High school freshman Melinda has found it increasingly more difficult to speak. She's perfectly healthy - but every time she goes to talk, her mouth becomes dry and her throat tight. It is soon revealed that Melinda's inability to speak was sparked by a rape she suffered at the beginning of the su

High school freshman Melinda has found it increasingly more difficult to speak. She's perfectly healthy - but every time she goes to talk, her mouth becomes dry and her throat tight. It is soon revealed that Melinda's inability to speak was sparked by a rape she suffered at the beginning of the summer and she has not yet faced.