Now that Trixie was feeling better after the suicide attempt, things at home were becoming brighter. She had the time to hang with Zephyr, and catch up on things she missed doing, like reading a gossip magazine. However, some things weren't so exciting.

Trixie now had to go everywhere with her father, never to be left alone. When Daniel needed to go get some cheese for the pizza, Trixie had to tag along. She didn't mind too much, until when they drove into town she realized it was Winterfest, the biggest holiday celebration in Bethel, Maine. She sunk into the passenger seat, and wished she could be invisible. When Daniel reached the parking lot, he let Trixie wait in the car. When Daniel left however, Trixie was terrified. She felt so alone, and needed her father. It seemed like getting a bag of cheese was taking hours. Finally, she decided to get out of the car, sprinting for the entrance when she ran straight into Jason Underhill. He saved her from falling, but when he realized who it was, he shouted at her for ruining his life. He told her to the the truth about everything but before he could say anything more Daniel was pounding on his face. Trixie fled back to the car, horrified by the man who she thought was her father. They fought for awhile, and Trixie could not stand to watch. When a car approached, Jason ran, and Daniel made sure Jason knew he would kill him if he set foot next to his daughter again. But when he reached the car, Trixie was gone

This book is so suspenseful! last blog, I uncovered that Daniel had been waiting in Jason's car after practice, and now things are getting intense!

When Jason starts the car, Daniel immediately pulls a knife to Jason's neck. From there, Jason drives to a bog near a river, where Daniel torments Jason to get back at everything he had done. The old Daniel is uncovered, and before Daniel has the nerve to kill Jason, reality hits. Daniel threatens Jason to never tell, and leaves him without another word. Back at the hospital, Trixie lie asleep as Laura watched her carefully. 

The next day, Trixie returns home from the hospital to find Zephyr waiting. Zephyr had heard about the accident, and had come to apologize. They had both missed their best friends. Later that day, the family went to see Marita Soorenstad, the District Attorney. From her clues, she concludes that Trixie is lying. However, when Trixie admits to her lies, and spills of how she doesn't remember much from the night, Bartholemew and Marita decide to test for a date rape drug that could've put Trixie unconscious. 

Ketamine was the drug found in Trixies blood, and would be used against Jason in trial. Things were looking better for Trixie, but still not perfect

Since I have spent so much time on Trixie's problems, I thought i would start this post with Jason Underhill, and the stress he is facing after being accused of rape. Jason is still himself traumatized from the whole scandal, and turns to hockey to escape the mess moving around him. He wishes things would go back to normal, or that he could just start his college hockey career now instead of wasting his time in Bethel, Maine. Especially with the new word at school that Trixie has attempted suicide, Jason just wants to run away. 

After the picture incident, Trixie has lost control. One night, she sunk into her bathroom, and cut even deeper than before. If it hadn't been for her mother coming home early, Trixie would've been found dead. Laura rushed her to the hospital, where Daniel sat waiting. He was furious when he heard the news of the picture getting out, and decided from their he had to do something. If it hadn't been for Jason Underhill, none of this would have ever happened. The boys hockey practice would be ending soon, so he left the hospital and headed for the parking lot. When Jason reached the car, Daniel was already inside.

I know its been awhile since i last blogged, but i am back! The Tenth Circle has kept me occupied over the long winter break! 

If you can remember, Trixie is having a hard time getting her life back to normal. Her best friend has left her side, and all the kids in school are too afraid to say anything to her, as if she might go crazy. Meanwhile, at home, Laura and Daniel are trying to get through everything alongside the horrific rape incident, like their marriage. Also, Detective Bartholemew is beginning to investigate deeper into the rape case. He interviews Zephyr and Moss, who fail to give him any important information. However, Trixie, seeing Janice, the sexual assualt advocate, spills things that are said to be "confidential." The family soon finds that the information told about the cuts on her arm not being from Jason will be used against her in court. To make matters worse, Moss, Jason's best friend, hacks into the schools computers and sends out the picture taken that night of Trixie half naked. Back at school, Trixie is mortified when she can't escape the computer screens with her face staring back at her. A line at the end of the chapter writes "The first frantic fall didn't hurt nearly as much as getting back on your feet afterward." 

To recap my last blog, Trixie has returned home from Zephyr's house, and told her father she has been raped. Daniel rushes Trixie, a total mess, to the hospital and frantically explains what has happened to his daughter. Trixie stays quiet, and appears out of it as the doctors begin to examine her. Daniel phones his wife Laura repeatedly but there is no answer. Laura is too busy breaking up with her secret relationship with one of her college students to pick up the phone. Trixie is thoroughly questioned, the doctor making sure she gets every detail to what happened at Zephyr's. After Trixie has spilled the story, Daniel wants to kill Jason. His anger gets the best of him and he punches a hole in the hospital wall. After this, Trixie is examined from head to toe for any important evidence on the rape victim. The procedure is intricate and somewhat embarrassing for Trixie, but she doesn't think anything of it. When Laura finally gets Daniel's voicemails, she rushes to the hospital and tries to comfort Trixie. Daniel is infuriated with Laura, and knows something is up. When they all later return home, Daniel explodes at Laura, and finally opens up to the reality of the situation. They had been avoiding it all along, and now as Trixie is hurt they bring up the argument. Word leaks out about the rape, and people are shocked. Everyone knows Jason as a star athlete, who would never purposely harm anyone. Many people accuse Trixie as faking it, and when she returns to school, no one talks to her. Trixie is called terrible names, and even Zephyr turns on her. She chops off all her hair, and tries to hide, but you can't escape reality

Research Paper Cont.

Scharnburg, Kirsten. "After Plastic Surgeries, More Do An About-Face." Chicago Tribune 28 Jan 2008: n.p.. SIRS Researcher. SIRS Knowledge Source. 8 Dec 2008 .

The author, Kirsten Scharnburg is a well known journalist in Chicago, working as a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. She has written many articles about many different topics, from politics to cosmetic surgery. In the entry, Scharnburg discusses the problems people face from plastic surgery, and the regrets many feel after going under the knife. Scharnburg speaks to patients who are dissapointed with their results, as well as surgeons who are seeing more plastic "redos" in their offices. One patient, Debra Dunn, hated her nose job so much she hardly ever went out in public, and made sure to hide it behind her long hair if needed. Dunn felt she lost her own self in this new fake nose, and it didn't suit her at all. The nose Dunn said was so similar to anyone else getting this surgery, and ended up paying 3 times as much to reconstruct her nose back to what it was before. Her surgeon, Dr. Andrew Jacano states that "one out of about every two or three procedures I do is a revision surgery." Patients often become more self concious with the initial plastic surgery, and feel as if cloned to be someone they are not. Many people regret reconstructing their bodies, and later revising it and never going under the knife again. Cosmetic surgeries as we see can be wasteful, and never what the patients are expecting

Research Paper

Should non life-saving situations be banned from plastic surgery due to the health problems patients may face?

Nowak, Rachel . "When Looks Can Kill." New Scientist 21 Oct 2006: 18-21. SIRS Researcher. SIRS Knowledge Source. Edina High School. 8 Dec 2008 http://www.sirs.com/.

Rachel Nowak is New Scientist's Australasian editor and her job is to make sure that the top Science news from Australia and near is heard all around the world. In this specific article "When Looks Can Kill." Nowak analyzes researcher's studies on the risks of certain plastic surgery. The main concern is the high risk of suicide from women who undergo cosmetic surgery. One study found that "women who recieve breast implants are two to three times as liekly to kill themselves as those who have not." Reasons of this include drug and alcohol abuse more likely in patients as well as BDD disorder and women's brain chemistry altered from leaking implants. However, Nowak states that many of these studies have not been proved 100% accurate, so many surgeons and researchers dismiss the "assumptions". One factor that also could contribute to the high risk of suicide is women's peronality traits and/or disorders that are not obvious to surgeons. One thing that Nowak states is "Some surgeons say if a patient elects to do it, shouldn't i go ahead? My answer is: You as the surgeon can elect not to do it." This article describes some of the issues of cosmetic surgery in the world today.