### Sum­ma­ry: “Miles”

In the chap­ter titled “Miles,” the sto­ry unfolds with Miles con­fronting Dizzy as he real­izes she has been with him all along, hid­den in the sleep­er bed of the truck parked on an iso­lat­ed high­way. As he shines a flash­light into the dark­ness, a wave of anx­i­ety wash­es over him about their moth­er being alone and their miss­ing broth­er, Wyn­ton. Dizzy’s unex­pect­ed pres­ence stirs irri­ta­tion with­in Miles, as he grap­ples with his respon­si­bil­i­ties while try­ing to under­stand Dizzy’s rea­son­ing for com­ing along.

Dizzy excit­ed­ly men­tions Cas­sidy, a fig­ure linked to a con­ver­sa­tion she had ear­li­er, while Felix shares light­heart­ed ban­ter with them, reveal­ing an engag­ing con­nec­tion between the three char­ac­ters. The con­ver­sa­tion shifts to food, with Dizzy proud­ly intro­duc­ing the meal she brought. As they eat togeth­er, Dizzy sug­gests an unusu­al prac­tice of shar­ing food, which brings laugh­ter and warmth, empha­siz­ing a grow­ing bond between them.

The night deep­ens, and as they lie on the flatbed, Dizzy probes into Miles’ feel­ings regard­ing Wyn­ton, lead­ing to a heart­felt exchange. Miles dis­cov­ers a new­found close­ness with Dizzy, mir­ror­ing a long­ing for con­nec­tion he had pre­vi­ous­ly ignored. This acknowl­edg­ment of their famil­ial ties soft­ens the ten­sion that had char­ac­ter­ized their rela­tion­ship, as they col­lec­tive­ly embrace the weight of their shared chal­lenges.

Miles’ thoughts mean­der through reflec­tions on his rela­tion­ship with Wyn­ton, ulti­mate­ly reveal­ing a desire for rec­on­cil­i­a­tion. Yet, amid the trou­bling famil­ial dynam­ics, he enjoys the fleet­ing moments with Felix, marked by mutu­al attrac­tion and admi­ra­tion. The atmos­phere shifts from anx­i­ety to ten­der­ness, cre­at­ing a deep­er under­stand­ing among the sib­lings and Felix. As the sun begins to rise, Miles’ guilt resur­faces, prompt­ing him to ascend a tree to gain a clear­er per­spec­tive on their dire sit­u­a­tion and the urgency of find­ing Cas­sidy.

The chap­ter cul­mi­nates in a blend of humor, warmth, and an under­ly­ing ten­sion, cap­tur­ing the com­plex­i­ties of famil­ial rela­tion­ships, friend­ship, and the jour­ney they under­take togeth­er. It show­cas­es Miles’ emo­tion­al evo­lu­tion amid the night’s events, reflect­ing on bonds that both uplift and com­pli­cate his sense of self. All the while, Felix’s charm and pres­ence add lay­ers of intrigue, sug­gest­ing a promis­ing devel­op­ment in their rela­tion­ship as they delve into the sto­ries of their ances­tors.