Page 81 of Her Silent Knight

“Hey, Lee...” She still couldn’t believe Lee was here. “Is this stuff in the tin for my hair?”

“Yeah. I made it. With the help of a few other black ladies here. You know we had to figure out something to do with our hair.”

Black girls rock! “It smells great.”

“It works awesome. If I ever leave this place, I’m taking some with me to see if I can replicate it and sell it. We’d make a fortune.”

Sin sighed as she styled her hair. Leaving here was Lee’s dream too. That dream wasn’t going to be easy to achieve. She wouldn’t burden her friend with that right now. She had enough on her plate.

After rubbing some of the blue cream through her tresses, the comb slipped through her hair like butter. Sin stared down at the container. This was some type of miracle elixir. She quickly pulled her hair up into a ponytail.

“Lee, do you have any rubber bands?”

“Nope. Sorry. I have some plastic bands at my house. They work well. I should’ve brought you some.”

“No worries.” New style. What could she do with it?

Lee popped her head into the room. “I can braid it for you.”

“Would you, please?”

“Yes. I’ll run get a chair.”

When Lee returned with a chair, Sin sat down and let her friend braid her hair to the back. They’d done this in high school dozens of times. Who knew they’d end up doing it on a different plane of existence?

“Sin, even if you can’t help Nachik, I still appreciate your willingness to help. Thanks.”

“If I don’t help him today, I’ll keep trying. You have to be strong and think positive. Guardians never give up, remember?”

Lee sniffled. “I’d forgotten. I remember now. Thank you.”

Sin blinked back tears. “You’re welcome, sis.”