284 Saturday Night 1 (1/2)

We arrived back at school and started to unload the bus. Mr. Atkins, who had been at the game, arrived in the parking lot near the same time, and stood outside his car, waiting for us, I suppose. We ambled over with the twins in the lead.

”Is Zeke not done yet?” Dave frowned, glancing over to the car Zeke drove us in.

”Nope.” Mr. Atkins shook his head. ”He's still in the library, testing.”

”Ughhh, but I'm hungry.” Kyle groaned as he held his stomach.

Noah rolled his eyes. ”You didn't even play.” He pouted at his dad. ”But I did! I played super well too so it should be my turn to pick right?”

Mr. Atkins laughed. ”Yea, that sounds about right.” He moved around the car to open up the trunk. ”Let's load up and go eat. Your mom and Zeke can eat on their own when he finishes.”

”Shouldn't Jake be the one to pick lunch?” Kyle asked. ”He got one more hit than you did today.”

Noah shook his head. ”No way. Jake is just like Zeke. If we went by those stats, then we would never get to pick a meal again.” He said dramatically.

But it worked on the twins. Dave nodded in agreement right away. ”He knows what he's talking about. I don't want to live in such an unjust world.”

”Okay, okay. Simmer down the dramatics. How about Noah and Jake come up with an idea together?” Mr. Atkins suggested.

Noah looked at me after getting his bag in the trunk. ”What do you think?”

I shrugged. ”I'm okay with whatever.”

Noah grinned and immediately turned to his dad. ”Olive Garden. Let's load up on carbs!”

His dad frowned a little. ”I don't know...it'll be kind of expensive for just a lunch.”

”Come on, Dad.” Noah coaxed. ”Jake needs to eat a lot more calories right? This will be fulfilling and they have a promotion going! Buy one, take one home! It can be dinner too!”

Mr. Atkins brightened up at the last comment. ”Oh! That'll be great! I won't have to worry about feeding you boys dinner tonight then.”

”Mom and Zeke are leaving that soon?” Dave asked. ”I thought they would wait until tomorrow at least.”

”No time to waste. Besides, we don't have to pay for Zeke's flight since it's an official visit.” His dad explained. ”I'll take them to the airport this evening and won't return until the middle of the night. I'm glad I won't have to worry about ordering you all food or cooking before we go. You know your mom will be busy packing.”