.......an unopened bottle with some liquid in it.
I'd never seen it before, and since there was no label of any kind on it, there was no way to tell what it was.
"I wonder what it tastes like." my sister Kira said, as she opened it and was about to drink it.
"No, Kira!" I say, stopping her.
"Why not, Hal?" she asks me.
"That might be poison," I reply "and even if it's not, we don't know how long it's been there, or if it's been drunk before."
She then lets me have it. "I'll be brave and take a sip." I tell her, so I do.
"How does it taste?" she asks.
"Actually," I tell her "it tastes pretty good."
"Really?" she says happily "Could you please let me have some?"
"Sure." I reply, and she drinks some of it.
"This is yummy." she says "Let's share it with mommy and daddy!" before I can protest, she races out of the room, and goes to our parents.
I go after her. I get there in time to see her telling them it's safe to drink it. After asking them nicely, and giving them her "puppy dog eyes",
they give in, and drink some of it too.
They like it, but then we all start to feel funny. What's happening to us?