Rough Draft Ever since grade school, Melinda and Rachel had been best of friends. In the book it talks about how Melinda was raped. With multiple other people, Rachel thought Melinda just called the police to crash the big end-of-summer party. Melinda’s biggest inspiration to open up about her story is Rachel. Once she finds out Rachel is Andy Evans new victim, she felt obligated to speak. Throughout the book Rachel changes. When she found out Melinda called the police, instead of asking Melinda what happened and checking on her, she slapped her and left her at the party to walk home alone. Rachel like Melinda is just starting her freshman year, so she was trying to find out where she belonged and being best friends with the girl that crashed