Forty Thousand Dollars and the Deed to Maple Avenue Bakery

is a large sum,” I said.

“It is a sound investment,” he said. “The bakery has always been the heart of Maple Avenue.”

“I don’t like borrowing from friends,” I said.

“Think of it as a business arrangement,” Arthur said. “Five percent interest, paid back on a schedule we both agree to.”

“We have to raise the matching funds to start paying you back immediately,continue reading …