Melody Peters

Melody Peters, (b. 1995, d. 2011), was the daughter of Lauren and Alistair Peters. She had two brothers, Landon and Ayden.

Melody attended Chelston School, a private boarding school in the South East of England, along with her best friend Abby Tucker.

Both Melody and Abby were in a car crash when they were sixteen. Unfortunately, Melody did not survive the accident.

Early Life
Melody was a bit of a tomboy, growing up with two brothers. She was very musical, playing the piano, guitar, violin, cello and flute. She was her father, Alistair's favourite child.

Boarding School
Melody like her brothers went to boarding school but unlike her brothers, her school was further away from home. The boys' boarded in a school in Surrey (the same county that they lived in) while Melody boarded at Chelston School, to the north east of London.

Death
On the way home for summer, the car carrying Melody and her best friend Abby Tucker crashed. They were driven into by a drunk driver. Abby was only slightly hurt while Melody lost her life. She was only sixteen.

Physical Appearance
Melody was a very pretty girl with long, dark, curly hair and sparkly hazel eyes. Her hair was an untameable mess of curls.

Personality & Traits
Melody was very outspoken but she would rarely bother to defend herself if someone spoke badly about her, choosing to ignore them instead. She was very blunt.

She was highly intelligent and was perhaps even a musical genius.

Likes

 * Melody loves wearing bright coloured vans.

Relationships
Melody was not the quickest to form relationships but once she did, they were always meaningful.

Her Parents
Melody was her father's favourite child and was loved dearly by both her parents.

Her Siblings
Even though her brother Ayden was younger than her, both he and their elder brother Landon were highly protective of her.

Her Friends
Melody was not quick to make friends. Her best friend, Abby Tucker, had been her friend since they were nine-year-old. When Zach Mulligan moves to the school, their friendship circle grows to include him, Alex Lansing and Ben Richter.

Boyfriends
Melody had two boyfriends during her teens. Her first boyfriend, Harry, wasn't the nicest. But her second boyfriend, Zach Mulligan, more than made up for him.

Enforced Rules
Landon Peters visits his sister's grave and talks to her about Aurora Stone.
 * Melody is first seen in a photograph in Landon Peters childhood bedroom.
 * She is mentioned by Lauren Peters in a conversation with Aurora Stone.
 * Landon thinks about her after ending things with Aurora Stone.

A Secret Melody
Melody is the main female protagonist in this book alongside Zach Mulligan. It shows the months leading up to her death.