After, Part 1, p. 137 - 157 Summary

the day after - The next morning, the hung-over Miles and Chip are summoned to the gym. When they arrive, they discover that Alaska is not there. The Eagle announces that Alaska died the night before, when the car she was driving collided with a police car guarding a jackknifed truck. Remembering their intimacy, Miles runs out of the auditorium to throw up, (see "Quotes," p. 140). Later, present tense narration describes how the grieving and sorrowful Chip and Miles walk back to their dorm, Miles contemplating how he'll never know Alaska's last words.

two days after - Conversations between Miles and Chip result in the latter venting his frustration and anger and revealing his guilt over both getting drunk with Alaska and not stopping her. He eventually stalks out. Visits from other friends (including Lara, whom he...