He Can Relate
Hearing what had happened to Tim made Miles understand that he wasn’t alone in what he’d gone through. But the story had also horrified him – Tim’s mother had never managed to get home. With his own experience, Miles knew how devastating that was.
He brushed away his tears and sped up. He was desperate to put his mind at ease, and the only route he had to do so was to see this strange tree Tim wanted to show him.