"It was Clay, he posted the tapes" Alex sighed "I can't believe him...he had no right" I said "Yeah, I know" he said "Where is he right now?" I asked "I have no idea" he said "Great, glad to know he didn't change" I groaned "Everything okay with you?" he asked "Yeah" I sighed "Aren't you having lunch?" he asked, taking a bite of his sandwich "No, just lost my appetite" I said, looking over his shoulder. He glanced over his shoulder "Zach huh" he said, looking back at me "Oh no, he's coming over. Quick, make something up so I can leave" I whispered "No way, you two need to talk about it and make up" he said "Hey guys" Zach said, standing tall at the edge of the table "Thanks Alex" I rolled my eyes "Hey Zach, go ahead and sit down" Alex said "Yeah, I'm out of here" I said, standing up "No wait" Zach said, chasing after me. He grabbed my hand and pulled me into an empty class room "What do you want Zach?" I sighed, leaning against the teacher's desk, folding my arms across my chest "To talk, please" he said "Okay sure, talk" I said "Okay fine, I know you're mad at me. I know. I should've told you about Hannah" he said "No Zach, I'm not just mad. I'm agonizing over it every minute of the day! How do you think it made me feel? Hearing you talk about her like that! Zach you knew I was into you since 8th grade, you knew for all these years!" I said and he looked down "And even when I finally got to be with you, it was because Hannah broke up with you. I got her sloppy seconds and you thought what the hell if I can't have Hannah Baker might as well get with Roxanne Campbell, she's been on my tail for years! Right, Zach? Is that how it was?" I asked "No! Not at all. Look, I liked Hannah, I did but that's in the past, okay? I didn't get with you because she rejected me, I got with you because you're amazing and I love you. Roxanne, if I didn't mean it, I wouldn't have stuck around for this long. I love you, Roxy" he said, cupping my cheeks "I just....Hannah was so perfect....how could I ever compete with her for you? It was so easy for the two of you, you just clicked. You said it yourself" I said "I didn't give you a chance, that was my mistake. And God, do I regret it, I regret it every day. I could've been able to hold you and kiss you for so much longer if only I had the courage to walk up to you. You're so beautiful and smart and popular and I'm just a dump jock. I didn't think you'd take me seriously, you deserve so much better" he said and I shook my head "No, I want you" I said "I love you" he said and wiped my tears "I love you too" I said, hiding my face in his chest.
I was looking in the mirror, checking myself when Clay walked up to me with Justin and Sheri "We found the Clubhouse" Clay said "What?" I asked "The place in the polaroids, it's behind the field in the bushes" he said "Oh my God" I said "Yeah, Sheri sacrificed herself and actually went in there" Justin said "Did they do anything to you?" I asked "No I'm fine it was chilling tho" she sighed "We're gonna go back during the game" Clay said "I can't go I have to be there" I said "That's fine, just give us a heads up if you see anyone going that way" he said and I nodded.
I was sitting on the bleacher with Chloe, watching the game but it seemed like Zach and Bryce we're on the same page "What's going on with the two of them?" I asked "I don't know" Chloe said. Zach threw his helmet to the ground, storming off despite coach's calls. I tried to go after him but he disappeared of sight before I managed to jog down the steps and push through the people. I sighed, grabbing my phone and texting him 'What happened, why did you run off? Text me please, I just need to know you're okay'. "Where did he go?" Chloe asked as she came up behind me "I have no idea" I said "C'mon, let's go sit back down, he probably just needs to cool off" she said and I nodded.
I was in bed later that night when my phone went off from Clay texting and calling desperately "Clay what's wrong?" I asked as I answered "I have to show you something, I'm on my way to your house, meet me outside" he said "What?" I asked but he hung up. I groaned, grabbing my silk robe and wrapping it around my body, slipping on some slides and walking downstairs and out to the front door, opening the gate so Clay could pull in with his car "Clay, it's 11:20" I said "I know but I need to show you this" he said and reached into his pocked, pulling out a polaroid picture and handing it to me "Why didn't you tell me?" he asked "Clay this is not me" I said as I looked at the picture "Roxy, it's you. You're unconscious and Bryce and his friend are all over you" he said. I couldn't see the face of the girl clearly, her hair was covering it "No, no way Clay" I said and handed it back to him "There was another one" he said and showed me another picture "N-No...Clay I don't know where you got there but I...no it's not possible" I said "Roxy, when did you go to the Clubhouse?" he asked "Never! I didn't even knew it existed!" I said "Roxy, I found these pictures in a box with thons of others, going back years" he explained "N-No...that's not me" I said "Roxy, it's you. Do you remember this happening?" he asked "No Clay because it never did" I said "I know it's overwhelming but...." He sighed "No Clay. That's not me" I said and gave him back the picture "I think you should go, it's late" I said and walked back inside.
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Forever One Of The Reasons Why 2-Zach Dempsey
FanfictionAfter Hannah Baker's death, after the storm caused by the tapes, the story is far from being over.