Mia feels eyes on her in the hallway and she glares at them. She didn't know why everyone was on edge today, but she didn't care either. She just needed to find Tyler. She didn't take him home last night and she's been feeling bad since then.

Mia gets knocked out of her thoughts as someone pushes her into a locker. She looks at the random girl and scoffs, "Uh...hel to the fucking O?" Mia calls out. The girl and her group laugh as they walk away. "Serves her fucking right, she never did anything for Hannah Baker. Talk about best friend." A voice said from the crowd.

Mia raises her brows, "Do you guys have something to say?!" Mia yells at the people looking at her. She feels the anger and remorse in the crowd. "Yeah, but that's only because she was still mourning Jeff." Another voice states.

Mia closes her eyes and shakes her head. "Sh-Shut up!" Mia yells.

"Hey, Mia--"

"What?!" She turns to see Justin looking at her. He touches her arms and leads her through the crowd. "Hey, just breathe okay?" He whispers to her trying to help her control her breathing.

Mia feels her legs go weak and she leans against a wall. "Wh-What's happening? Justin, why are they talking about me? I've been here for weeks and now they want to gossip?!" Mia places her hands in her hair.

Justin bites the inside of his cheek. Should he tell her? He tucks a strand of hair behind her ear and Mia looks up at him. "Y-You know I love you, right?" He says with a soft smile. Mia feels her breathing still going at the quick speed it was. She couldn't answer so she just nods her head.

"I'm going to tell you something and...if you fucking hate me. It'll break my heart, but...I-I-I'll understand, okay?" Justin says. He looks around and helps her into a classroom.

Mia shakes her head, "Justin what are you--"

"Tapes." Justin says. Mia stops talking and tilts her head slightly. "T-Tapes? Why does this keep coming up?" Mia asks.

"Because...Hannah she made tapes before she died, about people that were the reason that she killed herself." He explains.

Mia feels her heart stop, her breathing slowed down but her heart was banging against her chest. "W-What? What are you talking about, Justin, you better be fucking with--"

The next thing Mia heard made her vision slightly go out. "Hey, it's Hannah, Hannah Baker. That's right. Don't adjust your...whatever device you're hearing this on--" Mia covers her ears and shakes her head.

Hannah's voice turns off and the walls that Mia thought were up were now crumbling down and so was her sanity. "Mia--"

"I-I-I've got to go..." Mia says quietly. She stands up and Justin grabs her arm. She laughs loudly, "Mia, please--"

"Is that why people were staring at me? Because of these tapes?" Mia asks. Justin nods his head as Mia turns to her.

Mia laughs and she covers her mouth. "I don't fucking believe it, I just can't-- If Hannah was hurting why didn't she talk to me? Or someone else?!" Mia yells.

Justin opens his mouth, "Mia...the tapes, you were supposed to listen to them but--"

"W-Wait...I'm one of the reasons why she's dead?" Mia asks as if she's out of breath. Justin shakes his head, "Oh, God no. Em. She wanted you to listen to them because she knew how much pain you would be in, if you didn't know why she did what she did." Justin explains.

"So...why didn't...why didn't I hear them?" Mia asks.

"Because...I told everyone who was on the tapes to not give them to you. Then I heard about Clay yelling at you, and then you overdosed--"

"Why the fuck..." Mia walks closer to him. "Why the fuck did you do that?--"

"Because, after Hannah and Jeff...y-you were a mess Mia." Justin says honestly.

Mia chuckles and wipes her nose, "Where are they now...the tapes?" She asks.

Justin sighs, "They're online. On a blog, I can send you the link if you--"

"No. I want the actual tapes." Mia says. Justin blinks and stays quiet. "Wh-Why? I mean--"

"If Hannah wanted to have me listen to her tapes, then I want to listen to them the way she wanted me to-- us to..." Mia corrects herself.

Tense Silence fills the air and Justin nods his head. "Okay, I'll tell Tony and--"

"Tony!" Mia laughs, she covers her eyes and shakes her head. "T-Tony knew?" Mia questions. Justin nods his head. "So...how many...how many reasons are there?" Mia asks.

"Thirteen, there are thirteen reasons." He answers her.

Mia inhales and nods her head. "I have...one more...question..." Mia says quietly.

"Did...did Clay know, about the tapes? Was he one of the reasons?" Mia asks.

Justin nods his head as he burns his sad eyes into her betrayed ones. She chuckles quietly, "I don't even have to ask if you were one of the reasons. I mean that picture...that was your reason." Mia says.

"It was, but...I have more. And, I want to warn you Mia...Bryce, he's one of the reasons too." He says.

Mia tenses up she feels her hand start to shake, she grabs her arm and squeezes it so it would stop. Mia nods her head and tries to give him her signature smirk but it wavers.

"Th-Thank..." Mia inhales trying to fix her words. "Thank you." Mia exhales.

She walks away quickly and wipes her tears before they fall. She couldn't cry not right now, she has to find Tony, she needed answers and she needed them fast.

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"Hey! Tony!" Mia yells down the hall. He turns to her and Mia walks up to him. "Where are they?" Mia asks harshly. "Where are what? Mia, what are you talking about--"

"The tapes!" Mia hisses. Tony tenses up and Mia smirks. Everybody was looking at me and Justin told me...everything." She says with coldness.

Tony tries to reply, but she cuts him off. "I don't care what you have to say...I just want the actual tapes, the way Hannah wanted it done. Okay?" She raises her brows waiting for his answer.

"Okay...I'll give them to you, after school--"

"No...I need them, now." Mia says urgently. Tony tenses up and nods his head, "Fine. Lets go, then." He says.

Mia nods her head and quickly follows him to his car. Once they got there, Tony gave her the tapes and a Walkman. Mia chuckles, "This is what Clay was listening to when he head these in?" Mia asks.

Tony nods his head as he drives back to drop her off at home. "Mia, listen. I really wanted to give the tapes to you, but. Justin practically begged me not to do it."

"Well...it was't his decision to make." Mia mumbles.

"Yeah, but...I know why he did it--"

"I know why he did it too, Tony! I just...maybe this would've made things so much clearer to me. Instead of blaming myself for everything that happened with her." Mia says softly.

"It might, or it might just destroy you all over again. That's what they did to Clay." Tony says.

Mia looks up at him, "I know there is something happening between you and Clay--"

"God, Tony--"

"Just hear me out... even though you listen to these tapes, of course you're going to fucking hate the people on them. Even though you are friends with them or have no quarrels, still...it's bound to happen, but..." He parks the car and looks at her. "They all really fucking care about you, Mia. That's why no one told you then, and that's why no one told you until now." Tony says.

Mia gnaws on her lip and smirks. "Thanks, Tony. I'll give them back to you, I swear..." Mia says. Tony nods his head and ruffles her hair. He drives off and Mia walks into her house.

She places the headphones on her ears and places the first tape in.

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

Mia inhales and sighs, "Holy Shit."

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Mia comes back to school in time for some Baseball thing that Bryce had. She really didn't want to do anything for this school anymore, especially since she found out about the tapes. She needed to listen to them, but...when would even be the right time, with her busy family. She also hated wearing dresses, it's ridiculous that her parents made her get dressed into something else.

Mia spots her parents talking, she looks farther over and sees Bryce talking to a little league. She smiles softly, 'What exactly could Bryce do?' Mia questions herself, she was afraid to find out.

She inhales and starts to walk forward, but cameras show up in her face. "Mia, how do you feel about being back at school?" A reporter asks.

Mia looks at them plants her fake smile on her face that her parents taught her. "I feel like, a new person. After everything that happened to me over the course of these months...I have inquired that I need to be grateful for my life, and the way that I can show people I am grateful is if...I show them what I can do, and you'll see that...soon enough." Mia smiles and nods her head as she walks away from the reporters and towards her impressed parents.

"That was...formidable, how you lied to those reporters. You haven't lost your touch." Her father says. "Thank you father..." Mia nods her head.

He inspects her image and nods his head, "Glad you listened and dressed into something...nicer." He says with a smirk. Mia looks down at the pink polka dot dress and chuckles at the hot pink heels.

"Yeah...I mean it's a little bright, but...I'd do anything for you guys." Mia says trying to be civil.

"Your hair though, I wish it was how it was before." He says ignoring what she said. Mia looks down at the ground and sighs. "Yeah dad..." Mia says as she starts to walk away. She sits down in a seat with her mom sitting next to her.

Bryce sits on the other side of her with Chloe on his other side. "So...why are you wearing a dress that isn't made out of denim?" Bryce snorts.

Mia scoffs and rolls her eyes, "Fuck you, dude." Mia says with a smirk. "I had to drive back home and put something 'presentable' on for the cameras." Mia says to him.

"Well...I think you look amazing, Mia." Chloe says. Mia smiles, "Thank you, Chloe. Even though I swear you were wearing the same thing." Mia says.

Chloe smiles, "I think I actually was." Chloe nods.

"Good afternoon. I'm Marcus Cole, student body president. Happy to be here. Happy to be here today. Since 1913, Liberty High has been committed to helping students achieve academic excellence in a safe, supportive environment. But in recent years, or values have gone to shit."

Mia laughs as she hears Marcus say those words. "Mia." Nora reprimands her. "Sorry." Mia whispers with a small smile ghosting her lips.

"I'm part of the problem. I lead a group called EnGUYtened, which is supposed to be for enlightened guys. But today, I'm officially resigning from that group. Because I'm a hypocrite. How can I say that I care about protecting girls when I've been protecting... a rapist like Bryce Walker?" Marcus says as he runs away.

Mia opens her mouth in shock, she feels her face get heated. She looks to her mom for an answer, but nothing. She looks at Bryce and nothing. "Hannah Baker was a victim of Bryce Walker!" A girl yells.

Mia snaps her head over to that girl and tilts her head slightly as her breathing starts to quicken. 'Bryce? He wouldn't...he could never...he knows what I've been through, so why? Is this apart of his tape? Is this even real? I mean, how can I trust-- what the hell am I thinking? No one would lie about this, Mia! You just need to get home and listen to those tapes--'

She feels someone touch her hand and she looks over at her mom. "Mo--"

"Calm down, we'll get to the bottom of this...eventually." She says quietly so only her daughter can hear her.

Mia grabs her mom's hand tightly. 'She doesn't know if this is a lie either.'

She feels a tap on her leg and she looks over at her older brother. "You know this is all bullshit, guys?" Bryce says as he looks at Chloe then Mia.

Mia quickly looks to Chloe, and the blonde girl nods her head, "Yeah, of course I know." She says.

Mia looks into Bryce's eyes and couldn't form any words. "I wouldn't do this, Mia. I'm not John." Bryce says.

Mia exhales and looks down at her hand, she hesitantly nods her head, "of course...yeah..."

She looks back at the podium and as he family stands her mom pulls her up. "Just smile, okay?" Nora says in a soft voice.

What more could Mia do? I mean, she just heard so many things today that she couldn't get out of her head. So she did the only thing he could do, she smiled.

A/N: Oh my gosh you guys! Mia finally knows about the tapes! Holy Canoli! What is going to happen next? Well I mean this goes off the friggin' show so it's not that far off. Anyway guys. Make sure to vote and comment on my chapters...I mean if you want...no one is forcing you to do anything...okay I feel awkward now. I've got to go. Love you!