Melinda Adame

**Melinda Adame** is a main character in both Season 1 and Season 2. She plays the role of Sam Blackmore's best friend and one of the antagonists sister. She is one of the people heavily affected by Sam's disappearance and "murder."

## Biographical Information

### Age

* 19 (Season 1)
* 21 (Season 2)

### Occupation

* College Student (medical)
* Intern at a Hospital

## Relationships

### Familial

* Bentley Adame (father)
* Elisa Adame † (mother)
* Jon Adame (brother)
* Julius Adame (uncle)
* Lizette Adame (aunt)
* Thea Adame (cousin)

### Romantic

* Sam Blackmore (love interest)
* Shawn Chiang (fwb)
* Cameron Foxx (ex-boyfriend)

## Biography

### Early life

Melinda Adame was in the same nightmare that her older brother, Jon, was. Their father was a nasty drunk with a temper to match it. She was the younger of the two and she got to witness the protection that her brother presented but there was no protecting her from when her father got really angry. She had to witness the beating of her mother and him, and occasionally when her fathers blood lust wasn't satiated by the two, she faced it herself. This was her life for a while until one night it had gotten really bad.

At only 7 years old, her father had flown off the handle. Something about work not going right that had really gotten to him. Melinda witnessed as her father beat her mother until she went unconscious. Unlike the usual times this had happened, he didn't stop. He kept hitting her until she stopped breathing all together. This left the young girl reeling as he turned to look at her. Stomping over as Jon hurried off to one of the back rooms. Laying there as she took her fathers blow in confusion for what had even done. It felt like it was going to go on forever.

That was until a shot rung out which seemed to stop it. Looking up, her father was fallen to the floor and beyond him stood Jon who was shaking with his eyes wide. The next few hours went in a whirl as the cops were called and everything was explained. Due to good lawyers and their age, her brother was let off the hook. From there they were adopted by their Uncle and Aunt who took them in happily.

Life was different there that Melinda had to adjust to. She had to relearn not to wince when the door opened or come running at the sound of something falling. Unlearning the instinct to hide when she started hearing any sort of raised voice but it was something she did. In this new life where she had been adopted by her Aunt and Uncle, it came with her cousin who was a big sister figure. Someone she could talk to about different things.

Being the new girl in school was a tad bit difficult but she made her first friend when she stumbled upon a boy by the name of Sam that was being bullied. She stopped the bullies by pushing them over in which it resulted in the two becoming friends. This new boy had become her best friend and along with him, she got along well with her brothers new best friend.

Unlike her brother, she didn't struggle in readjusting to the school but that was figured. He had pulled the trigger after all. While he had acted out to cover and deal with it, she buried herself in school as well as the act of pretending everything was fine. School was her escape as well as her friendship with Sam.

## Personality

Melinda gets a lot of her traits from her mother when it comes to the personality department. She is wildly passionate about the things that she cares about including her career pathway. Being interested in how people worked was a way to help save others when she couldn't save herself. When with her friends, and even strangers, she can be awfully sarcastic about things. Opting for that to be her sense of humor in the moment.

She keeps to herself when needed but can be very stubborn about certain things. A trait picked up by her father, she struggles to give up on things well past their expiration date. Holding onto things too tightly or refusing to let something go when she's right is part of the stubbornness that comes with her.

## Physical description

During High School, and throughout most of Season 1, Melinda kept her dark brown hair long enough that it went past her shoulder. Her eyes were the same blue as her fathers. Clothing wise, she wore mainly neutral colors. When it came to body stature, she's rather slim. Standing at a [height] as she is one of the shortest members of the main characters and weighing in at [weight].

During Season 2, she is shown with shorter hair that is right at shoulder length with lighter highlights touched in her hair. Outfits consisting of more colorful arrays including an iconic blue dress she wears.

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