(start of part four)
-Monday in school, Melanie is back to her old self again, and she's walking down the hall with Emma-
Emma- Let's go!
Meanie- Stop rushing me! We have to wait!
Ellie- Wait for what?
Ashley- What's going on?
Melanie & Emma- Nothing.
Ashley- Honestly. We can keep a secret.
Melanie- We went to a party.
Ellie- What happened there? You're all freaked out.
Melanie- I met this guy, Tom...
Emma- And I met him after her.
Melanie- He's a jerk, okay?
Ashley- What happened?
Melanie- I followed him into another room, and he showed me a scary movie. I can still see the pictures of it in my head...
Emma- Yeah, yeah. He showed her a scary movie. I walked in on them halfway through, and he showed it to me, too.
Ashley- Mhm.
Ellie- Oh, what movie was it?
Melanie- Some crap. But, times ticking, we gotta go. Bye!
Emma and Melanie walk away
Ellie- Oh, I would of loved to see that scary movie.
Ashley- I bet. Hold on. Melanie!
Ashley runs up to Emma and Melanie again
Ashley- Is that all that happened?
Melanie- Gee, what do you think?
Ashley- You guys didn't kiss?
Melanie stops walking
Melanie- Fine. We did something.
Ashley- Did you do anything more than a kiss?
Melanie- Yes. Shut up. continiues walking
Ashley- How did it happen?
Emma- Can you leave us alone?
Ashley- It wasn't a movie. It was real, wasn't it?
Melanie- stops walking again You're not going to shut up, are you?
Ashley- He did something scary to you, didn't he?
Melanie- turns around, trying to hide that she's starting to cry from Ashley Yeah...I said no...and Emma came in...and...he...started to do it to both of us at the same time...then he hit us over and over...and...She turns back around and Ashley sees she is crying
Ashley- Oh...so he did...you know...
Melanie- Rape? Yeah. He threatened me about it, too. He told me to be his girlfriend and date him and stop seeing Jay or else he'd hurt me again. What choice did I have?
Emma- Whoa. Didn't know that part.
Ashley- Go to Sauve. Now.
Melanie- I was! Until you interrupted me!
Ashley- walks away
Melanie and Emma continiue to walk, until they get to Sauve's office. They stand outside
Emma- you ready?
Melanie- Not totally, but I'm ready enough.
They walk inside
-In Mr. Simpson's classroom-
Ashley- whispering Paige.
Paige- What?
Ashley- I need your help with something. Or, someone else needs your help.
Paige- Who? About what?
Ashley- Melanie.
Paige- Why?
Ashley- She met this guy at a party, and he took her upstairs and he..you know. But, she told me she had no choice. He said he'd beat her if she didn't, and to break up with Jay and date him instead, and if she didn't he'd beat her too. She told me when they got upstairs, he hit her anyway, and then Emma walked in, and the guy took her and threw her on the foor and did the same thing he had done to Melanie.
Paige- Who did it?
Ashley- A guy named Tom I think.
Paige- What do you want me to do about it?
Ashley- Can you talk to her?
Paige- Me? Because of Dean? Gee.
Ashley- Because you've experience this before.
Paige- Dean didn't do exactly that to me. He didn't beat me. I lost the case.
Ashley- Yeah. Can you please just talk to her about it? Ask her what happened?
Paige- I'll try.
Ashley- Thanks.
-Back in Ms. Sauve's office-
Ms. Sauve- Wow. That's harsh.
Melanie- crying I didn't mean to.
Ms. Sauve- It's not your fault, you were being threatened.
Emma- Can we press charges? Now? I'd like to get him in jail as soon as possible, so this doesn't happen to anybody else.
Melanie- Yeah.
Ms. Sauve- Well, we'll need to get some evidence. We need to take some tests. Do not talk to Tom.
Melanie- Like I'd ever talk to him again. But I just need to ask him one question?
Ms. Sauve- What is it?
Melanie- If he used anything.
Ms. Sauve- We need to get you to a doctor. Tomorrow morning.
Melanie- Deal.
Emma- Me?
Ms. Sauve- You too.
Emma- Good.
Melanie- Tomorrow morning?
Ms. Sauve- Tomorrow morning.
Melanie and Emma smile
end of episode