As he approaches it, if he looks at it, he can see that the girl does begin to move. It's sort of like the five-second preview that plays over video clips, her lips moving in a soundless prayer.

If he touches it, though, it fades into this image. The title of the painting, blank before, slowly fades in letters to reveal Family Portrait.

There is a sense of deep regret here--a wistfulness that this scene surely can't be real. This is not how the story ended. But even so, for just a moment, this is what you want to believe. You can imagine it.