Answer:
The cardboard packaging confirmed the contents as being Popsicles but the taste buds could not substantiate that identity. Orange Popsicles never, ever were attached to grape or berry. Orange went with orange, and grape with grape and so on and so on. There was no goo residue left in the package as though the frozen treat was on the verge of melting. In fact the Popsicle didn’t melt as soon as the warmth of my mouth made contact. What the heck?
But the coldness of orange-flavoured water soothed my throat and even if it had no medicinal benefit, I felt better for a moment or two.
