Pinky Bloom and the Case of the Missing Kiddush Cup

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Yankee ever to play shortstop I'm in the fourth grade at Ohav Shalom Day School and play catcher on the girls softball team Last year our team went to the playoffs and almost beat B'nai Israel's girls team in the first round I was in the middle of pouring myself a glass of orange juice with one hand and petting D.J. with the other when I heard a knock on the front door Mom Dad and Avi were still asleep so I ran to see who was there Who is it I whispered standing on tiptoes and squinting through the peephole Open up Pinky It's me Lucy Lucy Chang my best friend lives two floors below me I slipped off the chain and opened the door Lucy what are you doing up so early My mom and dad are arguing so I thought I'd see if you were awake Lucy's parents own the Lotus Blossom Kosher Chinese Restaurant It opened just a few weeks ago wondered if Mr. and Mrs. Chang were fighting about something related to the restaurant but I figured it would be rude to ask So I just led Lucy to the kitchen and found the box of cookies my mother had hidden in the back of a cabinet Let's have breakfast I said handing Lucy a cookie I 2