Coke

Summary

Because I drank a bottle of Coke, my parents tried to kill me.

Summer break had just started. I’d just survived the long, sticky drive back to our old house in the mountains. The heat was suffocating, so I made a beeline for the fridge.

Luckily, there was one last bottle of Coke inside.

I twisted the cap and drained it in one go. The cold fizz was life-saving.

That’s when my mom came out of the kitchen.

She was all smiles. "Alex! You're finally home! Your dad and I are prepping ribs, we're gonna have a big barbecue..."

I was smiling, about to answer.

But my mom's face suddenly changed.