After a Herculean effort, they finally got it open. Hearing the hiss of carbonation, Adrian Hawthorne couldn't help but gulp. Jim Thorne eagerly poured a little into a cup and offered it to Tang Xiaonan.
"I've had my fill."
Tang Xiaonan refused. She had specifically brought it back for her brother and the others to try.
"Then I'll drink it. Let's see what this foreign soda tastes like."
Jim Thorne took a big GULP, but he couldn't bring himself to swallow it right away. He held it in his mouth for a long moment, his brow deeply furrowed as if he were drinking medicine. Tang Xiaonan giggled. 'Most people look like that the first time they try Coke, but they learn to love it. It's the legendary happy water for shut-ins, after all; practically no one can resist it.'
"What's it taste like? Is it good?" Goldie Thorne asked hopefully.
