He remained in a sort of suspended animation since Alice’s disappearance. He was happy when he was asleep because he lived in a fantasy world. As long as he was awake he was a tormented child. His outward expression was blank, but inside he was writhing in pain. William looked like a normal eleven year old boy. He ate whatever his father sat before him, and he grew. Anyone who looked at him would see a bright eyed, healthy child. Closer examination however would reveal a child with no expression on his face. The world was quickly passing by, and he remained silent and still. William’s family tried many things to bring him out of his self imposed exile from the world around him. They read to him. They told him stories. They showed him picture books. They took him outside to listen to the birds, and watch the trains go by, but nothing worked to unlock his mind. He put an invisible shield between himself and everything around him. Nothing could penetrate that shield and hurt him or his fantasy sister.
What do You think about A Tale From The Hills (2006)?
