Last Part, Sections 27 and 28 Summary

27 - After a long, uncomfortable wait, Jerome is eventually picked up by Bix and his stepfather. He tries making small talk about the car, but gets very little response. Instead, Bix asks for his help in getting his baseball glove ready for summer, going through a ritual of oiling, waxing and massage that he says marks the beginning of his favorite time of year - the beginning of baseball season (see "Quotes," p. 25). Once the glove is prepared, Bix then talks excitedly about stopping off at Jeb's, a roadside restaurant he goes to every time his stepfather takes him to visit his aunt. When the stepfather says there will be no visit to Jeb's that trip, Bix has a tantrum. The stepfather stops, and he and the two boys go into the restaurant, only to leave again...