Prologue Part 2: The Confession

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Timeline: Julia has told Clay everything that Hannah used to share with her. Julia has listened to the tapes in one night, at Clay's house.

"Damn." she slowly mutters out.

" she slowly mutters out

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"Yeah, I know" he says.

"All these people, what they did to Hannah... I-"

"No one's gonna do anything. That Bryce... he's gonna get away with all of it! I'm gonna have to take matters in my own hands!" shouts Clay.

Bryce.

The sound of that name was enough to make Julia zone out. She sits frozen solid as she stares blankly at the tapes, as Clay goes on expressing his anger in the background.

"Hey kitten, you wanna come over tonight?"

His words, his voice, his disgusting face, everything is swimming around in her mind. She hates him. Everything about him.

"Jules." a voice calls out. "JULIA!"

"Huh?" she replies absent-mindedly.

"What happened to you?" asks Clay. "Wait, y-you're crying? A-are you okay??" he continues on worriedly.

"Yeah. Yeah. I'm fine. It's nothing. It's just... Hannah was a sweet girl. She just got tangled up in the wrong spider's web." she replies as she wipes the stray teardrop that had escaped her eyelids.
Clay wasn't stupid though. He had seen how Julia had reacted to Bryce's name being called out but he wouldn't dare to ask her if something had happened between the two of them. He didn't want to sound insensitive, neither did he want Julia to slap him and storm out of his front door.

"I'm gonna have to take matters into my own hands." says Clay determinedly.

"What do you mean?" says Julia, puzzled.

Just then Mrs. Jensen walks in.

"Dear Lord, you children. Have you seen what time it is? "

"Oh Mrs. Jensen I'm so sorry, I just had so much work but thankfully Clay has helped me finish almost all of it."

"Oh no worries. But now there's a punishment." says Mrs Jensen in a serious manner.

"Mom?" Clay says irritatedly.

"Julia, you must have dinner with us!" says Mrs. Jensen cheerfully.

"We can't let you go home so late on an empty stomach, what would your parents say?" Mr. Jensen backs his wife up.

"Um... They wouldn't say anything actually. They... um... died when I was ten. My grandma has taken care of me since then but even she got hospitalised a few days before my freshman year started."

Clay has a surprised/shocked expression all over his face.
"I'm so sorry Jules... I had no idea.. I-" he stammers.

"Oh my god." Mrs. Jensen looks horrified now.
"We're so sorry, honey." she says.

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