The silk scarf

Setting: The setting of this story is the Oriental Plaza in Fordsburg Johannesburg,a shopping centre where the shops are owned by Indian people.

Plot Summary: Mrs nebo arrives with her her friend at the Oriental Plaza with the chauffeur-driven Mercedes Benz,followed by another Mercedes Benz in which there were two escorts.They strolled from shop to shop as they were on a shopping expendition.They bought some shoes,then some jewellery,then swimming costumes.Mrs nebo saw a lovely indian dress that was of soft material with pink and magenta flowers blooming in a jade meadowon a dummy in a shop window and decided to buy it.She then asked of a silk scarf that will match the dress she bought but she did not like the ones she was being shown.She went from shop to shop until she came to 'Moghul Boutique' were she was shown a silk scarf by mr Sakur the shop owner,the scarf costed a hundred and ten rands leaving out tax.Mrs Nebo looked into her bag,took out the money and after counting it found out that she was fifteen rands short.She told the shopkeeper that she will give him a cheque as she haven't enough cash but unfortunately mr Sakur strictly deals with cash and this was even written on a strip of cardboard which signalled in scarlet:'No credit.No cheques.Cash Only'.Mrs Nebo looked at the wsords and felt offended immmediately.Her integrity was challenged and told the shopkeeper that she always pays in cheque even in other shops in the Plaza but he refused and Margaret even started defending her friend as she always agrees on what she says but still it was of no use as he still did not want.The Plaza shopkeepers finally came to the rescue and decided to buy Mrs Nebo the scarf as a gift.

main characters: Mrs Nebo-The wife of an important official of the African Front.She was of medium height,with heavy loins,her smooth-skinned complexion having been pampered by beauticians in Sandtons salons.Margaret:She was mrs Nebo's friend,she was slightwith a lovely smile and teeth.She always agrees to what her friend says and she is forever supporting her and telling people how much money her friend has in the bank.She was for sure mrs Nebo's companion and they went everywhere with each other as friends.