Chapter 4

May 11

Brooke and Julian were packing their suitcases. Jude and Davis walked into the room.

"Did you boys finish packing?" Brooke asked. "We're leaving tomorrow after you get off of school."

"I thought we weren't leaving until Saturday," Jude said.

"Nope," Julian said. "We're leaving tomorrow. So go pack."

Jude and Davis went off to pack and Brooke walked to Eva's room. Eva was unpacking.

"Eva sweetie," Brooke said. "Why are you unpacking?"

"I'm not going to Florida!" Eva shouted. "I'm staying home!"

"You're not going to be attacked or eating by an alligator or a shark," Brooke said.

"Jude told me about a snake in Florida that lives in the water," Eva said. "If it bites you, you feel fine. Then an hour later, bam! You're dead!"

"Jude!" Brooke shouted.

Jude walked into the room laughing.

"She's just too easy to scare," Jude laughed.

"Listen to me," Brooke said. "You will be on your best behavior when we're on this trip or I will post baby pictures of you on Facebook!"

"You wouldn't," Jude said.

"Three words for you," Brooke said. "Pink Power Ranger."

"What?" Eva asked.

"When your brothers were 5, they each wanted to be a Power Ranger for Halloween," Brook said. "The party store only had two costumes left. Blue and pink. Davis took the blue and…"

"Jude took the pink!" Eva laughed. "You were the Pink Ranger?"

"Mom!" Jude whined.

"See?" Brooke asked. "I can be just as mean."

Jude quietly walked out of the room.