Thread:LucidPigeons/@comment-2175012-20160227061849/@comment-2175012-20160227154923

Speak concerns Melinda Sordino, a freshman at Merryweather High School, who is a social outcast. Before her first day at school, she attended a house party, but then called the police, causing several people to get arrested as well as earning the hatred of other students and her former best friend Rachel. She also gets continually harassed by Andy Evans who insults her by calling her "fresh meat," among other things. Andy was a senior boy with a bad reputation of sleeping around with other students, though he at first seems to be a simple jerk jock. However, as the book goes on, Andy's true nature becomes apparent.

It's revealed that Andy took Melinda into the woods to rape her, and when she called 911, she couldn't figure out how to explain what hgappened to her to the officers; in fact, she nearly stops talking after this incident. Melinda wasn't his only victim; on the wall in the girls' bathroom, it's revealed that Andy had sexually assaulted other girls, including one instance in which he attempted to force his hands into a girl's pants while attending a movie. Melinda fears that Rachel might become his next victim, so she attempts to warn her in a few notes. She doesn't believe her at first, but she dumps Evans at the prom when he was making disturbing advances towards her. Towards the end of the novel, Andy goes into the janitor's closet to attempt to rape Melinda again out of anger of her ruining his reputation. He tries to manipulate her into thinking that she was wanting to have sex with him, stating that he doesn't have to rape any girls, thinking that they would all naturally want to have sex with him.