Page 252 of When a Soul Cries

“Why you smiling?”

My face immediately flattened.

“I’m not.”

Sol laughed.

“You definitely were.”

“Mind your business.”

“Oh, so you can talk about Rome, but I can’t talk about Kai?”

“Correct.”

“That doesn’t even make sense.”

“It makes perfect sense to me.”

My phone buzzed again.

I refused to look at it.

Sol smiled.

I pointed at her.

“Keep playing with me.”

She lifted both hands.

“I didn’t say anything.”

I walked toward the kitchen before she could see me fighting another smile.

“Speaking of minding people’s business,” I said, grabbing my purse from the counter. “I got something to tell you.”

Sol’s expression changed.

“What?”

“I’m opening a boutique.”

Her mouth dropped open.

“What?”

I smiled.

“A clothing boutique.”

“Zari!”

Halo jumped at Sol’s loud voice.

Sol immediately lowered it, but her eyes stayed huge.

“Since when?”