Ashley Swift

That's when it really set in. Mom wasn't going to be here anymore. And that mom wasn't coming back home.

That's when it really set in. Mom wasn't going to be here anymore. And that mom wasn't coming back home.

I remember feeling very emotional. I'm having to testify. I'm sorry.

I remember feeling very emotional. I'm having to testify. I'm sorry.

It was very heartbreaking. It's just not fair that she's not here.

It was very heartbreaking. It's just not fair that she's not here.

I was at a friend's house, and I wanted to come home.

I was at a friend's house, and I wanted to come home.

Yes.

Yes.

It does.

It does.

She did come pick me up and we went home.

She did come pick me up and we went home.

When I woke up that morning, it was a slow morning.

When I woke up that morning, it was a slow morning.

I don't think I fully understood right then. So my first thought was, oh, you know, she called somebody else to help her or, you know, a number of things. That wasn't my first thought.

I don't think I fully understood right then. So my first thought was, oh, you know, she called somebody else to help her or, you know, a number of things. That wasn't my first thought.

I think my dad was trying to just give us a sense of normalcy. Halloween is my least favorite holiday now.

I think my dad was trying to just give us a sense of normalcy. Halloween is my least favorite holiday now.