Melindas emotions

Are you referring to Part 3? When Melinda arrives at the store, she is informed that her mother is on the phone. Melinda browses and tries on jeans alone. After selecting a pair of jeans, Melinda waits for her mother by examining herself in the three-way mirror. She remembers reading a story about a woman who was burned and had new skin sewed on. Melinda says she feels as if her skin has been burned off. She decides that she just needs to hang on long enough to let her skin graft. She is going to try hard to be more normal.