Triple Trouble by Julia DeVillers

Author:Julia DeVillers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

Sixteen

ON THE WAY TO MULTIPALOOZA

“I want to sit next to Emma! We can talk about math!” Jason said, leaning forward from the backseat. He slid over in his seat and patted it.

“I’ll sit next to Payton,” Mason said from the middle seat. “She won’t talk about math with me! Wait, I want to sit next to Ox, too. Ox, did you see the game last night?”

“Good, because I want to sit next to Nick,” Jason said. “Nick, can we shoot a movie in the car?”

“Don’t you boys want to sit together?” Payton asked them, trying to sound cheerful.

“We can’t,” Jason said. “We have to sit in these stupid seats with these stupid kid seat belts. Like we’re babies.”

Ah, they were sitting in booster-style seats in each row.

“Mom keeps us separated as far as possible in the car,” Mason said.

“Mason has to sit closer to Mom so she can make sure he doesn’t get in trouble,” Jason said.

“No punching, kicking, or poking,” Mason sighed.

“Well, if I sit next to one of you guys, that rule has be enforced,” Ox said. “I don’t want to get hurt.”

I smiled at Ox. One of the best things about Ox was that he looked so tough, but he was really sweet.

“I won’t! I won’t hurt you,” Mason said, banging on the seat next to him. “Sit here!”

“Looks like you’re sitting there,” I told Ox. I was about to slide into the middle seat when Jason yelled from the backseat, “No, Emma! You’re back here with me so we can do math equations! Pleeeease?”

Well. It was hard to say no to math equations. Plus, sitting next to Ox for a whole hour in the car would be distracting. Today was going to be intense, helping my sister with the VOGS cast and being on sensory overload with multiples. Not to mention trying not to think about tonight’s dance.

I got in on one side of Jason, and Nick got in on the other. Payton slid into the seat in front of me on one side of Mason, Ox into the other.

“Everyone buckled?” Coach Babbitt started the car. Our car inched out and got into a line with the triplets’ car and Mrs. Burkle’s van. And we were off!

Off to Multipalooza!

“Let us know if you need anything,” Counselor Case said.

“I have to go to the bathroom,” Jason said.

“Don’t even start,” Coach Babbitt told him. “You just went.”

He turned on the radio.

“It’s Seventies Flashback Saturday here at WTLY,” the announcer said.

“Oh man, not the old-people station,” Mason groaned.

“Don’t defame my music,” Counselor Case said. “Oh, one of my childhood favorites!”

She turned the radio up louder.

“Agh! What is that horrible noise?” Jason yelped, holding his ears.

“Noise?!” Counselor Case gasped. “It’s a song from one of my favorite movies, Grease.”

“You don’t want to insult your mother’s favorite movie,” Coach Babbitt warned. “I learned that the hard way.”

“I know all the words to this song,” Counselor Case said cheerfully. Then she started singing along.

“Maaaa, stop. You’re so embarrassing,” Mason groaned.

“I’m embarrassing you for a change?” Counselor Case said.

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