He had spent centuries with only himself for company, he fed, tortured and killed that was his life and he liked it that way, until she came along and stirred something in him, something he couldn't and wouldn't accept. “If I were you I’d keep that stake sharp. Don’t expect anymore visits like this, next time I come I expect you to use that thing,” he told her pointing to the stake on the bed, and then he was gone.

Hope Baker, a quiet girl suffering from depression and bullying has only reason to keep her alive and that's her best friend Luke Hemmings. But when that reason isn't strong enough, she commits suicide. Before she does, she records 13 memo's, which had 13 reasons why she loved him and kept her alive.