| Sickness |

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sometimes we don't except the worst to happen. especially to people the closest to us.

my name is Jaime rose baker. My mom and dad and my sister moved here in Creston. She was a year older than me. Hannah. she had long brown hair. a lot darker than mine. Hannah, I looked up to her. In reality, she was a lot cooler than me. She liked drawing things. She was the only person who called me bunny. Well mom and dad did. But they hadn't called me that since I was 7. A fresh start. That's what this was.

Little did I know.

Little did everyone here know.

We were gonna lose her.

i walked passed her room as i getting ready to leave. Seeing her room from the hallway. Empty.

" jaime! " yells jaime's mom

I snapped out of it.

" coming " Says jaime

I went downstairs. This was it. i was wearing a tank top with a flannel with tight jeans. My hair was straightened and I saw my dad and my mom.

" hey " says jaime's mom

" hey " says jaime

" I uh better start walking to school see you later at the store? " says Jaime

" yea " says jaime's dad

I nodded as I had my bag on my back. I had friends before Hannah died. They were cheerleaders, well some were. Others smoked weed. Now, I only had myself. And oh and my favorite person.

Valerie.

V for short. She was my first friend here. She lives three houses down. She smoked cigarettes with me. She was the only friend I had. She always walked with me.

She walked beside me.

" hey rabbit " says valerie

She heard Hannah call me bunny so she came up with rabbit as a nickname so it stuck. I didn't mind it.

" here's another one " says valerie

" v, you didn't-" says Jaime, excited

The latest comic book. V and I read them together. We were obsessed with them. She got them whenever they came in. I smirked as I looked at the cover. We were halfway to school after 30 minutes. We walked pretty fast. We were fast walkers. We were finally outside of school. We were talking about the new cover.

" what are your plans today?" Says valerie

" probably the usual. Help at pharmacy " Says Jaime

I saw clay.

I remembered the first time I met clay really. I mean I saw him around . my sister wanted to go to a party with her friend. But she wouldn't go unless I go. So I went. We were new to town. he was a nice person. She was friendly and soft with him. I didn't know anyone besides my sister and her longtime friend.

" your finally out of your shell " says Hannah's friend

" funny " says Jaime

" clay you know Jaime right?" Says Hannah's friend

" yea " says clay

i looked at clay. And He looked back. The " ask for help " signs. Those signs. I went to my locker and put in my combination and v waved bye as she went to her class. I opened my locker. My old friends were walking down the hallways. I put my stuff in my locker. Remember those cheerleaders I told you I use to be friends with? Those were the girls I told you about. I closed my locker. Then in my sight , there was him. Zach Dempsey.

what's there to say about Zach Dempsey? There's not much to say? He's a basketball player. All I knew he was friends with justin foley and Bryce walker. I looked at them As I was walking.

Everyone here had there clichés. There were the kids who played chess. Didn't understand it. There were your jocks. Like justin. Then the nerds. Us. Me and valerie. Then finally photogeeks. Tyler. Didn't know much about him. I liked his work. he took pictures of everything. Everyone had a story.

I went to my first class. It was just a tiny class where it was filled with freshman -juniors. Which meant Clay Jensen , Justin foley, Zach Dempsey were in this class. i sat in my regular seat.

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The bell rang. Class was over. I grabbed my stuff.

" jay?" Says clay

I looked up at clay who was talking to me.

" I can't talk rn clay " Says jaime

I get it clay was being nice but clay wasn't really my friend. He was my sisters friend. The only friend who was friends with Hannah was tony. I saw him in the hallway. I smiled as I looked at him. He's been Hannah's friend well since we first moved here. He was just so sweet.

" whatcha got there chickity " says tony, walking beside jaime

" no one says chickity anymore tony " laughs jaime

" it's the new comic book v got me well she has her copy. We might read it together. It's what we do when a new one comes in " Says jaime

" your just a ray of cute nerd ship " says tony

" it's in my dna tony what can I say " laughs jaime , smirks

" this is why your my favorite person in this entire place " says tony

" what's up tony " says valerie

" V hey " Says tony

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Eventually the school day passed by, I smiled as I walked out of the school with valerie.  i giggled as we were talking about random shit. The only thing that I didn't like is the stupid ass posters in the signs. Those reminded me that I lost my sister. I wanted to move on. I still had on the necklace I had one from our 5th birthday.

I smiled. Sometimes we go through different things. We want to know the truth. After helping at the shop. I was in the kitchen. I went outside there was a knock. There was a box. I thought it was werid. I looked at them. I brought them to my room . I had a tape recorder already and head phones. The tapes had butterflies and flowers.

" this is Hannah baker live and in stereo "

I look straight forward.

Shit.

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