Marissa

She's the one who talks to you about how much things are going to cost and how much you're going to have to pay.

And she's just kind of registering you into the system.

She tells me the cost of everything and the cost for the rape kit was $4,000.

And my friend who was there with me said, she doesn't have to pay for that.

Someone else pays for that.

And she said, no, unless you press charges, you have to pay for the rape kit out of pocket.

And I think for some reason, this is when a lot of everything hit me.

I became super upset.

I was trying so hard to do the right thing and do what I was told to do.

And I was a college student.

I couldn't fork up $4,000 for this.

I was beyond inconsolable at this point.

And she was so callous.

She was so just like, I'm sorry, it's the law.

And my friend is sitting there like,

Marissa, I know you don't have to pay for this.

I don't know why you don't, but I know that you don't.

And at this point, the victim advocate hadn't showed up to the hospital yet.

And my friend, Olivia, stepped out of the room and made a phone call.

And when she came back in, she said, I'm sorry, this is going to make me emotional, but I spoke with my dad and he said that he's going to pay for your rape kit and that you really need to get this done.