Question

Melanie walked out onto the stage, and her stomach dropped like a free-falling elevator. She crept slowly over to the podium and bent the microphone toward her mouth, like the straw in her pink lemonade. She gathered up all of her courage and began to speak, her voice an impostor as it boomed through the microphone. She flinched at its unfamiliarity and scanned the room for her mother's face.

Answer 1

What is Melanie feeling?

Melanie is feeling nervous and scared. She is also feeling overwhelmed by the unfamiliarity of her own voice booming through the microphone.