Sisters!

Your hair looks amazing," Stella said happily. "The pictures on Facebook do not do that 'fro justice."

Livia looked her over and frowned in that way older sisters can.

"The outfit is great, and I love the shoes, but I thought you were going to get blond highlights? What happened?"

Stella shrugged. "Sorry, I chickened out. I didn't think I could pull off the blond."

Liivia made a face at her.

"Haven't we been over this? Look at Beyoncé!"

Alexa laughed. "I know I'm the same skin color as Beyoncé, light brown, but me in her blond weave wouldn't go over too well during city council meetings. Even though I work in Berkeley, I still work for the mayor, you know."

Liivia plopped down on the bed.

"Oh please, you could get away with some blond highlights, easy. But then, you always were the risk-averse one."

Stella opened her mouth to argue but thought better of it. She was here to improve her relationship with her sister, remember? She decided not to talk about it any further!

"Look what I brought you!" she said instead, smiling at her.