Hannah: A Short Story

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] The word victim is important because Hannah was a victim of bullying and rumours. Hannah was a victim to the 12 people in the tapes. It started with Justin Foley, who started her reputation. Then Alex Standall with the list of “Who’s hot and who’s not” list and voted her for “best ass in freshman year.” Jessica Davis who heard rumours about Hannah and believed they were true and slapped Hannah on the face in Monet’s Café. Tyler Down was peeping tom and spied on Hannah. Courtney Crimson who made up a rumour that Hannah had “naughty things in her drawers”. Marcus Cooley who invited her to Rosie’s diner on a date and used her. Zach Dempsey who took away her notes of encouragements in their Peer Communications class. Ryan Shaver who stole Hannah’s

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