Well, a trip to Ohio is in the cards. As to why he left, the uncle was very drunk, found out he was gay, kicked him out, and knew nothing afterwards.
The estate is his trust, and possibly the house and its contents. If I remember, there wasn't any other family to take or want him. I think the following sort of clarifies that there weren't any other relatives to take him.
From Ch 1
Overall, my early childhood wasn’t bad. If I had to guess, I’d say it was semi-normal. At least I thought it was. I didn’t have any friends, so I had nothing to compare it to. It wasn’t until after my parents were arrested and I moved in with my uncle that things went downhill pretty quickly. Uncle Ron was my dad’s brother. Mom was an only child, and both sets of grandparents were dead. It was either him or foster care. I spent a few months with a foster family while my caseworker tried to locate any relatives. No thanks. One taste was enough.
I think it all boils down to an interstate fostering situation, and oh lordy, what a fustercluck that's going to be; can you say the situation is craptastic?
There is the possibility that Ohio won't let him go without some serious persuasion.
But with so many freaking cliffhanger chapters coming our way, just as the title says, Take The Long Road Home...and you'll understand with all the twists and turns coming soon to a computer in front of y'all...
I still have the feeling one or both of the boys are gonna do a runner...anyone wanna lay odds??? My guess is Miles fleeing a temporary placement that wasn't much better than his uncle's house...