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I can guarantee you that Melissa returning or not have absolutely nothing to do with anyone recognizing anyoneNoticed a lot of the scenarios people mentioned involving time gaps and recognizing people, mainly referenced adults who they had no expectations of being dead.
Not a 13 year old whose due for a major growth spurt on the way to 18 and then the slower development afterwards. And the psychological aspect of dismissing any minor-moderate similarity due to thinking they are DEAD is common after the mourning period, when they move on.
That last growth spurt can and does change people into someone you might not easily recognize. Not including hair, glasses, tattoos, etc which can compound it.
You'd be less likely to recognize someone whose modestly different from what you remember when you think they are dead. You're mind goes 'cant be, they are dead', dismissing it.
So no, it does make sense MC wouldn't recognize her.
And the best way for that twist to come about is actually seeing her and not recognizing her at first, only to learn later on that it is her.
Shawna? After you bag the whole family and are getting ready to settle down, she comes back and viola, the happy ending gets even happier.
And if you had second thoughts about adding that extra twist, you just drop her and no ones the wiser.
It's 100% based on what mood MB wakes up on on any given day (i'm still 100% sure she's gone).