It was 9:45 a.m. on a very warm Saturday morning. Marissa lay in her bed, wide awake. She was wearing her pajamas, which consisted of a white t-shirt and pink pajama shorts. Due to the unseasonably warm temperature, she lay on top of her comforter. She was in the fetal position -- on her side with her knees bent. For the next ten minutes, she stared at the wall as she rested her head on her pillow. Suddenly, the sound of footsteps interrupted her daydream. As the footsteps got closer to her room, Marissa quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. Her mother, Julia stood in the doorway, smiling as she looked in on her. Julia wore a p
At 10:45 a.m. on the morning of Good Friday, 16-year-old Marissa Callahan was lying in her bed and watching TV. She wore a blue wide-neck t-shirt with blue denim shorts and bare feet. She wore clear polish on her fingernails and toenails. She was waiting for her friend, Traci Delgado to arrive. Marissa was a straight-A sophomore at McLaughlin High School. Unlike other girls her age, she was very kind-hearted and easygoing -- Even toward complete strangers. As she lay in her bed, she couldn't help but slip into a playful mood. She got up and went to the living room. Her mother, Julia was lounging
At 10:45 a.m. on the morning of Good Friday, 16-year-old Marissa Callahan was lying in her bed and watching TV. She wore a blue wide-neck t-shirt with blue denim shorts and bare feet. She wore clear polish on her fingernails and toenails. She was waiting for her friend, Traci Delgado to arrive. Marissa was a straight-A sophomore at McLaughlin High School. Unlike other girls her age, she was very kind-hearted and easygoing -- Even toward complete strangers. As she lay in her bed, she couldn't help but slip into a playful mood. She got up and went to the living room. Her mother, Julia was lounging