The Outcast

What started as a dreaded Christmas vacation soon spiralled into absolute chaos. His parents were desperate to be the image of the perfect happy normal family but Charlie Rose is anything but. He's quirky he stutters and he is nothing but an embarrassment to everyone around him.Charlie harbours a secret that would dismantle all notions of normality. A secret so twisted even he is unaware of it. Until now. Everyone will have to live with the fallout from sweet little Chuck's new reality but all Charlie wants is to feel safe in the comfort of his family and have a nice Christmas morning. Is that too much for a twelve-year-old boy to ask? Where do you turn when even your own shadow is a stranger?