Lauren shifted about in her seat.
"Stop it!" Her sister hissed into her ear.
She sniffed, and shifted a bit more, and froze as Mary trod on her foot.
"Sorry!" Lauren said.
Mary rolled her eyes and got her portable stereo out of her bag.
Lauren looked at her.
"What?" Mary said.
She smiled and began to hum quietly to herself.
Their mum sat in the driver seat at the front of the car. She drummed her fingers on the steering wheel and looked in the mirror now and again in case a strand of her frizzy hair had come out of place.
"Mum, are you ok?" Lauren asked nervously, looking at the back of the seat she was sitting in.
"Fine, don't worry, Lauren," She said.
Lauren looked at her worriedly, turned her head, and looked out at the beautiful country landscape.
"When is Joe going to be ready?" Mary said impatiently.
"Joe! Come on!" Mum called out of the window loudly.
The door of the house creaked open. Joe walked out, holding the hand of another girl.
Joe walked slowly down the gravel path and to the car.
"I'll go in the back if you want!" Joe said to his girl friend, Melanie
"No, it's fine, I'll go in the back!" Melanie said smiling.
"Oh, thanks, Hun!" Joe said.
"Lauren, move up next to Mary so Melanie can sit in your space without climbing over you!" Mum asked sternly.
She groaned and squished up next to Mary.
"Why do they have to come?" Lauren said rudely.
Mum frowned at me.
"Joe is taking Melanie out for lunch, and I need to collect the twins from nursery," Mum said, trying to flatten down her hair.
The car started up and the journey began.