Mel hiding her pain behind a big ol smile. She got to find out her best friend who understood her the most in the whole city will be leaving. Even tho many people don't agree with their actions she still held them so close to her heart. It was finally someone who understood her
@WellerVanwinkle Short answer: alone
Long answer: her friends think she went off on a trip to learn more about the world but she is just dead in the ground somewhere