ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐈𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍
30 / I TRIED TO HELP YOU
↳ season one, episode thirteen: tape 7, side a
act one / the tapes
!! TW: SEXUAL ASSAULT !!
𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 pretty much the entire night. After Alex had left and Zach retreated to his room, like she had asked both of them to do, she popped the seventh tape into her Walkman. She knew that her tape was still out there, and it would be one of the remaining two sides. The last thing she wanted to do was continue listening, but they were like a drug. She needed to know the end.
"Tape thirteen. The person that deserves this the least. Nessa, Dempsey, this is for you.
You were always so kind to me, even when you had no reason to be. You defended me when no one else would, you helped me to feel seen, and you helped me to feel like I belonged. If everyone loved as hard as you did, I would still be here today.
I tried to help you, Nessa. I really did."
The day after Bryce's house, Nessa woke up with a raging headache. Like, the worst she had ever experienced.
"How much did I drink?" she asked herself as she tried to move, but her body was so sore that every minor movement hurt. She assumed that she had fallen, and made a note to ask Alex about it later.
The doorbell rang, and Nessa knew that she was the only one home. Mrs. Dempsey had work, and May had dance rehearsal. Zach had shot her a text letting her know that he was with Justin today.
Nessa got up to answer it, and opened the door to reveal Hannah Baker standing in front of her.
"Oh, hey Han." Nessa greeted the girl. "Come in."
Hannah walked in, a sad look on her face as she sat on the couch and motioned for Nessa to sit next to her.
"Ness, I need to talk to you." Hannah said.
"What's up?" she questioned, and Hannah was silent for a moment.
"I went to Bryce's last night." Hannah began.
"No shit, really?" Nessa questioned, laughing to herself. "Damn, I blacked out. I wish I remembered partying with you!"
"No, Ness, I never made it inside. I saw something." Hannah said cautiously. Her voice was shaking, and so were her hands.
"What are you talking about?" Nessa asked, placing her hand over Hannah's to stop her hands from moving.
"I saw..."
"I saw you in the hot tub. You were so drunk, you were pretty much passed out." Hannah started.
"Yeah, that's what Zach told me. Poor guy had to carry my dead weight into the house without our mom seeing." Nessa joked.
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𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐈𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍 / alex standall ✓
Fanfiction❝ turn me into something tragic, just for you i let it happen. ❞ nessa dempsey was the it girl at liberty high school. and then hannah baker's tapes got delivered to her doorstep and everything she thought she knew about herself, her friends, and he...
