Character: Melissa Campbell

Episode Title: "Chapter Thirty-Two"

Airdate: January 21, 2002

Amber played Melissa Campbell in "Chapter Thirty-Two".  Melissa was a teenager with a dark secret.  At the beginning of the show she throws herself down the stairs and ends up crying in the arms of a teacher.  Soon we find out she is pregnant but the father is not who you would expect.  After refusing to open up about her situation, a concerned teacher finally discovers the truth: she is having the baby for her mom – who can’t have children herself.  The baby’s father turned out to be Melissa’s own father.  

Quote From Amber:

“On Boston Public, the character is a young girl in high school who’s pregnant.  There’s one scene where I throw myself down the stairs because I’m trying to have a miscarriage.  They had me do it eight times!  By the end of it, my arms were in so much pain because I was giving it my all every single time.” …

Soaps In Depth  January 22, 2002