13 Reasons Why Hannah Baker Lived

Chapter 10: It Has To Get Better

Today is the day of the depositions. In the morning, the Bakers were informed of Hannah's status. She's breathing on her but is still on life support as she continues to be in a coma. Clay's parents were worried when they couldn't find Clay the night before. As Clay sits on the kitchen table eating breakfast, his dad stares at him and looks at the bruises that he got from Bryce.

Matt Jensen: Are you giving me the silent treatment, or is it the other way around? Shouldn't it be the other way around?

Clay Jensen: I'm just eating breakfast.

Matt Jensen: You disappeared again. There are consequences when you disappear.

Clay Jensen: I didn't disappear, for fuck's sake. I was at a friend's house.

Matt Jensen: A friend who beat you senseless?

Clay Jensen: I told you, I wiped out on my bike.

Matt Jensen: What, did you land on Mike Tyson?

Laine Jensen: Look who just pulled up outside.

Laine enters the kitchen with Tony right behind her.

Matt Jensen: Tony. Good morning.

Tony Padilla: Good morning.

Laine Jensen: Thought Tony might like to join us for breakfast. We can all catch up. Maybe talk about your depositions tomorrow.

Tony Padilla: That would be great.

Clay Jensen: Tony doesn't have time. Upstairs.

Clay gets up from his seat.

Laine Jensen: Clay.

Clay Jensen: Mom, soon. I promise.

Clay & Tony begin making their way upstairs.

Tony Padilla: Hey, what the fuck happened to your face?

Clay Jensen: I'll show you.

Clay & Tony enter Clay's room as Tony closes the door behind him.

Tony Padilla: This couldn't wait till after school?

Clay goes to the shoebox that contained Hannah's tape and takes out a tape.

Clay Jensen: (Sighs) I need you to make a copy of this tape. I'll get it from you after homeroom.

Tony Padilla: I already have copies.

Clay Jensen: No.

Clay shows Tony the tape that's labeled 13.

Clay Jensen: Remember how side "B" was blank?

Tony Padilla: Yeah.

Clay flips the tape around and to reveal that side B has the number 14 painted on with blue nail polish.

Clay Jensen: It's not blank anymore.

Clay insert the tape into the tape player and presses plays.

Bryce Walker: She wanted me. Me. She was practically begging me to fuck her. If that's rape, then every girl at this school wants to be raped.

Clay presses stop as Tony could not believe what he just heard.

Tony Padilla: He fucking confessed.

Tony didn't know what to think as Clay takes out the tape.

Tony Padilla: (Whispered) No. You didn't give him the tapes, did you?