![]() ![]() Melissa, though alarmed, is able to leave the Minton house alive. The ghost punishes Melissa for trespassing onto the property in a sexual manner and tells her to send Mary Lou to her the next day. When Melissa decides to visit the abandoned Minton house alone, she encounters a ghost for the first time. Despite the strict rules imposed upon them, the girls find an escape by visiting the old abandoned farms where they can be alone, free to think and act how they please. Her feelings were always kept hidden due to the religious values which governed her community. However, Melissa always had stronger feelings for Mary Lou than pure friendship. ![]() Set in a small, conservative farming town, Melissa and Mary Lou seem to live normal teenage lives. Joyce Carol Oates’ short story Haunted deals with murder, mystery and the supernatural when the protagonist’s best friend, Mary Lou, is found dead. ![]()
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