15 Reasons Why | "You Could Save Her?"

Cassette 5: Side A

I paused the tape. This was all too, detailed. Too much. Rikkun can't be dead. It's not a trick. I hope not. I check the box for any other tapes. I place them in my bag just in case.

I place the next tape in and push play.

Hmm, Linda? Your plan failed. I lied about going. Or did I? We'll never know.

Does anyone remember the day before Spring Break? The day when I got tackled in the hall at the end of the day? No? Oh..that's because you all walked like nothing happened. So I got up and limped like nothing happened. You all are some great friends.

Remember that time I was being slightly harassed by a boy? The one who kept punching me in my..well..chest? You all just sat. So of course, dumb me, laughed it off.

Manuel. This is your tape.

I met you through a friend, who I won't be mentioning because he's never really did anything. You, sir, just popped out of nowhere. Seriously. No identity. No background. Nothing.
Skip to the good part: You just wanted money to buy yourself food.
Your answer: hit the breast or give money.
You'd find me in the halls and hit me. If not there, it'd be the shoulder.
I remember one specific one, Manuel.

I thought you were aiming for something else, but you came up with your arm going around my neck dragging me with you as you walk down the hall.
I dug my nails into your sweater hoping to get a pinch of your skin. I doubt you felt it. Or bared it. You thought it was funny. So you let go after a while.

Didn't you know a wrong movement to the neck can exceed into the air passage way? Meaning shutting down because a vein was triggered. Or a puncture was pressed wrong. Plus it's just plain wrong.

High school is one hell of a ride.

Why didn't I realize this?

Since I was getting tired of it. Because apparently your folks couldn't give you any money. I took it to the office.
Made me sound like a snitch.
Whatever.
My "favorite" principle. Oh you fake fuck.
"But he's on your contacts. So he's your friend."
Ha!
Rikkun laughs uncontrollably. She calms down.
Haha, you're stupid. I can have so many people on my contacts and I don't even talk to them. So tell me, would they be considered friends? You're, perhaps, the third principle I look down to. And said. However, you did manage to make a stop to him.

And not David.

Was it because Manuel was hispanic?

Uh oh..some school is a little racist~

But thats not my problem.
Oh wait....
Yeah no.

I never heard Rikkun talk like that. She was so sweet. But this is more, I don't know, statements?..

I had already had Manuel blocked even before I showed it to the office. Fact: The messages are still on my phone.

Manuel you kept distance. Which isn't bad. Yet you did keep an eye on me.

Morning.

And sometimes after school.

You skipped classes. I remember seeing you walk in front of the school area with ID. No bag. Same gray sweater and all. You walked away so fast.
At that time..I was going home early. My headaches were a pain.

And I kept my distance from you. I just didn't want another problem to happen. Sounds like shit, but it's true.

I walk to school to listen to the tape.