“I thought I was going crazy,” Kyoko laughed out loud as she squeezed him even tighter before easing up so she could look at him. “I thought maybe I wanted you with me so much that my mind had created you somehow… but you’re real. You’re real and you’re home.” ‘You don’t have to cry anymore.’ Tama flicked a tear off her cheek even though he felt one slide down his own. ‘I can stay forever… as long as you keep my secrets.’ Not liking the way that left a hollow feeling in her chest, Kyoko sat back on her feet, studying his face. “I don’t understand… can’t I tell anyone that you’ve come home?” She asked in confusion. ‘I want them to know I’m here,’ Tama smiled softly then his face became serious, ‘but when they ask where I’ve been and whom I’ve been with, you can’t tell them the truth. Jus

