Entry Six: Outside Reading II

There’s a dilemma. Now it’s no quite an ethical one, but I’m still pretty sure that Melanie has a dilemma. Rachel, her ex-beset friend, is now dating, IT, The Beast, Andy Evans. As far as we know, Melanie has kept the secret of her rape from everyone. She really wants to tell Rachel to stay away, and she did. Except, Rachel just thought she was jealous and wouldn’t hear a word of it. Should Mel just give up? Hey, Rachel didn’t listen to her anyone, or risk her already ruined reputation and push it? I guess it’s up to how you look at it. Rachel could also get raped, but how do we know that? On the other hand, maybe Rachel and Andy share something “special”… haha ya right. So Melinda settles for trying again. Finally the truth comes out, while passing notes none the less, but Melanie told Rachel that she was raped. Raped by Andy Evans. “You liar! You’re so jealous!” Wasn’t that the kind of answer to expect? Don’t be so shocked. Later on, Ivy takes Melinda to the bathroom stall where they wrote “Stay away from Andy Evans.” All around it were comments from different people. Looks like Melinda wasn’t the only one that felt that way. It’s kind of like in class, when you’re too scared to ask a question because you think it’s stupid, but really half of the class is thinking the same exact thing. Maybe it’s important to meet the challenge, take the plunge, and face what everyone else should face too. So has Andy Evans raped more than just Melinda?