Seasonal Problems

Bianca A. 7th grade

It was an evening in early November. The last rays of the setting sun shone on the Pinwheel bar, illuminating a  group of drinks. 

“Well, well, well, look who we have here. It's the fall drinks, the losers. I can keep going with names, but I’m not that mean,”  Eggnog Chai said.

Nitro Cold Brew shot back, “Give it a rest. We all know that fall is the best season because of its drinks.”  

“Oh please, you can lie to yourself all you want. Like us, all of the customers, the winter drinks best,” Eggnog Chai replied. 

“Whatever, the fall drinks are the best because we bring in the most sales in only a month!” Pumpkin Latte said with attitude. 

“Guys, calm down. We are all good drinks just in different seasons,”   Eggnog Latte told the others in a friendly tone. 

“Omg come on Eggnog Latte. You are too sweet and nice. The fall drinks are the better drinks. You just can’t admit it,”  Chai Spiced Latte said. 

They kept debating for a while. Until the leader of the Fall drinks, aka Pumpkin Chai, spoke up again. He told the leader of the Winter drinks, aka Eggnog Chai, “Get out of my way, or we will make sure you guys don’t make it on the seasonal drink menu next year.” 

Eggnog Chai responded,  “Back off, we are not going anywhere. The humans will never get rid of the best drinks ever because then nobody will come to the coffee shop!”  

“Oh, someone sure is full of themselves,”  Pumpkin Chai calmly replied.

“The last rays of the setting sun shone on the Pinwheel bar, illuminating a  group of drinks. ”

The fighting continued, until Pumpkin Latte, Chai Latte, and Peppermint Mocha all decided to have enough.

“We are done with all this fighting,”  Pumpkin Latte said.

“Yea, I don’t like why we are always fighting. I mean, come on, we are both great seasonal menus,”  Chai Latte added. 

“But I want to be the best!” Eggnog Chai shouted back. 

“Eggnog Chai…no buts,”  Peppermint Mocha said. 

“Ugh, fine,” Eggnog Chai grumbled. “The fall drinks are as good as the winter drinks, just in a different way.” 

“Umm, well, that’s a great realization, but we have all agreed that you should not be our leader. You are too bossy, and you never let us have any fun,”  Apple Cider said. 

“What...who is going to be the leader then? Good luck finding a new leader,”  Eggnog Chai said. 

“Oh, we already agreed on who our leader will be,”  Apple Cider said. 

“Eggnog Latte is our new leader,” Peppermint Mocha and Apple Cider said confidently. 

“WHAT, Eggnog Latte!?”  Eggnog Chai said, surprised. 

“WHAT me,” Eggnog Latte said, also surprised. 

“Yes, you, and it’s final,” Peppermint Mocha said.

“But why me?”  

“It’s because you’re always so sweet, you’re always so positive, and you bring out a light-hearted tone to our coffee shop,”  Peppermint Mocha replied. 

“Well, like I always say, being light-hearted brings in the customers,” Eggnog Latte said.

The other syrups laughed, happy that the conflict between fall and winter drinks had been resolved.