Why am I not allowed to drink orange juice?
by Alisa Antonova
I’m in a bar in London. I’m 17 and I want a drink. But not a vodka. Not a beer. Not a whisky on the rocks. Just a plain, simple, non-alcoholic orange juice.
I’m not asking for the world, am I? Well, maybe I am actually…
Last week my friends and i went to celebrate our friend’s birthday. We bought presents, chose the pub.That is how it happened. Same as usual.
From early morning all girls were in anticipation of the party. None of us could study, all thoughts were directed to what to wear, which make up to use. Finally the long-awaited evening came.
It was the first time in my life when I decided to put on some evening make-up to look older.
We got to the pub and everything seemed fine until i went to the bar. As a non-drinking person i decided to order a juice. As soon as i said CAN I HAVE AN ORANGE JUICE? I heard an unexpected answer MAY I HAVE YOUR ID?!
Although a minute ago i saw him selling tequila to some of my friends without asking an ID. Just imagine how shocked I was. So much effort to look older collapsed overnight.
I didn’t realize that OJ was such a dangerous drink…
So i ended up, getting an orange juice at the off license store, and instead of chilling with my friends at the warm bar, I was out on the street on a cold autumn night.
No worries, it will all be OK soon. I’ll be 18 next July and then I can drink as much OJ as I want!
