With the five of us reunited, the parents decided it was time for lunch before we headed to the university. The outdoor mall had an assortment of restaurants to choose from. We settled on a family diner and had hamburgers with fries.
On our way to the university, Dave asked a question that even I wanted an answer to. "Why did Zeke not want us there for lunch?"
"So he could bond with the team?" Noah shrugged.
"More like, so we wouldn't embarrass him." Kyle muttered. "He's obviously ashamed that his family followed him for a college visit."
"What's there to be embarrassed about?" Dave shot back. "We're baseball players too. He should have let us joined him."
"He probably didn't want us to distract him." Mrs. Atkins tried to soothe her boys. "This is an important life decision that needs to be scrutinized closely. You boys would take away the college atmosphere. Not because you're immature, but because Zeke is older."
