We are in the home town of Hannah Baker, The girl who killed herself, Clay Jensen, The boy who loved the girl who killed herslef, Jessica Davis, The dead girls best friend, Justin Foley, The dead girls first kiss, Bryce Walker, The guy who raped the dead girl, Zach Dempsey, The guy who stole the dead girls compliments, Tyler Down, Courtney Crimsen, The gay best friend who secretly liked a dead girl, The guy who spied on a dead girl and Alex Standall, the guy who shot himself after going insane after the dead girl killed herself.
That is the only thing, Clay can think of when he drives back into the town 3 months after staying away for the summer. It was not his idea, he had no intention of staying away. But his parents insisted. So he did.
Clay had been in touch with a few of the kids after Alex's suicide attempt, but luckuly the guy missed the brain and basicly just shot of his ear, he got a ear transplant, so Alex is back to "normal". Jessica was the only one who was really there for Alex, Clay wanted to be there so Jess was there for them both.
Clay drove the car up to a house. The Standall's, he had to see him once before going home.
He walked up to the door and knocked. Alex answered.
"Hey Jensen." Alex said with his blond hair and glasses like Clay remembered him.
"It's so good to see you man." Clay smiled and hugged Alex. "I know" he continued "we were never really friends, but you know I would have been here for you if you ever needed or need anything. We don't need another Hannah Baker yet man. This was not a cool move." Clay put his hand on Alex's shoulder.
"Clay, I didn't try to kill myself. This wasn't a attempt at becoming the next Hannah. Someone was behind me and shot. Thank god that person was a bad shot." Alex looked really scared. Clay knew he had been saying Jess that story all summer, but never belived it until now. He knew Alex wouldn't have missed.
"Who do you think did it?" Clay asked worried
"I have no idea, someone who did not want to get somthing out that I know, " he hesitated "something possibly on those tapes.. the ones she made, someone on those tapes, mabey getting back at me or us, for killing Hannah.. Or just to keep their secret." Alex had never looked so serious and nervous. It looked kind of confusing.
"You know I would never have the guts to do that.. No one on those tapes has the guts to try to kill you, Alex." Clay was scared and thanked for the fact that he left this summer. "Do you have someone special in mind? And don't say Justin Foley, you know as well as I do, he is a scumbag but no way he would step so low and try to kill you after all you did for him last spring."
Alex was thinking who would do this and thinking about all the wired things that happend this summer. "You know, Jensen, I think it was Bryce. He is crazy and beat you into scrapmetal and raped alot of girls."
Clay thought about this conversation all the way home to his house. It was late and he went to sleep, he knew deep inside that tomorrow wasn't just going to be hard because of the start of senior year, but also because it was almost 6 months since Hannah died. Plus he had to come up with something to tell people he was doing this summer.