Sola watches Aria step out the car with narrowed eyes, and eyebrow rising when the younger girl gives her a sheepish smile.
“Hi,” Aria says in a small voice, “How was your trip?” She can’t help the guilty lilt that makes her voice squeak slightly.
“When we get inside,” Sola ignores her question, “You’re going to explain why I saw you almost kiss Park Jihyun.”
The younger girl lowers her head in shame and follows behind like a kicked puppy, head bowed and mouth drooping into a sad pout. She doesn’t even get a chance to turn and say goodbye to Jihyun once more, in fear of Sola’s reprimanding.
The cousins make their way up the winding garden, guards greeting them as they pass. It’s a nice night out, the sky free of clouds but Aria doesn’t spend much time admiring them, too busy chewin
