https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz Made with big dreams en-us 2022-06-09 01:12:00 UTC 2025-12-17 10:20:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215619810 It was the summer before Melinda's freshman year of high school, and she goes to a party. At this party, Melinda and her friends get drunk and meet an older boy named Andy. Later on, Andy takes Melinda into the woods nearby and rapes her. And Melinda called the police.  ]]> 2022-06-09 01:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215619810 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215625224 Melinda entered her first year of high school not feeling too enthusiastic and found herself sitting alone on the bus. Melinda sees all her old friends, but they refuse to talk to her. They pretty much forgot about her, after she called the cops at the party and got them busted. Melinda meets Heather, who is her only friend at this point.]]> 2022-06-09 01:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215625224 19031384 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215630012 The only class Melinda likes is her art class. She feels like this is the only way she can escape and express herself without feeling judged. She needs to draw a tree throughout the year. ]]> 2022-06-09 01:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215630012 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215630357 Melinda's parents are disappointed when she receives her first report card of the year.]]> 2022-06-09 01:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215630357 19031384 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215631298 Shortly after school starts, Melinda discovers a janitor's closet. This is where she goes to escape. She sleeps, draws, and just sits and thinks here. She spends a good part of the year in this closet.]]> 2022-06-09 01:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215631298 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215633735 Melinda's Thanksgiving is horrible, but she makes an awesome sculpture out of the turkey bones. So she doesn't think it was so bad.]]> 2022-06-09 01:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215633735 19031384 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215636312 Melinda recieves yet another bad report card, and starts skipping school often.]]> 2022-06-09 01:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215636312 19031384 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215636815 Melinda's parents give her a sketchpad and charcoals for Christmas. Melinda thought the sketchpad was thoughtful, since she likes to draw. This gave her some hope that her parents actually care about her.]]> 2022-06-09 01:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215636815 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215636916 Heather tells Melinda she no longer wants to be friends, so now Melinda is completely friendless.]]> 2022-06-09 01:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215636916 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215637503 Melinda tries to tell Rachel what happened and to be warned about Andy, but Rachel doesn't believe her. She thinks Melinda is just jealous of her and Andy's relationsh]]> 2022-06-09 01:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215637503 19031384 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215637745 After Melinda goes to ISS with Andy, she decides to start going to all her classes again to avoid seeing him.]]> 2022-06-09 01:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215637745 19031384 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215638209 Andy and Rachel (Melinda's ex best friend) start dating, and Melinda doesn't know how to react. So she just lets them be for a while.]]> 2022-06-09 01:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215638209 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215639050 Melinda decides it's time to start talking about what Andy did.]]> 2022-06-09 01:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215639050 19031384 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215639663 Melinda decides she can't just hide in the janitor's closet anymore, so she's in there cleaning out her stuff when Andy comes in. He attempts to rape her again, when she breaks a mirror and threatens him to get off of her. Thankfully, people hear her screaming and come to her rescue.]]> 2022-06-09 01:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215639663 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215639773 By this time, everyone knows about Melinda and Andy's situation. Everybody sees Melinda as a sort of hero, for being so "strong". But now, she's finally happy.]]> 2022-06-09 01:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215639773 19031384 https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215640679 Finally, on the last day of school, Melinda tells Mr. Freeman everything that happened. He was always her favorite teacher, and he always knew there was something wrong. So she finally decided to tell him.]]> 2022-06-09 01:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/19031384/vppt2ivweeyj2rpz/wish/2215640679