Amelia had told her everything, including her online friendship with Ben, a gay teenager who began texting her earlier that year. As a result Amelia is also initially unable to tell Sylvia about her lesbian relationship with a fellow member named Dylan, the animosity that is directed at her by the Maggie leader Zadie, or evidence of Sylvia's boyfriend Ian cheating on her with another woman. Amelia's relationship with Dylan and her membership with the Maggies ends after Zadie enters Amelia's home and discovers the two together, after which point Zadie begins encouraging the other Maggies to bully Amelia. She's told not to tell anyone or the group will do something to hurt Sylvia. She eventually confides in the school counselor, who successfully encourages her to talk to Sylvia. Sylvia is initially resentful that Amelia lied to her, especially as she is so upset over Ian's cheating, but is supportive of her friend. The two write a letter to Dylan asking for explanation, only for Zadie to send it to the entire school, outing her as a lesbian. She's brought into the office by Grace Hall's headmaster Phillip Woodhouse in an attempt to get her to tell him everything about the Maggies, as he had been trying to get rid of the school's secret societies. Amelia chooses not to say anything because she's afraid of what the group will do to Dylan, because while Woodhouse might be able to protect Sylvia he would be unable to protect Dylan. It is also revealed that Ben is actually Kate's boss Jeremy, Amelia's biological father. She and Jeremy had previously had a one night stand years earlier while Kate was interning at his company, however Kate had mistakenly thought that the true father was Daniel, a fellow student, but had told no one about who she believed the father was. Jeremy had realized that Amelia was his daughter after she showed signs of Waardenburg syndrome, which runs in his family. Kate is initially led to believe that Amelia was pushed by Zadie and confronts the girl at her home, only to discover that not only was Zadie not responsible for Amelia's fall but that Zadie's mother Adele had made her recruit Amelia and that Zadie was conceived during an affair Adele had with Jeremy. Ultimately Kate discovers the truth behind Amelia's death - she was accidentally pushed off by Sylvia during an argument,