I sat next to Monty and laid down on him "You feel better babe?" He asked. "Kind of," I said closing my eyes cuddling up against him. Then we heard a girl yelling me and Monty went to the window "Who is it?" Alex Standall asked. "Some girl Bryce is fucking in the hot tub," Monty said. "It doesn't look like she's enjoying it," I said, I ran out there "Babe no!" Monty said. "Bryce? Get off of her!" I said pushing him away, I pulled her out and dressed her. "What the fuck is your problem?" He asked. "it looked to me that Hannah wasn't enjoying it, stay away from her," I said walking her out of the driveway, Monty followed. "What was that about?" He asked. "Monty! It looked like he was raping her! I helped her," I said and put her in the passenger seat. I drove off, it was quiet until she spoke "I didn't enjoy it, you really saved me, thank you so much," She said. "No need to thank me, I helped a girl out," I said with a smile, I dropped her off at her house.
Then I drove to mine, I walked inside. I got a text from Justin "Are you ok?" "Answer me please" Mostly the texts said that he started calling me and I answered "What? Don't you have Jessica to worry about?" I asked. "Yeah, but I uh I'm just checking up on you," he said. "Ok? Well bye," I said hanging up, on him. I changed into my PJ'S and laid in my bed. I heard knocking on the window then it opened, Monty came in locking the window. "What do you want?" I asked. "I came to see you," He said. "Why?" I asked. "Because your my girlfriend and I love you," he said. He came up to me and kissed me, then pushed me on the bed unbuttoning my shirt. He took my pants off, we did it. We finished and went to bed, I woke up to my alarm beeping loud. I turned it off and got dressed for school. I then got on top of Monty and kissed him "Wake up baby," I said, he slowly woke up and put his hands on my waist "Well good morning," He said with a smirk.
He then got dressed, I let him out the window as I went downstairs and got into my car, he got in and I drove to school. Then I got out and we walked inside, I saw Hannah she looked like she cried, she got a haircut from coming back from break. Her eyes were red and puffy "Are you ok?" I asked her with lots of concern, we hung out the whole summer. She nodded "Of course I'm ok, I'm fine," she said putting on a fake smile. "Hannah, you know when people say they're fine they aren't actually fine, I'm always here for you, best friends for life right?" I asked. "Of course," she said smiling then she hugged me tightly. I hugged her back, after school I went home and up to my room. I decided to go to Hannah's house to hang out, I drove there and saw the ambulance and the cops, and Tony. I got out and we ran inside the house and into the bathroom. I dropped to my knees and started balling. They put Hannah in a body bag and carried her out, they threw her in the ambulance, I cried more. Her mom knew me really well she came rushing to me and hugged me, I cried more.
"I don't understand..." I said filled with tears. "She killed herself," her mom said crying. "But why? She can't just... leave me.." I said crying. I fell to the floor and Tony came crying, we hugged each other as we cried more. "Sh-she can't be gone..." I said balling. Her mom nodded "I know baby I know," she said. She treated me like her own kid, Hannah and I were practically sisters, I was like the only one who cared for her at Liberty high. I got in my car and started it, I drove home and went inside, my mom and dad were there, they weren't drunk and they saw that I was really hurt and had been crying. They went up to me slowly and hugged me I cried more and dropped to my knees. The next morning I grabbed my stuff and came downstairs, "Will you be ok at school?" My mom asked. "I can try," I said, she nodded and I drove to school. I saw everyone, most of them looked like nothing had happened, while I cried myself to sleep you could tell I hadn't slept and that I have been crying. Jessica came up to me and hugged me tightly, then Monty came up to me "I'm so sorry..." he said. I nodded and went to class I looked over, it was strange seeing Hannah's seat empty. I have broken, my sister left me behind.
I then went to lunch and sat at our table, I looked over where she usually sits, I began having visions of her being there, us laughing together I stood up and started crying, Monty ran up to me and hugged me, I dropped down crying more into his arms "Shhh it's ok," he said hugging me. I shook my head "she left me... like I was nothing," I said crying more. after school I walked outside, Tony came up to me "Follow me, I need to give you something," he said. I followed him to his car. He took out a box and gave it to me "Hannah gave this to me before she died, I didn't know but I listened to it, 14 tapes, 14 reasons why she's gone," He said giving it to me, I started crying and took the box, I started speaking as my voice trembled "I'm not sure if I can listen to it all," I said, he nodded. "I know... she'd want you to have them, so just try and decide who gets them next," he said, I nodded and got in my car. Monty got in to "What's the box babe?" he asked. "Just a present Monty," I said and drove him home. "What? I can't go to your house?" He asked. "I need to do homework," I said. "What can't we study," He said kissing my neck.
"I'm really... emotional and I think I should just focus on my work, but I love you and I'll text you," I said, he nodded "Oh uh yeah ok, love you too," he said getting out of the car. I drove home and went upstairs, I put the tapes in my tape player as I listened to each tape. I started crying especially when I got to mine "Ashley Atkins was pretty, funny, smart, and a great friend, she shouldn't be on here at all, but if I'm telling my story then she has to be here, she saved me, I was being raped and she saved me, she took me home, and we hung out all summer, we were always together you'd think we were dating, but no just best friends, Ashley you're going to listen to this at some point, I always loved you and I always will, Thank you for being a great friend, there isn't much to say about you except thank you for everything, your not a reason why I did it, I just wish I called you before killing myself, I always said I would, but this time I didn't and it isn't your fault because you didn't know, but thank you and tell my mom I love her and to look after you, she's a good person I'm sure she will," I paused it and started sobbing. Not a single bad thing said about me. I pressed play.
"You should know the truth about Bryce.. before he raped me, he raped Jessica, and you, I was up there in the room, I could hear the fear in your voice, but Monty didn't know, he left you to sleep, it wasn't his fault although he can be an ass we all now know about you Bryce Walker," I took the headphones off quickly pausing it. I can't believe what I just heard. I was raped... and Monty didn't even know. I cried more.
