Sarah

He told me that SL was very stressed and that he and Marissa had done things that she didn't want to do and that he was feeling really anxious about it because of the way she reacted and the way she stormed out of the house.

He was in like full panic mode.

When Jay told me about it, he was kind of nonchalant about it.

He was like, SL told me this stuff.

I think Jay told me that kind of lightheartedly, not knowing that it was going to be such big evidence later on.

Did you talk to Marissa the next day?

Yes.

She was still very shaken up.

She was very emotional.

She kind of just explained to me in more depth what exactly happened in that room with SL.

And then I told her what Jay had told me about his conversation with SL and how SL had pretty much admitted to Jay that he knew she wanted to stop and he didn't stop.

I realized how serious it was that next day.

I already felt the seriousness of it that night, but I was kind of like, oh, I'm sure she'll be fine.

And that's why I didn't even spend the night with her, which

Now looking back, and we've had conversations about this, I feel like a really awful friend for not staying with her and going to the hospital with her and just being there for her through that.

But that next day, I think I realized that she was going to need some serious support through all of this.

My name is Jane and I met Marissa in high school, actually through Sarah.

We became good friends towards the end of my high school experience.

I would describe Marissa as loyal, supportive, and loving.

She has helped me through a lot of really hard times and always has good advice and has been there when I've needed her.