## Sum­ma­ry of “Miles”

Miles finds him­self avoid­ing the hos­pi­tal due to Felix’s enchant­i­ng pres­ence, which pro­vides him with a sense of free­dom amidst his trou­bled thoughts. As they wan­der through the woods with San­dro, Miles reflects on Felix’s per­sona, ini­tial­ly ques­tion­ing his sex­u­al ori­en­ta­tion after notic­ing Felix’s pecu­liar glances and com­pli­ments. Their play­ful con­ver­sa­tion reveals a bond, as Felix relates his jour­ney to Par­adise Springs, shared through his quest for culi­nary expe­ri­ences.

Felix’s seem­ing joy con­trasts with occa­sion­al glimpses of melan­choly, hint­ing at untold sto­ries that intrigue Miles. When Felix men­tions get­ting hired as a sauté cook at Miles’s moth­er’s restau­rant, it fuels Miles’s burn­ing curios­i­ty, ignit­ing thoughts about their shared emo­tion­al and phys­i­cal poten­tial.

Their light­heart­ed ban­ter con­tin­ues until Felix’s com­i­cal attempt to catch a rab­bit caus­es them to burst into laugh­ter, an expe­ri­ence unlike any Miles has had before. This unex­pect­ed joy fos­ters a deep­er con­nec­tion between them, as they share an inti­mate moment lying on the ground, ensconced in nature’s beau­ty. As Miles relax­es, he con­sid­ers the myr­i­ad of inti­mate moments they can have togeth­er, a dra­mat­ic depar­ture from the heav­i­ness of his pre­vi­ous life.

Miles opens up about his trou­bled rela­tion­ship with his broth­er Wyn­ton, who took the blame for a seri­ous inci­dent that land­ed him in jail. An exchange of word­play about jail terms adds lev­i­ty, cul­mi­nat­ing in Felix reveal­ing his recent deci­sion to leave his life behind. Felix shares his bi-sex­u­al­i­ty and a past rela­tion­ship with a girl­friend while clar­i­fy­ing his cur­rent unavail­abil­i­ty.

Despite the dis­ap­point­ment for Miles, learn­ing that Felix has trav­eled with a girl named Cas­sidy, whom Miles also cher­ish­es, insti­gates a whirl­wind of excite­ment. This new­found con­nec­tion dri­ves them to search for Cas­sidy, fuel­ing Miles’s hope of awak­en­ing his broth­er from his coma. Clad in enthu­si­asm, Miles imag­ines a road trip with Felix and San­dro, set­ting the stage for their adven­ture ahead.