Melinda Monologue
Dr Phil: Today we have a guest that witnessed a major issue going on in our society today. Please put your hands together for Melinda Sordino.
*Crowd applauds*
Dr. Phil: Hello, Melinda
Melinda: Hello, I’m so thankful to be here today to share my story and thoughts.
Dr. Phil: So would you mind going ahead and explaining your situation, being all truth and no lies.
Melinda: Yes, I will try my best. So here is how my rape went down. I was at a party Freshmen year. I went with 4 friends, I’d prefer not to say their names. We were partying away and getting drunk. Just making bad decisions overall. When suddenly I met this guy. I had no clue who he was but he seemed into me so I went along with it. We were dancing away having a good ol time. I had no cares in the world at this point. That’s when it started to rain. Everyone rushed inside but the guy I was with. His name …show more content…
was Andy Evans. The took me to his car. I told him I should tell my friends where I was at but he refused.
Dr. Phil: What was going through your head when the did this?
Melinda: I was actually fine with it and careless. I agreed that we were getting soaked in the rain and we ran to his car. When we got in his car though that's when the started acting weird. He changed once no one was watching. He pinned me down to the seat and covered my mouth. He started raping me… I tried to resist and scream but that just made him angrier. When the finally loosened up his grip I ran. I ran inside and called 9-1-1. Once I heard the cops pull up I ran. I ran all the way home in the cold ran alone.
Dr. Phil: That's horrible. I’ve seen many similar situations on my show as yours. Many younger girls fall into the trap of believing they have an “affair” with a man. Which ends in these bad situations like yours. But folks you may think that her situation is already bad but it gets worse. Go on Melinda.
Melinda: Yes, it does. That whole summer I didn’t tell anyone what happened to me. I also lost my group of friends that night. They all thought I was a loser because I called the cops. But when school started the situation just got worse. No one wanted to be my friend because of what I did. I spent my whole Freshmen year with one fake friend and being depressed. Adding onto that my family's situation was bad on top of that.
Dr.
Phil: And on that note we have also brought Melinda’s parents to speak about their point of view. Please welcome Mr and Mrs Sordino.
*Crowd cheers*
Dr: Phil: Hello, i’ve heard from Melinda’s story that you two were having some rough times during Melinda’s phase.
Ms. Sordino: Yes, we truly were. We had no idea what was going on with her. Her grades were always great and she always had friends and plans to do on the weekends. But not this past year. It was like Melinda was on mute. She wouldn’t speak.
Mr. Sordino: Yes, and due to this we started fighting and having problems. It was like our family was breaking apart. No one wanted to talk or converse anymore. We all kept to ourselves and fought about tiny and big things. Our life at this point was just a huge mess.
Dr. Phil: Maybe looking deeper into the parents connection were there any other conflicts that affected your relationship beside Melinda.
Ms. Sordino: Yes, there was. We were having trouble at work and making money in general. Our state of being was just so depressed we stopped trying at work and were possibly going to be
fired.
Dr. Phil: I see, going back to Melinda’s story how did your parents relationship affect school?
Melinda: It actually affected school tremendously, I felt like I had no support at all. I even tried cutting my wrist for some sort of attention but that failed as well. When I thought of home I got depressed, angry, and hopeless. Going back to the story the only thing I found slightly enjoyable was art. My art teacher truly pulled me through my Freshman year and gave me hope. I earned a passion for drawing and painting. It gave me the chance to be able to express my feelings without actually speaking.
Dr. Phil: Now I see you actually exposed your rapist how did that go down.
Melinda: So actually it turned out that my ex best friend was dating Andy. During school I went into the library and told her. At first she didn’t believe me and thought I was jealous. Until she confronted him and the got all nervous and broke up with her. It resulted in my friend believing me and she spread the news. Within a week the whole school new me as the girl who was raped. Everyone felt bad for me and started actually recognizing that I was there. And EVERYONE started shaming and hating on Andy Evans.
Dr. Phil: Now for the other sides view. We would like to bring in the rapist Andy Evans.
*Police bring him in* *Crowd boos and gasps in shock*
*Melinda scoots back in fear and looks nervous*
Dr. Phil: So Andy what was your motive for doing this horrific thing.
Andy Evans: I didn’t rape anything she’s lying. I’m innocent.
Dr. Phil: Andy if you think that’s gonna work here you're wrong speak up you’ve already been caught. Adding onto that we saw that many other young women confessed what you did to them as well. How many people have you raped or sexually assaulted. What in the world made your mind comprehend it as this being okay.
Andy Evans: *Says nothing*... I'm sorry I don’t know what I was thinking. I was drunk and I’m just a kid. I should not be pressed charges against.
Melinda: It’s too late for that Andy we all know what you’ve done. You can’t hide anymore like you have been doing for the past year. When I wrote what you did to me on the bathroom wall so many people responded. About how you inappropriately touched them and your inappropriate comments and thoughts. It's just nonsense and absurd.
Dr. Phil: On that note I’d like to talk about the charges or consequences that Andy will be facing. I’ve seen the files from his court case and the results aren’t good. Andy will be going to jail for 5 years. This will affect his life forever. The will now not get a good job and will have a horrible childhood. For all of the viewers at home this is a great example of why you have to make good choices. Or bad things like this will happen to you and will ruin your life.
Melinda: Yes, Doctor phil is truly right.
Dr. Phil: So Melinda what was it like when everyone found out you were raped? Did you get help? What did you do to make yourself feel safe or comfortable again?
Melinda: Basically going to school with everyone knowing wasn’t any better. Everyone now knew me as the girl who was raped. The one good thing that did come out of it though was I got to get my friends back.
Dr. Phil: And lastly, for out finale guests we would like to welcome Melinda’s friends.
*Rachel and Ivy walk in*
Dr. Phil: Hello Rachel and Ivy, could you tell us your reasonings for ignoring Melinda and what you thought when you found out she was raped.
Rachel: Sure, well first of all the reason I was mad at her was because we thought she called the cops just because she wanted to leave. We thought she was being selfish and everyone hated her for that. If we were to hang out with her everyone would hate us. We didn’t hang out with her for our own good.
Melinda: Which I respect.
Ivy: I didn’t really have anything against Melinda. I still hung out with her in art and talked to her. Our group just had so much drama and split up that I just wanted to stay away from all of it and start something new in High School.
Dr. Phil: Okay I see so you both had valid reasons. But now I’d like to know what was going through your head when she came out and said she was raped.
Ivy: When I heard Melinda was raped I was truly shocked. But then I put together the pieces and realized that was why she was always depressed and sad. It all mad sense to me and Rachel I’m assuming.
Rachel: Adding onto that I was a real jerk when Melinda told me she was raped by my boyfriend. I thought she just said that because she wanted to date Andy and was jealous of me. It was stuck up and pure wrong for me to assume that with such a serious situation like that. I should’ve asked more questions and brought Melinda to a counselor to at least figure things out.
Dr. Phil: Yes, that would’ve been the right choice for this situation. Though I’m glad you caught your mistakes and know what you did wrong. On that note Melinda would you mind wrapping up your story.
Melinda: Sure, so basically in the end I went to get help. I went to a therapist.
Ms. Sordino: Also we’d like to thank Dr. Phil for helping us find that therapist that helped us tremendously.
*Crowd Applauds*
Melinda: Yes the therapist helped so much. I am now comfortable with my surroundings again and know what actions to take if I ever encounter something like this again. Adding onto that the therapist helped with my families dynamics. We are all now doing better than ever.
Dr. Phil: I am so glad to hear that. Adding onto that is there any advice or a message you’d like to give to people that are in the same boat that you were in?
Melinda: Yes! For all of those people, girls in specifically. If you are being raped are sexually assaulted you NEED to stand up and say something. Doing nothing will help nothing and believe me I learned that the hard way. In the end don’t be afraid to say something, overall don’t be afraid to “Speak”.
*Crowd applause and cheers*
Dr. Phil: Thanks for coming out today everyone! This was a great story and a very inspiring one too.
*Crowd applauds some more*
Dr. Phil: Thanks for tuning in folks! Stay tuned for next week's special. Until next time.
Dr. Phil, Melinda and all of her friends and family: Goodbye!
*Lights dim*
*Dr. Phil and cast walks off stage crowd leaves*
*Show ends*
*Crowd applauds*
Dr. Phil: Hello, Melinda
Melinda: Hello, I’m so thankful to be here today to share my story and thoughts.
Dr. Phil: So would you mind going ahead and explaining your situation, being all truth and no lies.
Melinda: Yes, I will try my best. So here is how my rape went down. I was at a party Freshmen year. I went with 4 friends, I’d prefer not to say their names. We were partying away and getting drunk. Just making bad decisions overall. When suddenly I met this guy. I had no clue who he was but he seemed into me so I went along with it. We were dancing away having a good ol time. I had no cares in the world at this point. That’s when it started to rain. Everyone rushed inside but the guy I was with. His name …show more content…
was Andy Evans. The took me to his car. I told him I should tell my friends where I was at but he refused.
Dr. Phil: What was going through your head when the did this?
Melinda: I was actually fine with it and careless. I agreed that we were getting soaked in the rain and we ran to his car. When we got in his car though that's when the started acting weird. He changed once no one was watching. He pinned me down to the seat and covered my mouth. He started raping me… I tried to resist and scream but that just made him angrier. When the finally loosened up his grip I ran. I ran inside and called 9-1-1. Once I heard the cops pull up I ran. I ran all the way home in the cold ran alone.
Dr. Phil: That's horrible. I’ve seen many similar situations on my show as yours. Many younger girls fall into the trap of believing they have an “affair” with a man. Which ends in these bad situations like yours. But folks you may think that her situation is already bad but it gets worse. Go on Melinda.
Melinda: Yes, it does. That whole summer I didn’t tell anyone what happened to me. I also lost my group of friends that night. They all thought I was a loser because I called the cops. But when school started the situation just got worse. No one wanted to be my friend because of what I did. I spent my whole Freshmen year with one fake friend and being depressed. Adding onto that my family's situation was bad on top of that.
Dr.
Phil: And on that note we have also brought Melinda’s parents to speak about their point of view. Please welcome Mr and Mrs Sordino.
*Crowd cheers*
Dr: Phil: Hello, i’ve heard from Melinda’s story that you two were having some rough times during Melinda’s phase.
Ms. Sordino: Yes, we truly were. We had no idea what was going on with her. Her grades were always great and she always had friends and plans to do on the weekends. But not this past year. It was like Melinda was on mute. She wouldn’t speak.
Mr. Sordino: Yes, and due to this we started fighting and having problems. It was like our family was breaking apart. No one wanted to talk or converse anymore. We all kept to ourselves and fought about tiny and big things. Our life at this point was just a huge mess.
Dr. Phil: Maybe looking deeper into the parents connection were there any other conflicts that affected your relationship beside Melinda.
Ms. Sordino: Yes, there was. We were having trouble at work and making money in general. Our state of being was just so depressed we stopped trying at work and were possibly going to be
fired.
Dr. Phil: I see, going back to Melinda’s story how did your parents relationship affect school?
Melinda: It actually affected school tremendously, I felt like I had no support at all. I even tried cutting my wrist for some sort of attention but that failed as well. When I thought of home I got depressed, angry, and hopeless. Going back to the story the only thing I found slightly enjoyable was art. My art teacher truly pulled me through my Freshman year and gave me hope. I earned a passion for drawing and painting. It gave me the chance to be able to express my feelings without actually speaking.
Dr. Phil: Now I see you actually exposed your rapist how did that go down.
Melinda: So actually it turned out that my ex best friend was dating Andy. During school I went into the library and told her. At first she didn’t believe me and thought I was jealous. Until she confronted him and the got all nervous and broke up with her. It resulted in my friend believing me and she spread the news. Within a week the whole school new me as the girl who was raped. Everyone felt bad for me and started actually recognizing that I was there. And EVERYONE started shaming and hating on Andy Evans.
Dr. Phil: Now for the other sides view. We would like to bring in the rapist Andy Evans.
*Police bring him in* *Crowd boos and gasps in shock*
*Melinda scoots back in fear and looks nervous*
Dr. Phil: So Andy what was your motive for doing this horrific thing.
Andy Evans: I didn’t rape anything she’s lying. I’m innocent.
Dr. Phil: Andy if you think that’s gonna work here you're wrong speak up you’ve already been caught. Adding onto that we saw that many other young women confessed what you did to them as well. How many people have you raped or sexually assaulted. What in the world made your mind comprehend it as this being okay.
Andy Evans: *Says nothing*... I'm sorry I don’t know what I was thinking. I was drunk and I’m just a kid. I should not be pressed charges against.
Melinda: It’s too late for that Andy we all know what you’ve done. You can’t hide anymore like you have been doing for the past year. When I wrote what you did to me on the bathroom wall so many people responded. About how you inappropriately touched them and your inappropriate comments and thoughts. It's just nonsense and absurd.
Dr. Phil: On that note I’d like to talk about the charges or consequences that Andy will be facing. I’ve seen the files from his court case and the results aren’t good. Andy will be going to jail for 5 years. This will affect his life forever. The will now not get a good job and will have a horrible childhood. For all of the viewers at home this is a great example of why you have to make good choices. Or bad things like this will happen to you and will ruin your life.
Melinda: Yes, Doctor phil is truly right.
Dr. Phil: So Melinda what was it like when everyone found out you were raped? Did you get help? What did you do to make yourself feel safe or comfortable again?
Melinda: Basically going to school with everyone knowing wasn’t any better. Everyone now knew me as the girl who was raped. The one good thing that did come out of it though was I got to get my friends back.
Dr. Phil: And lastly, for out finale guests we would like to welcome Melinda’s friends.
*Rachel and Ivy walk in*
Dr. Phil: Hello Rachel and Ivy, could you tell us your reasonings for ignoring Melinda and what you thought when you found out she was raped.
Rachel: Sure, well first of all the reason I was mad at her was because we thought she called the cops just because she wanted to leave. We thought she was being selfish and everyone hated her for that. If we were to hang out with her everyone would hate us. We didn’t hang out with her for our own good.
Melinda: Which I respect.
Ivy: I didn’t really have anything against Melinda. I still hung out with her in art and talked to her. Our group just had so much drama and split up that I just wanted to stay away from all of it and start something new in High School.
Dr. Phil: Okay I see so you both had valid reasons. But now I’d like to know what was going through your head when she came out and said she was raped.
Ivy: When I heard Melinda was raped I was truly shocked. But then I put together the pieces and realized that was why she was always depressed and sad. It all mad sense to me and Rachel I’m assuming.
Rachel: Adding onto that I was a real jerk when Melinda told me she was raped by my boyfriend. I thought she just said that because she wanted to date Andy and was jealous of me. It was stuck up and pure wrong for me to assume that with such a serious situation like that. I should’ve asked more questions and brought Melinda to a counselor to at least figure things out.
Dr. Phil: Yes, that would’ve been the right choice for this situation. Though I’m glad you caught your mistakes and know what you did wrong. On that note Melinda would you mind wrapping up your story.
Melinda: Sure, so basically in the end I went to get help. I went to a therapist.
Ms. Sordino: Also we’d like to thank Dr. Phil for helping us find that therapist that helped us tremendously.
*Crowd Applauds*
Melinda: Yes the therapist helped so much. I am now comfortable with my surroundings again and know what actions to take if I ever encounter something like this again. Adding onto that the therapist helped with my families dynamics. We are all now doing better than ever.
Dr. Phil: I am so glad to hear that. Adding onto that is there any advice or a message you’d like to give to people that are in the same boat that you were in?
Melinda: Yes! For all of those people, girls in specifically. If you are being raped are sexually assaulted you NEED to stand up and say something. Doing nothing will help nothing and believe me I learned that the hard way. In the end don’t be afraid to say something, overall don’t be afraid to “Speak”.
*Crowd applause and cheers*
Dr. Phil: Thanks for coming out today everyone! This was a great story and a very inspiring one too.
*Crowd applauds some more*
Dr. Phil: Thanks for tuning in folks! Stay tuned for next week's special. Until next time.
Dr. Phil, Melinda and all of her friends and family: Goodbye!
*Lights dim*
*Dr. Phil and cast walks off stage crowd leaves*
*Show ends*