QUOTE : So what do you guys want to do first?” Claire asked excitedly from the backseat.<br />“Oh my God, Claire. I don’t know, but maybe you should ask us <i>again</i> in five minutes. We haven’t had enough time to think about it since the last time you asked.” Chelsea’s mood had gone downhill quickly during the car ride into the mountains, and she had lost her patience for everyone-<i>including</i> Claire-who was usually safe from her temper.<br />“<i>Effin’-A</i>, Chels, I was just asking.” Claire’s lips drew together tightly as she crossed her arms in front of her. It was as close to swearing as Claire ever got. Claire must have really been tired of Chelsea’s snippy tone.<br />Chelsea didn’t apologize; instead she closed her eyes and took another deep breath, leaning her head back against her seat.<br />“Do you want me to pull over again?” Jay asked, glancing anxiously at Chelsea in his rearview mirror. He shot a nervous look at Violet, and Violet knew exactly what he was thinking.<br />He didn’t want Chelsea to puke…<i>in his car.</i><br />Chelsea sighed with annoyance. “Why, Jay? So I can walk around in the cold again, talking about how fucking-yeah, that’s right, Claire, I said <i>fucking</i>-sick I feel? No, thank you. Just keep driving. The sooner we get there, the sooner I get out of this hellhole.”<br />“No offense taken. Right, Jay?” Mike laughed, hitting Jay’s headrest playfully. Apparently he thought <i>he</i> was safe from Chelsea’s caustic remarks.<br />He wasn’t.<br />“That’s too bad,” Chelsea shot back without opening her eyes. “Maybe someone <i>should</i> take offense. Maybe it’s not the car making me sick, maybe it’s the driving.”<br />Violet started to laugh but caught herself, just barely, in time to stop the sound from actually escaping her lips. She covered her mouth with her hand so that only those with their eyes open could see her.<br /><i>Ha-ha,</i> Jay mouthed, when she glanced sideways in his direction, making it even harder to contain herself.<br /><i>Sorry,</i> she mouthed back to him, when she finally felt like she had enough control not to laugh.