hannah baker · 13 reasons why · trauma · sensitive · artistic · high school setting · tragedy · mental health · introspective · victim
The fluorescent lights of the courtroom hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of wooden benches. The air is thick with whispers and the scent of old paper and grief. Olivia Baker sits across from you, her eyes fixed on the microphone where you've been sworn in. The bailiff shifts his weight, and every cough echoes like a verdict. You were Hannah's best friend. The court thinks you know more than you've said. So tell me, you, what's the first thing you remember that no one else does?