Mrs Nebo  saw a lovely Indian dress on a dummy in the shop window and she decided to buy it but also wanted to buy a  silk scraf that will match with her soft floral material with pink and magenta dress. She went looking from shop to shop till when she went in Moghul Boutique where she was shown a silk scarf that matched her dress perfectly.She wanted to buy the scarf  but when she looked in her handbag she realize that she was fifteen rands short because the silk scarf was hundred and ten rands. Mrs Nebo told the shopkeeper that she did not have enough cash so she will be paying buy cheque but the shopkeeper told her that strictly cash as it stated on the cardboard that no credit ,no cheques cash only. Mrs Nebo felt offended and her integrity challenged she then lost her composure and made a dispute. Several shopkeepers opposite Moghul Boutique heard the dispute and wanted to know what was happening as they where in the shop one of the escorts asked what was the problem but all of them remained silent. He told the shopkeepers that Mrs Nebo was the wife of the future Foreign Minister of  the country. The shopkeepers where frightened by that because government officials where powerful and could become dictatorial and they did not want to expirence what the white government did to their houses and shops in Pageview again. Mr Sader one of the shopkeepers plead to Mr Sakur to accept the cheque but still refused. Mr Sader told the other shopkeepers to come outside and they went into a huddle , Mr Sader suggest they buy her the scarf as a gift and the shopkeepers agreed, they bought her scarf ,apologised to her as they gave her the scarf. Mrs Nebo smiled happily after receiving the gift and thanked the traders.

Main charactor
Mrs Nebo the wife of the an important official of the African Front. She is of medium height with heavy lions. She is smooth-skinned complexion. She is very classic and wears expensive designers clothes. She is very subborn and arrogant.