she 's cruel and frightened and proud and insecure , but she 's still lindsay edgecombe-the girl who freshman year took a key to mari tinsley 's brand-new bmw after mari called her a froshy prostitute , even though mari had just been voted prom queen , and nobody , not even people in her own grade , would stand up to her-and she 's still my best friend , and despite everything i still respect her .