She was attempting to unzip her lips and explain her recent past. IT was shadowing Melinda wherever she went, whether in her imagination, dreams, or in reality. IT forced Melinda into hiding and tore apart any specks of a social life she used to have. IT followed her home and was “in [her] nightmares and [she] [couldn’t] wake up.”(45) No matter how hard she tried to stay hidden, the only thing that would help assuage her fears would be speaking up. Only one word will really help end her fears for good, and that word is