Speak (81-120)

Summary
In this section of the book things continue to go down hill for melinda. Her art teacher, one of the only people she is actually comfortable with is also becoming depressed. The boy she refers to as "it" spoke to her on more than one occasion. She seems to dislike him enough that she runs away from him, frequently tries to avoid him, and pukes when he tries to talk to her. She seems to be afraid of him. Maybe something happened at that party that she called the cop on. She still hasn't told anyone the secret she's been keeping through out the entire book. Her so called friend heather dumped her and decided that she liked her reputation more than she would lie to stay friends with melinda. Things just don't seem to be going good for her.

Quote
"I'm allergic to hornets. One sting and my skin bubbles with hives and my throat closes up"(Anderson 95).

Reaction
I found this quote to be very significant because the school changes their mascot to the hornets. The entire student body represents the hornets. Melinda is saying that she is allergic to the student body. She turned the new mascot into a metaphor for how she reacts with the other students at her school.