THE FINAL STRAW || 13 Reasons Why

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CLEO SCOFFED AND GOT UP FROM THE BED, SHE SHOT A GLARE AT SHERI BEFORE LOOKING AT CLAY. The two teens stood in front of her like children who got caught doing something bad.

"I'm gonna say one thing" Cleo started "she's on the tapes" she said before walking out of the room.

She slammed the door behind her, trying to ignore the buzzing in her ears, she put her headphones on. She slid behind the door and sat on the floor, she bring her shaky hands to her face, she let her hands wander around her eye bags and let out a heavy sigh.

When she finally walked out of the room, her mom was in front of Clay's room, Cleo stared at the two.

"If this case could hurt you in any way, i won't take it" she said "but you have to tell me why, you have to tell me what's going on, i can't help you if you don't talk to me"

Clay quietly walked to the door "You can't help anyone, mom" he said and closed the door to the woman's face, she turned around to face Cleo, before she could say anything, Cleo lowered her head and walked back into her room.

When she woke up the next morning, she didn't have the strength to get up, nevertheless she did and walked downstairs, she stopped when she overheard her parent's conversation.

"It was helpful to know that he was talking to somebody" her mom said "what's wrong with that?"

Cleo picked up on her dad's scoff "Not everyone shares your passionate belief that everything can be solved with words" he said

"For Christ's sake Matt, you have a PHD in literature, your whole life is about words"

"And how they complicate everything"

"He is in trouble and we need to help him"

Cleo turned around when she saw her brother walk down the stairs, he shot her a look and walked in the kitchen's doorstep.

"A girl died Laine and he said he barely knew her" their dad suddenly said, slightly raising his voice.

"Hannah Baker didn't just die" their mom protested "she slit her wrist and bled out in a bathtub" she added, their dad turned and noticed the kids staring at them, Cleo was the first one to walk out of the house, she didn't wait for Clay and drove to school, Clay managed to caught up to her.

When she arrived to her locker, she noticed a girl hitting Hannah's locker, she calmly walked up to the girl.

"Not the right anger management class" she said, the girl turned to look at her

"I'm sorry" the girl answered "i can't get it open"

"You're new?" Cleo asked

"Yeah, but i can't get the combination to work" the girl pleaded, Cleo took the paper from her hands and put the right combination before opening her own locker that was next to Hannah, the new girl called out to her.

"Thanks for helping me" she said "that was really nice"

"Sure" Cleo answered

"Where's the science wing?" the girl asked,

Cleo pointed to it "After those doors, take left" she said, the girl thanked her before walking away. Cleo put her head in her locker, she knew on which tape Clay was and she knew he would soon get to hers. She bring a shaky hand to her head as she took a deep breath and went on with her day.

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