Chapter 1- Night driving, pushing, and an angry older brother.

Sarah POV

We are in the van, on the way to the old Lake Winnetka place. Dad said something about family bonding. Right. We left at night, so we could get there earlier. I just woke up, and I was leaning on Jake's shoulder, Mike was leaning on me. A lot of people think us to be twins, (me and Jake) but that's not true. Actually, Jake's a year older than me. But he will always be my favorite sibling, Mike running a close second. I looked out the window, and my move woke Jake. He looked at me and smiled, though he thought I didn't see.

"What are you looking at?" I gave him a playful shove, and he bumped into Henry. Good thing my older brother is a deep sleeper. He shoved me back, which jolted Mike, who shoved us again, and my stupid seatbelt unbuckled, which made me go sprawling across Jake and Henry. Which definitely woke Henry up.

"SARAH GET OFF ME!!"

"It wasn't me, it was my seatbelt!" I protested. He didn't buy it. Which isn't surprising. I like to play pranks on my family, but for a prank, that's really lame. He should know if I was gonna get him I would've taken his clarinet and done something to it. Hmm......

"She's right Henry, she's got the bad 'belt." Jake and Henry were having one of those silent "You always take her side" face offs now. It happens often. Meanwhile, everyone else was getting up.

"What is your problem?!" Kim asked, turning around. Jess was rubbing her eyes.

"Yeah" she said to Henry, "I mean why'd you yell like that?"

"It was Sarah!" he said. "I mean here I was sleeping, and she lands in my lap!"

"So you think I did that on purpose?!" I screeched. I was tired, unlike the rest of my family I'm not good with sleeping in cars.

"Dudes, chill." Jake gave me the this isn't worth it look, and gave Henry his drop it look. God I love Jake. He's so awesome.

I turned to the window, with a stony silence following. By now, everyone was up, and doing something. Henry started playing his clarinet, Jess and Kim were randomly quizzing each other, and Mike, Nigel, and Kyle were playing with their bow and arrows. Even Mark was talking to his new frog, Jim. Only Jake and me were silent. I leaned against him, and heard him sigh.

"Are you alright?" I sat up, and looked at him.

"I'm fine Sarah." I gave him a knowing look. He sighed, and said, "Sarah. Really, I'm fine." I dropped it, for now, but I knew I could make him crack tonight.

"KID'S WELCOME TO LAKE WINNETKA!!" He was pulling into the driveway/dirt road, and was already getting out.