13 Reasons Why:// Duplicate Copy//

CASSETTE A: SIDE A P-2

I lean forward, propping my elbows on the workbench. I let my face fall into my hands and I slide my fingers back into unexpectedly damp hair.

I'm sorry. That wasn't fair.
Ready, Mr. Foley?

Justin Foley.A senior.

He was Hannah's first kiss.

But why do I know that?

Justin, honey, you were my very first kiss.
My very first hand to hold. But you were nothing more than an average guy.

And I don't say that to be mean-I don't.

There was just something about you that made me need to be your girlfriend.

To this day I don't know exactly what that was.

But it was there...and it was amazingly strong.

You don't know this, but two years ago when I was a freshman and you were a sophomore,

I used to follow you around. For sixth period, I worked in the attendance office, so I knew every one of your
classes.

I even photocopied your schedule, which I'm sure I still have here somewhere.

And when they go through my belongings, they'll probably toss it away thinking a freshman crush has no relevance.

But does it?

For me, yes, it does.

I went back as far as you to find an introduction to my story.

And this really is where it begins.

So where am I on this list, among these stories? Second? Third? Does it get worse as it goes along?

She said lucky number thirteen could take the tapes to hell.

When you reach the end of these tapes, Justin,

I hope you'll understand your role in all of this.

Because it may seem like a small role now, but it matters.

In the end, everything matters.

Betrayal.

It's one of the worst feelings.

I know you didn't mean to let me down. In fact, most of you listening probably had no idea what you
were doing-what you were truly doing.

What was I doing, Hannah? Because I honestly have no idea. That night, if it's the night I'm thinking of,
was just as strange for me as it was for you. Maybe more so, since I still have no idea what the hell happened.

Our first red star can be found at C-4. Take your finger over to C and drop it down to 4.
That's right, like Battleship.

When you're done with this tape, you should go there.

We only lived in that house a short
while, the summer before my freshman year, but it's where we lived when we first came to town.

And it's where I first saw you, Justin.

Maybe you'll remember.

You were in love with my friend Kat.

School was still two months away, and Kat was the only person I knew because she lived right next door.