96Roxanne
For most people, the word 'soda' refers to any fizzy drink, but for me, 'soda' only refers to club soda. My earliest memory of soda is from when I was, about, three years old. Papa would drink two pegs of whiskey every night, with soda and ice. After he had finished topping up his drinks, there would be, about, a quarter of the can left. He would allow Lulu and me to dip our fingers into his glass and take a lick of his drink. After that, I would drink the remainder of the soda, from the can. I loved it. I still drink plain club soda, today, at the age of twenty-three. Most people that see me do it think that I'm crazy and ask how I like it. I think that I just got used to it, because I started to drink it when I was so young. I still love it. Sometimes, I get such a craving for it, that the only thing I drink, all day, is soda. Even when I finish a meal or I know that I should be drinking water, I drink soda. In my mind, I have rationalised that soda is nothing but water with some bubbles. That doesn't seem too bad. At least I'm not one of those people that drink only cola or stuff like that. That's probably much worse. Because I got so used to licking whiskey and drinking soda, my favourite drink, now that I'm an adult, is whiskey and soda. People still look at me funny when I ask for it, at parties. That's all I have to say about that.