50 pages 1 hour read

Suzanne Young

The Program

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

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Part 3, Chapter 8-Epilogue Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 3: “Wish You Weren’t Here”

Part 3, Chapter 8 Summary

The next day in class, Sloane pushes the picture of Brady and James onto James’s desk and asks him how he knew Brady. James tells her that he does not remember. Sloane pulls the picture away before someone catches them talking together. Afterward, Sloane texts James to meet her in the basement. In the basement, James repeats that he does not remember the picture. Sloane asks him to look at Brady’s things to see if he remembers anything. At her house, James looks around, but he tells Sloane that he does not remember Brady. Without knowing why, Sloane hugs James, and they hold each other. Sloane tells James that she feels like they have held each other before, which makes James back away.

Part 3, Chapter 9 Summary

At school, Kevin gives Realm’s address to Sloane, explaining that The Program pulled him off her case. After school, James drives Sloane to Realm’s house. Realm introduces himself to James, but when he hears James’s name, he looks upset. Sloane takes out the picture and shows it to Realm. She explains about the pain in her head and the brief memory that helped her find the picture. Realm explains to Sloane how she kept her memory through Roger’s purple pill.