Speak

Authors note: This is a cause and effect on the book Speak


In the book Speak Melinda is going to a end of the summer party. It's a high school party not a party for the incoming freshmen. But at this time she was still friends with Rachelle, and her brother had gotten them in. Mel being so young and insistent, got drunk and wandered into the woods alone. Andy Evens took the opportunity in his hands. He went up and kissed her. She thought it was going to be nothing more than making out. Then he unzipped his pants and threw her to the ground. She just thought he was hurting her when in reality he was raping her. Mel was confused and upset. When she finally got free she called the cops. Then someone yelled " The cops are coming!". For the whole party to hear. 

This caused Mel to have no friends in high school everyone hated her for ruining the end of summer party. The only person that would talk to her is the new girl Heather. Heather and her were totally different. Soon Heather and her grew apart.Mel then had no friends. She got even more depressed and resorted to cutting herself. Mel got blamed for something that wasn't even her fault. She wasn't wanted and she was outcast-ed for being raped, and not being able to say no. This is like the whole Steve Bartmen thing, he was out casted for doing something that he thought was right. All he did was try and touch the ball, there were others to but he was the one that was"picked" to be out casted that all the cubs fans.