Before, Part 3, p. 38 - 55 Summary

one hundred ten days before - When Dr. Hyde kicks Miles out of World Religions for looking out the window at the woods rather than listening to the lecture, Alaska tries to defend him, and is also kicked out. When class ends, they are joined by Chip and Takumi, the four of them wandering through the woods to a place Takumi calls The Smoking Hole (see "Objects/Places"). There the four of them smoke cigarettes, complain about Hyde, and what happened to Marya and Paul. As Takumi playfully raps about their situation, Alaska comments that she finds Miles "adorable," and he reacts with embarrassment, later asking why she smokes her cigarettes so fast. She comments that everyone else smokes "to enjoy. I smoke to die."

one hundred nine days before - The next evening, Chip takes Miles...