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Creative Writing: Levi's Soup

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I hadn’t eaten at lunch because I didn’t want to eat in front of Levi. As my stomach growled, I almost washed my hands before I remembered that Levi’s phone number was there. I opened the junk drawer by the sink and pulled out a dull pencil. Then I copied the number down on the back of an old envelope. After that, I slid the envelope in my back pocket and washed my hands. “Trudy, will you remind me that I put Levi’s number in my pocket?” I asked as I washed my hands. “Yeah, only if you remind me; to remind you.” She chuckled I used an entire loaf of bread to make peanut butter sandwiches to go with the soup. When the sandwiches were piled up on a plate, I told the boys to go and wash their hands so they could eat. They must’ve been hungry too because I only had to tell them once. After everyone had a seat, we ate without saying the grace. Before I remembered, I was on my second bowl of soup. Rickey …show more content…

Trudy and I made sure that all of the boys took a bath, did their homework, and brushed their teeth. After they were squeaky clean, they all went down in the basement, and we didn’t hear another peep out of them. While Trudy talked on the phone with that good for nothing Edwin; I did my homework and took a shower. I also gathered my clothes to wear to school tomorrow. I wasn’t sure if I was going to get to call Levi tonight or not. Trudy had been on the phone with Edwin for almost two hours, and it didn’t look like he was going to get off anytime soon. She was comfy cozy, laying on the couch with a pillow and everything. As soon as I got a piece of paper out my desk to write Levi a letter, I heard Trudy say, “Oh, okay. I’ll see you in the morning. Sweet dreams.” My heart skipped a beat when I heard her hang up the phone and go to the bathroom. After she had closed the door, I knocked and asked, “Are you done with the phone? I’m about to call Levi.” “Yeah, I’m done. Edwin’s mom had to use the

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