Rubbing her nose, as it was still smarting from the fizz, Shannon furrowed her brow. "I haven't had anything to drink other than water in almost a year. First I was on a diet because I wanted to be and then...because I had no choice," she explained, annoyed with herself for blushing in embarrassment at her own faux pas.
"Honest to God," she promised. "You still have the pen that came with it? I'll show you," she offered. "I know it sounds crazy, believe me. I thought I was insane when I first saw someone else's handwriting in my journal, but it's the real deal, I swear."
Shannon wasn't entirely sure why she felt so defensive about it, but she did.