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Summary
Part 1, Chapters 1-2
Part 1, Chapters 3-4
Part 1, Chapter 5
Part 2, Chapters 6-7
Part 2, Chapters 8-9
Part 2, Chapters 10-11
Part 2, Chapters 12-13
Part 2, Chapters 14-15
Part 3, Chapters 16-17
Part 3, Chapters 18-19
Part 3, Chapters 20-21
Part 3, Chapters 22-23
Part 3, Chapters 24-25
Part 3, Chapters 26-27
Part 3, Chapters 28-29
Part 3, Chapters 30-31
Part 3, Chapters 32-33
Part 3, Chapters 34-35
Part 3, Chapters 36-37
Part 3, Chapters 38-39
Part 3, Chapters 40-41
Part 3, Chapters 42-43
Part 4, Chapter 44
Character Analysis
Themes
Symbols & Motifs
Important Quotes
Essay Topics
Chapter Summaries & Analyses
The next day, Valerie decides she is finally ready to visit Nick’s grave. When she arrives, she reminisces about times with Nick before she realizes Duce is sitting on a bench behind her. At first, they blame each other; she accuses him of not recognizing the warning signs, and he accuses her of goading Nick with her hate list. Duce also accuses her of not connecting with her old friends after they also lost Nick, and of selfishly keeping his memory to herself. Duce wants to know what took her so long to find her way to Nick’s grave. She believes Nick, in her memories and in her heart, was too alive to be buried in a cemetery until now. Before Duce leaves, they sit together, sharing their mutual love for Nick.
Before Valerie visits the grave, she fails to tell anyone where she is going, so, when she returns, her mom calls Dr. Hieler and the police. Valerie’s father is also there. When she walks through the door, instead of expressing concern for her safe return, his first words are, “‘You’ve got to stop letting her make us all miserable” (354).