I’m curious as to why Melinda doesn’t speak. My first guess is she got into a fight with friends. The first reason why I think that is because she sits by herself on the bus. She said “ Where to sit? I’ve never been a backseat wastecase”. She sits in the front so her old friends will have to acknowledge she when they get on. My seconded reason is the only person who acknowledges her is the new girl. Melinda said she’s an outcast. She doesn’t know where to sit at lunch so she sits by heather. My other reason is she and her best friends aren’t friends anymore. When she tried to talk to her ex best friend Rachel, Rachel mouthed, “ I hate you”. Also every time she talks about Rachel she includes ex best friend. My seconded guess is something
