Louis nodded. “He’s been in a couple of times this week to ask me to read addresses on bits of paper for him.”
“Where’s he hanging out?” enquired Vuyo. “He hasn’t been to the shelter lately.”
“You keep clear of him!” Louis turned angrily on Vuyo. “He’s a bad one. He’s in with that gang, The Devils. Drugs and that.”
Tembile and Victor joined them as Louis paid Vuyo twenty rand for the cardboard.
“Mlibo’s in big trouble,” Sizwe announced.
“Serves him right.” Victor shrugged. “He’s been told time and again not to get mixed up with gangs.”
“We should warn Thabo,” Tembile suggested.
“You can tell him if you want to,” Victor said. “I don’t care!”
In the shelter’s kitchen Mrs Misengana and her assistant Nombile were busily peeling potatoes to go into her famous Malay curry.
“Where’s Miss Collette?” asked Nombile suddenly.
“Gone shopping for something smart to wear on Saturday. She’s going to the Baxter Theatre.” Mrs Misengana winked. “Thabo’s taking her to a symphony concert.”
“Thabo interested in classical music?!” exclaimed Nombile. “I can’t believe it!”
“It just goes to show,” nodded Mrs Misengana, “you never can tell!”
Miss Collette parked her car and made her way to the shop that had advertised a sale in the newspaper. Cheerfully, she went to the dress department and began her search for a new outfit. She wanted to look her very best for Thabo. She always wore jeans and a T-shirt at the shelter. He had never seen her dressed up before.
She smiled to herself. How wonderful that they had an interest in common, apart from the boys!
“Can I help you?” a young assistant enquired.
“Yes. Thank you. I’m going to a concert at the Baxter Theatre and …”
“I have the very thing for you,” the girl said eagerly. “This suit. An Yvette de Paris! An absolute bargain!”
Miss Collette looked at the jacket’s plunging neckline and the short skirt and shook her head.
“Not quite me …” she muttered indecisively. “But it’s a very good price …”
“Try it on,” urged the sales assistant. “It’ll look divine on you. I’m sure you’ll fall in love with it!”
Post reading
| 1. | How much does Louis pay the boys? |
| 2. | What advice does Louis give them? |
| 3. | What do you learn about Victor and Tembile from the way they react to Louis’ advice? |
| 4. | We know that Miss Collette has misunderstood Thabo’s invitation. Describe some of the amusing results of this misunderstanding so far. |
| 5. | What kind of outfit do you think Miss Collette should choose? |
| 6. | Try playing the following game. Whisper a short message (between 12 and 15 words) to the person sitting next to you. He or she must pass the message on to someone nearby and so on. The tenth person must say the message aloud. What is the result and what does this exercise show? |
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