*** HUGE SPOILERS *** Today, in 2008, Oscar would be 39 years old.. Eli would still be eh, twelve`ish.. Maybe they live happily together somewhere.. Maybe not. The boy that "survived" the pool episode, probably got questioned by the police about what he saw.. That is probably why they ran away by train. How would Oscar and Eli survive alone in a
strange city. I know Eli has some money...