Chapter 12

Tony has pulled over and Clay is throwing up. Tony told him that Hannah came over to his house to bring him her bike because she didn't want it anymore. Then she asked him how to make tapes and if he had a tape recorder that she could use. Tony thinks that she gave him the second set of tapes because he gave her the recorder. Tony says he has to go because it is late and his dad may worry that he was broke down somewhere. Someone had touched Hannah on the shoulder, it was a cheerleader named Jenny Kurtz. She asked if she wanted a ride home and Hannah agreed. On their way home Jenny runs off the side of the road and knocks over a stop sign. And because that stop sign was gone, someone else had a wreck that night and was killed. Hannah went to the nearest store to call the cops. They had already been called but not by Jenny. Hannah didn't want to go home so she walked the streets for hours.

Cassette 6: Side B

           Hannah starts off talking about how she is going to kill herself. She talks about using a gun but no one in her house owns one. Then about hanging herself or driving her car off the road and then she decided on overdosing on some pills. She said tomorrow she will get up, get dressed, and go to the post office, then on to school for her last day. She was grounded on her "last weekend" but she was house sitting. There was a party going on down the street, so she decides to go for a walk and walk right by the house. Well, it was Courtney Crimsen's house but there were no cars or people around. She hears someone call her name and it was Bryce and Courtney. They invited her to join them in her hot tub. She joins them but didn't feel comfortable. Bryce moved over beside her and started to rub up her thigh. He moved up higher to her chest then he started kissing her and he went a little farther. When he was done she got out and walked two houses down.

Cassette 7: Side A

           Clay has walked to Eisenhower Park. He decides to spend the night so he didn't have to go home. He is on the last cassette. Hannah decides to give life another chance and that she's going to seek help. She put the recorder in her pocket and goes to Mr. Porter's house for help. They start off by talking about how she's feeling that day. She tells him that she feels empty and doesn't care about anything anymore. She explains that she has no friends and that's why she's turning to him for help. They start talking about life and school. She tells him about the rumors and when she was voted in on e of the polls. She tells him what happened at the party with Clay. He tells her that she can move on and forget that it happened or he can call them both in to talk about it. She tells him that she's made up her mind and she leaves. Mr. Porter tries to stop her but she wouldn't. She says she's sorry and the tape ends. Clay begins to cry