Katharine the Almost Great Uses Her Common Cents

Katharine the Almost Great Uses Her Common Cents — page 3
So at breakfast instead of eating my usual bowl of cereal I dared to be different I spied a can of cream soda in the fridge Cream soda’s practically milk isn’t it I drizzled it over my Crispies and watched them swirl before sinking After the first spoonful my taste buds freaked out Maybe I’m not a dare to-be-different girl after all Before my mom woke up I dumped the bowl into the trash If she knew cereal à la soda was on my menu there’d be major mama drama I bolted upstairs to brush the grungy taste out of my mouth After two seconds I knew something was wrong Diaper rash ointment Yuck I spit into the sink and grabbed the minty fresh mouthwash to get rid of the disgust-o taste 6