Story so far
Jimmy thought Miles was the twin listening through the concrete as the digger approached. Miles asked whether fairies were real, recalling strange noises at the farm where he grew up, and said knocking out Marcus’s tooth had been an accident. Elise remembered both boys wanting to keep a rat even when food was scarce.
Miles survived the confrontation in which Marcus died. Later he led Hannah and Rickson with a failing flashlight, hoping the newcomers would leave them alone as earlier adults had done, and wishing his brother were there. He subsequently celebrated the destruction of a server with Rickson. During the gathering for the escape discussion, he and Shaw checked the stairs and reported that only a few more people might arrive. Juliette’s father identifies Miles and Marcus as twins.
Appearance
Jimmy thinks Miles is around nine or ten, about Shaw’s age. No more detailed physical description is established.
Role
A surviving child who assists with the gathering while mourning his twin.
Relationships
Marcus — Marcus was Miles’s twin; Miles misses him after his death.
Rickson — Miles travels with Rickson and joins him in celebrating a server’s destruction.
Shaw — Miles and Shaw check the stairway as survivors gather.
Sources — 15 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 19
- Jimmy thinks Miles is the twin pressing his ear against the concrete to listen to the digging.
Chapter 23
- Miles asks whether fairies are real and recalls unexplained noises in the farm where he grew up.
- Miles says knocking out Marcus’s tooth was an accident.
Chapter 28
- Juliette’s father reports that Miles is safe after the confrontation.
Chapter 29
- Elise recalls that Miles and Marcus wanted to keep a rat as a pet even when others were hungry.
Chapter 30
- Elise grieves for Miles after learning that his twin Marcus has died.
Chapter 50
- Miles leads Hannah and Rickson with a failing flashlight.
- Miles hopes the newcomers will leave his group alone, as earlier adults did.
- Miles remembers adults visiting and bringing the children things.
- Miles wishes Marcus were with them.
Chapter 51
- Elise can read better than Miles.
Chapter 55
- Jimmy thinks Shaw is about the same age as Miles, around nine or ten.
Chapter 59
- Miles celebrates the destruction of a server with Rickson.
Chapter 60
- Miles and Shaw check the stairway and report that only a few more people may be coming.
Chapter 61
- Juliette’s father identifies Miles and Marcus as twins.