Boy and Girl

**Boy and Girl** are the deuteragonists in Bird Box. They are two children being taken care of by Malorie and formerly by Tom, who eventually sacrificed himself so they could get to safety.

## History

Boy and Girl were born to Malorie and Olympia respectively when things had already started spinning out of control due to the entities' arrival. They were both born on the same day, when Gary forced many people including Girl's biological to see the creatures, causing her to kill herself.

### Five years later

Tom and Malorie live together with the children, who Malorie has decided to call Boy and Girl. They receive transmissions from survivors informing them of a safe community hidden in the forest, accessible only by boat along the river. As they leave their house, a group of unblindfolded survivors attacks them. Tom distracts the assailants so Malorie and the children can flee. He uncovers his eyes and sees the entities, but manages to eliminate all the attackers before killing himself, allowing Malorie and the children to go on their way.

Malorie tells the children that they will go down a river in a rowboat. She was told before that there were people settled by the end of the river, but she would have trouble making it with children. She sternly instructs them not to remove their blindfolds, or they will die as she grabs a rowboat and takes the kids outside.

After six hours on the river, Malorie tries to call the people who reached her on her walkie talkie, but does not get a response. Meanwhile, Boy and Girl sleep. As her birds start chirping, Malorie hears the creatures around her.

After 14 hours on the river, Malorie starts hearing someone calling out to them. The man tells them that it is okay to take their blindfolds off and mentions that he has food, which the children might need. Malorie tells Boy and Girl not to take their blindfolds off and reaches for a gun. As the man approaches them, Malorie fights him and ultimately beats him; the man’s dying words are that everybody must look.

After a day on the river, Malorie is tired from rowing so much. Girl and Boy are growing tired as well. However, they soon bump into a truck in the water, which tips the boat over. After finding both Boy and Girl, Malorie realizes that they have no more food or blankets.They reach a shore, where Malorie tells them to not leave and to not make a sound as she looks for food. She walks into a house and since she takes a long time to get back, Girl leaves the boat. Malorie pulls her back and berates her, saying that she should never do that.

After 38 hours on the river, Malorie tells the children that they needed to be strong because they would now be facing their toughest challenge yet: rapids. She says that it would be a big challenge because it meant that one of them would have to look in order to guide her, telling her in which direction to steer. Boy offers to look, but Malorie instantly refuses, saying that she would be the one to choose.

Encountering the river rapids, Malorie makes an effort to steer as best she can while the children hold on with all their might. However, the boat flips and Malorie calls out for Boy and Girl while they are all pushed by the strong current. Boy manages to hold onto a rock, so Malorie reaches him as Girl rings her bell by the shore. Soon after the three reach shore, they are separated when Malorie accidentally slides down a hill. The entities nearly trick the kids into taking off their blindfolds, but Malorie regains consciousness and finally admits to the children that she loves them and where to find her. They eventually reach the community, a former school for the blind. Malorie releases the birds and finally gives the children names, Tom and Olympia, admitting that she is their mother.