Beyond the Reasons || JUSTIN FOLEY

Prologue

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"Hey it's Hannah, Hannah Baker. That's right."

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Imogen Jensen quickly stopped the recording when she heard her voice. She didn't know what was happening. Hannah was dead, she knew that much, but she didn't understand why she had a box of tapes, which apparently Hannah took the time to record before she died. Did anyone else at school know about these?

Did her boyfriend Justin know about these?

No, he couldn't have. Imogen knew for sure if Justin knew about these, then he would've told her. When they got together Justin promised he wouldn't keep anything from her, and that he would always be there to protect her.

Imogen Jensen and Justin Foley have known each other since the 5th grade, and they were fast friends, and they've been inseparable ever since. Wherever you saw one of them, you most likely saw the other right by their side, they became so close that everyone thought they were dating, but they never did. At least not yet.

He knew that Imogen was the girl that he loved, and he always had loved her. She's always taken care of him whenever things got rough at home, and he told Imogen all the time that she was his safe haven.

Imogen looked back down at the tape recording, debating whether or not she wanted to press play. She didn't know what to expect, and she also wanted to know who else knew about them.

Did her twin brother, Clay know too?

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"Don't adjust your... whatever device you're hearing this on. It's me, live and in stereo. No return engagements, no encore, and this time, absolutely no requests. Get a snack. Settle in. Because I'm about to tell you the story of my life. More specifically why my life ended."

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Imogen suddenly felt mad.

So the bitch didn't have the courage to speak out and ask her for help and they were so called "friends" but she had time to make. . what's in the box? Fourteen tapes to blame fourteen people on why she decided to take her own life.

"Un-fucking believable." Imogen muttered to herself. When she heard a knock on her door, she quickly shoved the tape recorder back in the box and shoved the box under her bed.

"Who is it?" She asked.

"Babe, it's me." Justin Foley's voice rang out from the outside of her door. With a smile on her face, Imogen hopped off her bed and ran into her boyfriend's arms attaching her lips to his own as she pulled him inside of her room.

Justin Foley chuckled as he wrapped his arms around the girl and moved his lips against hers. The two of them backed up until Imogen felt her calves hit the back of her bed and Justin immediately laid her down as his lips connected onto her jaw, trailing down her neck to her collarbone, and when Justin pulled away, he looked down at her with a smile.

"Well hello to you too." He said, and Imogen smiled, and when she laid her head down on his shoulder, she started to think about the tapes she was hiding under her bed. Did the boy whose arms she was in right now know they existed?

"Hey, J. ." Imogen trailed as she lifted her head and looked at Justin.

"What's up?" He said, and she opened her mouth to ask about the tapes, but then she shook her head.

"Uh, just wondering what brings you by." She said, and he raised an eyebrow.

"What? Since when did I need an excuse to come see my own girlfriend?" He asked, and Imogen shook her head.

"I didn't mean it like that. . you know that." She said.

"I know, I'm sorry." He said. "But if this is a bad time, I can leave." He said, and Imogen nodded her head as she gave her boyfriend a small frown.

"I just haven't been feeling that well, I think I just need to sleep it off." She said, Justin nodded his head and he leaned in and gave his girlfriend another kiss and she smiled, before Justin left her room. When she looked out of her window to see he was leaving in the direction of Bryce's house, she retrieved everything from under her bed.

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"And if you're listening to this tape you're one of the reasons why. I'm not saying which tape brings you into the story. But fear not, if you received this lovely little box, your name will pop up. I promise."

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"Oh, Hannah." Imogen mumbled to herself as she looked down at the cassette player. "What the hell did I do to you?" She asked herself, shaking her head.

But she was going to find out. She was going to find out a lot of things that she didn't know before, about everyone she calls her friends, and the people she loves.

But was she ready?

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Welcome to my first 13 Reasons Why story. Now, I'm not going to put comment goals at the top of these chapters, because it kinda ruins the vibe, but I would still appreciate if you guys still commented, please.

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xoxo, Micah.