Billy is a 7 year-old synaesthete (or "synee"), which means that he associates objects / sounds and words with colours and shapes. When he is stressed, the colours can be overwhelming, taking the form of a dark presence he calls the Shadow.
He is about to become very stressed indeed...
He is about to become very stressed indeed...
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1.1 - The Little Boy'...our land, our country. We won't go into the night like slaves - no - we will fight our enemies like warriors! When they look back on...
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1.2 - The NumbersIt was 1989.
The little boy stood before a full and silent classroom.
Everybody was staring at him open mouthed. He saw Bobby Gibson...
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1.3 - The Old ManThe boy lived with his mother and several arrogant cats in a small stone cottage, in an anonymous village, in the far north of England. An...
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1.4 - The Box'Y'see lad,' the old man said, 'I were never able to fly like you, 'cause I didn't have the wings for it. When I were your age little boys...
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3.1 - The Friend, Part 1Billy had not prepared for this.
His short time on this planet had been fraught with misunderstanding and confusion, but never actual...
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3.1 - The Friend, Part 2'What are you doing?'
Billy jumped at the voice of a little girl, about his age. She must have heard him crying and sneaked into the den...
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3.2 - The Man in BlackIf you had been looking closely into the trees, rather than watching the hyperactive little boy playing in the garden, you would have seen...
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3.3 - The FlightA strange silence filled the little shed.
Billy stared at Alex in astonishment. He wanted to say something, but the thousand questions...
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