Arrangements

"An alliance, her mother had once explained, was not quite like a friendship. Friends did good things for each other simply because they are friends, but an ally - particularly this kind - hinged upon maintaining a strict balance of give and take; no one wanted to be at a lesser advantage than the other."

I WROTE THIS BOOK ON MY OTHER COMPUTER (I'M USING A MACBOOK) SO I JUST EMAILED MYSELF THE DOC I WAS WRITING THE STORY ON AND COPIED AND PASTED IT HERE. I STARTED WRITING THE STORY LAST YEAR AND FINISHED TODAY.