six days after
- Most students take the bus to the funeral; Miles, the Colonel, Lara, and Takumi drive in Takumi's car.
- In the car, Miles breaks down and cries for the first time.
- At the funeral (closed coffin), Miles asks why it's closed, and Alaska's father says it's what she wanted.
- Miles walks up to the casket and the Colonel behind him, and they both grieve; Miles insists that he still loves Alaska, even though she's dead.