After, Part 2, p. 157 - 173 Summary

eight days after - When classes resume, the atmosphere has changed - everyone is much quieter, and Miles notices the silence that used to be filled by the talkative Alaska. In World Religion class, Dr. Hyde posts the question Alaska asked in her final on the board - "How will we ever get out of this labyrinth of suffering?" - and says it will remain on the board for the whole semester (see "Quotes," p, 158).

nine days after - Chip develops a theory about how Alaska died. Upset over what happened with Miles, he says, the mysterious phone call (which Chip thinks was from Jake) triggered her to take off. He suggests that she discovered an opportunity to take the "straight and fast" way out of her labyrinth of suffering, and did so. He then reveals his...