{"sf1_id":1072297,"sf2_id":"ynZAMA4m","title":"[PE] TTTP: Chapter 4: Grown Up","author":"Tygerwolfe","words":314,"posted_at":"2016-09-16T01:37:00.000Z","tags":["Fiction","Patreon","Stories"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1072297-pe-tttp-chapter-4-grown-up","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/ynZAMA4m","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/40/d4/40d4cccf-658c-48ce-a594-7a04c2109705","description":"","content":"To The Third Power - Chapter 4: Grown Up, now available to my Patrons!  \n\u0026nbsp;[http://www.patreon.com/tygerwolfe](http://www.patreon.com/tygerwolfe)\n\nEXCERPT BELOW:  \n  \nShe turned her head and spotted the gray fox on her bed. He hadn't shown up in over five years, and it was a shock to see him now. She met eyes with him, and felt a wave of guilt. He might as well have been saying, \"How do you forget me so easily? I'm the one who's always been here for you...\"\u0026nbsp;  \n  \nKaryn swallowed and paused her music. \"Why are you here?\"\u0026nbsp;  \n  \nDylan didn't answer - true to form, he'd still never spoken a word. He just stared, and the\u0026nbsp;  \nfeelings within her told her his meaning. I'm always here. You just don't always see me. You'll need me today.\u0026nbsp;  \n  \nKaryn furrowed her brow. \"Need you...?\" Her mom knocked on her door and the fox on\u0026nbsp;  \nher bed vanished, as if it was her attention to him that had held him there and visible. \"Come in?\"\u0026nbsp;  \n  \nIrene Alloway was crying. Karyn stared at her, then got up, closing her note book and\u0026nbsp;  \nheading for the door. \"Mom? What's wrong?\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n* * *\n  \n  \nWhat happened? Why will Karyn need her imaginary friend today, at 22 years old, when she hasn't for over half a decade? Why is her mother crying?  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp;Become a Patron today to read and find out!\n\nTrigger Warning: Mentions of suicide.\n\n[http://www.patreon.com/tygerwolfe](http://www.patreon.com/tygerwolfe)  \n  \nPATRON EXCLUSIVE:\u0026nbsp;As a special bonus to this chapter, read about the r_eal life events that inspired this particular part of the story._\u0026nbsp;For this, all previous chapters, even more behind-the-story content, and more, become a patron at\u0026nbsp;$1 a month or above today!  \n  \nIf you become a patron at\u0026nbsp;just $5 a month, you'll even get a\u0026nbsp;mention in the dedication of the book\u0026nbsp;when it's finished! (_Must remain a paid patron at this level or above for 3 months during the editing process to qualify_!)\u0026nbsp;_Join today!_\n\n  \n  \n\n"}