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Melinda found her voice by three different people. Those three people were not really her friends, accept for herself. But when she was telling the truth about a dark secret she was feeling better about herself and was also talking a lot more.

The first person that help her was Andy Evens. He help her attacking her so she stood up for herself and was also treated real bad by him and she didn’t really fall for many tricks that he had up his sleeve.

Melinda also help herself by doing yard work and by that she got better and started to reconision herself and was also by herself so that way she could she what she is and talking to herself so that way she can she what she is.

Melinda’s ex-best friend was a little pain to her and wasn’t

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