it 's not really a good idea to turn your back on a wolf . `` promise to remember one thing while you 're gone , okay ? '' grinning at our little game , i asked , `` why are we driving an hour out of the city when there are christmas tree lots on every street corner ? '' most of all , she wanted him to know how glad she was to have his friendship returned . it was more like voices to her now . 'the winner gets to ask the loser for anything they want ? ' 