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I notice shes trying to survive, not be happy, not figure out her life, shes just trying to make it through, but what is it that holding her back and keeping her silent.

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I wonder what happened to her in middle school, and what made her lose all her friends and think of herself, school, and everyone else in such a negative way. Did she do something or did someone do something to her to make her change if she did change.

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I think a possible motif could be just the feeling of uncertainty or not knowing the answers due to her feeling pressure about things like Job Day, Spanish class, and even her grades, and I think having the options A, B, C, or D or letter grades makes her feel even more trapped that she has to live up to some expectations.

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What are the reasons why Melinda always has these nightmares and is like this now? How was she different before as a person.

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I wonder if Healther regrets being friends with Melinda. Heather is only getting to know Melinda now, and it seems that Melinda and the "Martha's" are very different and Heather actually wants to be apart of the Marthas

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I wonder what Melinda's dreams are, she has such a negative outlook and I wonder how she was before everyone hated her.

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I wonder why she makes all her choices to a question a test, is it easier for her to decide or is she thinking life is a test for her desires and dreams as stated in the text.

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I would imagine that Melinda is going through a traumatic experience by the phrases she is using like, "I watch the scary movies behind my eyelids" or the fact that she wakes up tense

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I wonder why Heather and Malinda are even friends even though they are so different.

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I can relate with just making it out of school alive

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I infer her writing all those words in Spanish is how she may feel during this time of her freshman year.

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I can infer that IT is a person because its walking with people, and winking at her and who ever it is shes terrified of them, maybe they have something to do with why she is so depressed and upset.

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Melinda made herself a little safe space in the old janitor's closet. Maybe this is her room that screams "Malinda!". I'd love to have my own abandoned janitor's closet.

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I can infer that Melinda is experiencing severe anxiety for the first time which is causing panic attacks and her to feel even more alone. Without support from her parents and friends and the lack of education on mental health probably isn't helping.

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It seems like Melinda is warming up to Heather which is interesting to me, like she's found someone to confide in, I hope they stay friends.

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I can infer that the Spanish teacher doesn't really understand the students perspective because of the fact of projecting the fact that they are "pretending not to understand" and maybe they are but she doesn't really know that for sure

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I'm wondering if some words are bolded in the story to empathize something or to bring that word out more so it can stand out more then others. For example the words Tigers were killed was bolded when they were talking about posters.

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I think the change in mascot is starting to represent the fluctuation of identity. She doesn't know who she is, she lost her friends, she seemed like she used to be someone else and now she's just hallow.

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If the closet was checked even every once and awhile then the janitor will be confused on why there is all the things are there

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I notice which verbs she chose for her homework probably reflects her desires and feelings

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If Malinda said, "Sometimes my mouth relaxes around Heather, if we're alone." then this means that Malinda must be comfortable around Heather and even a friend

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I noticed they keep changing mascots, I wonder if this means something more.

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Malinda most likely had a very traumatic experience that has very clearly impacted. It could be the reason why she is unable to communicate. I wonder what happened

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I noticed she uses her closet as a quiet room to get away from the real world and think to herself but I'm wondering what her parents think about her when she stutters every time she try's speak to her parents.

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I wonder what mistake she made that has her in so much grief.

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I wonder what mistake she made that has her in so much grief.

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They keep changing mascots, I wonder why they can't come up with something unique, maybe they should just go back to the trojans?

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I wonder how you could even get a d in lunch

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I can infer that IT is a person because IT shows personification. IT goes t Merryweather, and IT sees me. At first I thought that she was talking about Pennywise from It, but I am assuming that it isn't due to it wouldn't make sense and copywrite issues

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I wonder why the only class she has an A in is art.

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The ecology club are an "interesting bunch".

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I wonder if their is a goal they are trying to meet by changing their mascot over and over again.

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I wonder if the school mascot is really changing it's name as much as Mel tells us and if this instability helping or hurting her Identity Crisis

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I noticed the grades on the report card have some weird categories. There are "plays nice", "clothes", and "lunch". She has a B in playing nice, a C in clothes, and a D in lunch. I wonder what Heather's social grades are.

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At this point, I think Heather considers Melinda a friend because she asks her to help, invites her over, and hangs out with her at school. She also said "She's a friend" when The Marthas asked who she was.

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Possible Theme: Friendship, Identity