Jamie's eyes went wide. Melissa Smith? Shy? This girl really was totally different.
"Melissa, don't you recognize me?" Jamie asked.
"Yes," Melissa said, with a bit of admiration on her face. "You're Jamie...I...didn't even know you knew my name."
"What happened to you?"
"I..." Melissa blushed a bit. She was still a beautiful girl, but she had a tired, worn look to her, and she seemed to be incredibly insecure as she looked at Jamie...as if Jamie were someone famous. "I went to this party, and someone put something in my drink, and..." she paused. "My parents wouldn't have anything to do with this, and I'm due any day now" she looked beyond Jamie to her friend. "Why are you staring at me?" She asked.
"I...I..." the girl stammered a bit. "You look so different."
Melissa wondered why they were even talking to her. The more popular girls had never even noticed she existed, until the rumors and the whispering started. She'd been too ashamed to stay in school.
