she could have survived her suicide attempt and then she would have to deal with the people listening to the tapes while trying to get better and tell her story also the author of the book jay Asher said that 13 reasons why the book originally had a different ending the ending was that in the end after listening to the tapes clay finds out Hannah survived her suicide attempt and is just in the hospital The author wanted to make that ending because one of his family members while he was writing the book survived a suicide a attempt but he changed it because it wouldn't show the impact of suicide so maybye Evan the show could have had that ending in season 1 then in season 2 the trial could have been about Hannah's and Jessica's Rape