Frenemies (2013–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Mommy Dearest - full transcript
When Darlene Haynes announces her pregnancy, best friend and roommate Julie Corey couldn't be happier. When Julie becomes pregnant as well, Darlene is overjoyed ands looks forward to raising their children together. But it is only the calm before the storm and soon everything will unravel to reveal a series of shocking betrayals beyond anyone's belief.
Narrator:
TWO GIRLS WHO GROW UP TOGETHER
BECOME LIKE FAMILY...
THEY TREATED EACH OTHER
LIKE SISTERS.
Narrator: ...UNTIL A BITTER FEUD
TURNS DEADLY.
IT ESCALATED
UP TO ANGER AND RAGE.
BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW
HOW MUCH OF A RAGE IT WAS.
Narrator:
KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE
AND YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER.
Narrator:
KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE
AND YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER.
22-YEAR-OLD KAMISHA RICHARDS
IS OUTGOING
AND LIKES TO TAKE CHARGE.
SHE'S NOT AFRAID
TO SPEAK HER MIND.
Colter-Henry: FROM DAY ONE,
KAMISHA WAS OUTSPOKEN,
VERY OPINIONATED.
SHE WOULD
ARGUE YOU DOWN ABOUT ANYTHING.
Donelle: SHE WASN'T GONNA
TAKE ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY,
AND AT THE SAME TIME,
SHE WAS HELPFUL.
SHE WAS GENEROUS.
Narrator:
18-YEAR-OLD KAYLA HENRIQUES HAS
KNOWN KAMISHA HER ENTIRE LIFE.
THEY GREW UP TOGETHER
IN AN INNER-CITY
HOUSING PROJECT.
KAYLA IS
KAMISHA'S POLAR OPPOSITE.
KAYLA WAS VERY QUIET, SHY,
STAND OFF TO THE SIDE,
ALWAYS HAVE A LITTLE SMILE
BUT JUST A LITTLE DISTANT.
Donelle:
SHE JUST KEPT TO HERSELF.
Narrator: EVER SINCE KAYLA'S
MOTHER DIED AT A YOUNG AGE,
KAMISHA HAS LOOKED OUT FOR HER
LIKE A BIG SISTER.
KAMISHA LOVED KAYLA.
SHE REALLY CARED
A LOT ABOUT HER.
Colter-Henry: KAYLA --
SHE OPENED UP TO KAMISHA.
SHE LOOKED UP TO HER.
Narrator: KAMISHA TAKES KAYLA
UNDER HER WING,
AND THEY BECOME CLOSE FRIENDS.
BUT ONE DAY, THIS WILL LEAD
TO DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES.
THE YEARS GO BY,
AND KAYLA AND KAMISHA'S
FRIENDSHIP FLOURISHES.
BUT THE GIRLS GROW EVEN CLOSER
WHEN KAMISHA FALLS IN LOVE
WITH KAYLA'S OLDER BROTHER,
RAMEL.
KAMISHA WAS
HEAD OVER HEELS FOR HIM.
KAMISHA AND RAMEL WERE, LIKE,
ATTACHED AT THE HIP.
Narrator: SOON, KAMISHA MOVES IN
WITH RAMEL AND KAYLA
AND THE TWO GIRLS SPEND
EVEN MORE TIME TOGETHER.
Colter-Henry:
ONE YEAR, KAMISHA WENT OUT
AND BOUGHT A CHRISTMAS TREE,
SOME PRESENTS,
SOME DECORATIONS AND STUFF.
SHE SAID, "THEY HAVEN'T HAD
A CHRISTMAS LIKE THIS
"SINCE THEIR MOM PASSED AWAY,
AND I ALWAYS WANT THEM
TO FEEL LIKE A FAMILY."
Narrator: BY THE TIME KAMISHA
FINISHES HIGH SCHOOL IN 2006,
SHE AND KAYLA ARE SO CLOSE,
THEY'RE LIKE FAMILY.
AND THEY TREATED EACH OTHER
LIKE SISTERS.
Narrator: BUT THEIR FRIENDSHIP
BEGINS TO CHANGE
AS THEIR LIVES START TO GO
IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
HARDWORKING AND AMBITIOUS,
KAMISHA LANDS A SCHOLARSHIP
TO COLLEGE AND WORKS FULL TIME.
SHE WAS ON THE HONOR ROLL.
SHE HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
SHE WAS A BOOKWORM.
KAMISHA WAS A BOOKWORM.
SHE ALWAYS HAD IN HER MIND
WHERE SHE WANTED TO GO,
AND SHE WORKED VERY HARD
TO GET THERE.
Schneiqua:
SHE KNEW THAT IF YOU WANT IT,
YOU CAN'T JUST SIT DOWN HERE
AND WAIT FOR IT.
YOU GOT TO GET OUT THERE,
AND YOU GOT TO GO GET IT.
Narrator:
KAYLA, ON THE OTHER HAND,
JUST HANGS OUT
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND SKIPS SCHOOL.
KAYLA WAS ENROLLED IN SCHOOL,
BUT SHE WASN'T REALLY GOING.
Narrator: WHEN KAYLA FALLS
UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF A BAD CROWD,
KAMISHA WORRIES SHE WILL DESTROY
HER CHANCES FOR A GOOD FUTURE.
THEN ONE DAY IN 2009,
KAMISHA'S WORST FEARS
ARE CONFIRMED.
16-YEAR-OLD KAYLA CONFIDES
TO KAMISHA
THAT SHE IS IN TROUBLE.
KAMISHA CALLED ME ONE DAY
AND WAS LIKE, "MOM...
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU."
I SAID, "OKAY."
SHE SAID, "KAYLA'S PREGNANT."
I'M PREGNANT.
AND I SAID, "OH, WOW."
Schneiqua: KAYLA WAS SCARED.
I NEVER SEEN NOTHING LIKE IT.
Narrator: KAYLA IS TERRIFIED
TO HAVE A BABY
AND RAISE IT ON HER OWN.
AS SHE HAS ALWAYS DONE,
KAYLA LEANS ON KAMISHA
FOR SUPPORT,
AND KAMISHA HELPS HER FRIEND.
Donelle:
WHEN KAYLA GOT PREGNANT,
I DON'T EVEN THINK
SHE EVER BEEN TO THE DOCTOR.
MY SISTER TOOK HER TO HER
FIRST DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.
Narrator: KAMISHA TAKES CARE
OF HER BEST FRIEND, KAYLA,
THROUGHOUT HER PREGNANCY.
Colter-Henry: IN HER HEART,
THAT WAS HER FAMILY.
"I'M GONNA
TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY."
Narrator: THEN IN 2010,
BABY ALEX IS BORN,
AND KAMISHA STARTS
TAKING CARE OF HIM, TOO.
Colter-Henry: KAMISHA WOULD SAY,
"I'M GETTING READY
TO GO GIVE KAYLA SOME MONEY
"FOR THE BABY.
I'M GONNA
GO BUY BABY ALEX SOMETHING."
Donelle:
KAMISHA DID A LOT FOR KAYLA
AS FAR AS GIVING HER MONEY
FOR FOOD WHEN SHE NEEDED IT,
BUYING BABY PAMPERS AND MILK.
Narrator: BUT THERE ARE
STRINGS ATTACHED TO THE MONEY.
KAMISHA STARTS TELLING KAYLA
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THE BABY.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW
THE INSTRUCTIONS.
SHE THINKS
SHE'S BEING A GOOD FRIEND,
BUT KAYLA STARTS
TO RESENT HER ADVICE.
I'M JUST SAYING,
BREAST FEEDING CAN HELP YOU LOSE
SOME OF THAT BABY FAT.
Schneiqua:
KAMISHA WAS TRYING TO BE
MORE LIKE OF A BIG SISTER.
BUT KAYLA WASN'T
REALLY LOOKING FOR THAT.
KAYLA'S AT A POINT WHERE
SHE'S THINKING IN HER HEAD,
"WELL, I'M THE MOTHER.
THIS IS MY BABY."
Narrator:
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER,
CRACKS START TO SHOW
IN THEIR FRIENDSHIP.
BUT DESPITE
KAYLA'S DEEPENING RESENTMENT,
SHE STILL LOOKS
TO HER FRIEND KAMISHA FOR MONEY.
I NEED $20.
Donelle: KAYLA WOULD ASK
TO BORROW THESE THINGS.
"OH, KAMISHA, CAN I BORROW MONEY
SO I CAN GO GET ALEX SOME MILK?"
Narrator: KAYLA ASKS
FOR MORE AND MORE LOANS,
BUT SHE DOESN'T BOTHER
TO PAY THE MONEY BACK.
KAMISHA STARTS TO FEEL
HER BEST FRIEND IS
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HER.
Schneiqua:
I WOULD ALWAYS TELL KAMISHA,
"YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE CARE
OF THEM.
YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOURSELF
AT THE END OF THE DAY, KAMISHA."
Simon: EVEN RAMEL WOULD BE LIKE,
"OH, YOU'RE DOING TOO MUCH.
YOU NEED TO STOP."
WHY ARE YOU BUYING
ALL THIS?
Narrator:
BUT KAYLA CAN'T TAKE CARE
OF THE BABY ON HER OWN.
KAMISHA FEELS
SHE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO HELP.
Colter-Henry: HER HEART WOULD
NOT ALLOW HER TO STOP
BECAUSE SHE FELT AS THOUGH SHE'S
GONNA DO WHAT SHE HAS TO DO
TO HELP OUT WITH THE BABY.
Narrator:
BUT THE MORE KAYLA DEPENDS
ON HER FRIEND KAMISHA FOR MONEY,
THE MORE ANGRY SHE BECOMES.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW
HOW TO TELL MY SISTER,
"OH, I WISH
WE COULD JUST STEP BACK."
Narrator: KAMISHA AND KAYLA
HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR LIFE,
BUT NOW THEIR RESENTMENTS
TOWARD EACH OTHER
START TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL.
I NEVER THOUGHT
THAT THE ARGUMENT WAS SO SEVERE
AS TO WHERE IT WOULD ESCALATE --
NEVER.
Narrator:
KAYLA AND KAMISHA ARE HEADED
FOR A DEADLY CONFRONTATION.
NO ONE KNEW
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT.
AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW
THAT YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT A PERSON IS CAPABLE OF.
Narrator:
KAYLA AND KAMISHA HAVE BEEN
CLOSE FRIENDS SINCE CHILDHOOD.
IF ANYONE COULD
GET THROUGH TO KAYLA,
IT WOULD BE KAMISHA.
THEY LOVED EACH OTHER.
Narrator:
BUT WHEN KAYLA HAS A BABY,
THEIR FRIENDSHIP STARTS
TO FALL APART.
KAYLA IS SICK OF BEING
BOSSED AROUND BY KAMISHA.
KAYLA FEELS LIKE
SHE'S ALWAYS BEING A PUSHOVER.
Narrator:
AND KAMISHA THINKS KAYLA IS
AN UNGRATEFUL MOOCH.
Donelle:
KAMISHA STARTED TO FEEL LIKE
SHE WAS BEING
TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.
Narrator: BUT AS THEIR
FRIENDSHIP HANGS BY A THREAD,
KAMISHA MOVES FORWARD
WITH HER LIFE.
ON MAY 27, 2010, SHE GRADUATES
FROM JOHN JAY COLLEGE,
THE FIRST PERSON IN HER FAMILY
TO RECEIVE A COLLEGE DEGREE.
Schneiqua:
EVERYBODY LOOKED UP TO KAMISHA.
WHO COULDN'T LOOK UP TO HER?
A PERSON COMING
FROM CYPRESS HILLS PROJECTS,
GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL,
FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL,
FINISHING COLLEGE,
GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE.
EVERYBODY WAS PROUD
TO SEE THAT IN HER.
EVERYBODY.
WHOO!
OH!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: EVERYBODY, IT SEEMS,
EXCEPT KAYLA.
SHE CAN'T EVEN HIDE
THE BITTERNESS SHE FEELS
TOWARDS HER FRIEND.
Schneiqua:
WE WENT ALONG TO GO TAKE
THE GRADUATION PICTURES
FOR COLLEGE,
SO KAYLA CAME ALONG.
WE'RE SMILING. WE'RE TALKING.
I TURN AND LOOK BACK AT KAYLA.
KAYLA HAD THIS FACE LOOK AS IF,
"I COULD BE
SOMEWHERE ELSE RIGHT NOW."
Narrator: KAYLA MAY BE
ACTING LIKE SHE DOESN'T CARE,
BUT SECRETLY,
SHE ENVIES HER FRIEND.
THEY STARTED LIFE TOGETHER
IN THE PROJECTS.
NOW KAMISHA IS ON HER WAY
TO A BETTER LIFE
WHILE KAYLA'S FUTURE
AS A SINGLE MOTHER LOOKS BLEAK.
KAYLA WAS JEALOUS OF MY SISTER
BECAUSE MY SISTER HAD
EVERYTHING THAT SHE WANTED.
Narrator: AND BECAUSE KAMISHA IS
DOING SO WELL,
KAYLA FEELS EVEN MORE ENTITLED
TO ASK FOR HELP.
AND KAMISHA KEEPS HELPING,
AS SHE HAS ALWAYS DONE.
Colter-Henry:
I WOULD TELL KAMISHA,
"YOU HAVE TO LET
EVERYONE GROW UP
"AND STAND
ON THEIR OWN TWO FEET.
IF YOU KEEP DOING FOR PEOPLE,
YOU'RE ENABLING THEM."
Narrator:
EVEN THOUGH KAMISHA IS RESENTFUL
THAT SHE'S BEING
TAKEN FOR GRANTED,
SHE CAN'T SAY NO
WHEN IT COMES TO THE BABY.
WHATEVER SHE CAN DO
TO HELP BABY ALEX,
KAMISHA DID IT.
SHE LOVED THE BABY.
KAMISHA LOVED THE BABY.
Narrator: BUT THEN IT ALL COMES
CRASHING DOWN ONE DAY
WHEN KAMISHA FINDS OUT
THAT THE MONEY SHE HAS BEEN
GIVING TO HER BEST FRIEND
DOESN'T ALWAYS GO TO THE BABY.
KAMISHA GAVE KAYLA $20
TO BUY BABY ALEX SOME MILK.
SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER,
KAYLA DIDN'T GO BUY THE MILK.
KAMISHA THEN PROCEEDED
TO TELL KAYLA,
"SINCE YOU DIDN'T DO
THE RIGHT THING BY THE BABY,
I WANT MY MONEY BACK."
Narrator: KAYLA IMMEDIATELY GOES
ON THE DEFENSIVE.
NOT ONLY DOES SHE REFUSE
TO GIVE KAMISHA BACK HER MONEY.
SHE GOES ON THE INTERNET
AND POSTS
NASTY COMMENTS ABOUT HER
FOR ALL TO SEE.
Schneiqua: KAYLA STARTED
WRITING ON FACEBOOK,
"I DON'T KNOW WHY
SHE'S CALLING ME,
ASKING ME FOR SOME
PUNK-ASS MONEY," AND ALL THIS.
KAMISHA IS OUTRAGED.
THE FRIEND SHE TOOK
UNDER HER WING
SINCE THEY WERE LITTLE GIRLS
IS NOW TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HER.
KAMISHA SAID,
"I'M TIRED OF BEING USED."
"I'M TIRED OF KAYLA TAKING
MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS,
AND I'M NOT GONNA
HAVE IT NO MORE."
Narrator: BUT KAYLA FEELS SHE IS
FINALLY STANDING UP TO KAMISHA.
SHE'S NOT GONNA LET HER FRIEND
TELL HER WHAT TO DO ANYMORE.
KAYLA FELT LIKE,
"OKAY, I HAVE A VOICE.
I GET TO SPEAK NOW."
Narrator:
THE SIMMERING RESENTMENTS
BETWEEN KAYLA AND KAMISHA
HAVE REACHED
THEIR BOILING POINT.
Schneiqua:
I NEVER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED
A FIGHT ERUPTING BETWEEN
KAMISHA AND KAYLA.
Narrator: IN FACT, THEY ARE
HEADED FOR A PUBLIC SHOWDOWN,
AND THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW.
BY THAT TIME, IT ESCALATED
UP TO ANGER AND RAGE,
BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW
HOW MUCH OF A RAGE IT WAS.
Narrator:
ALTHOUGH KAYLA AND KAMISHA
HAVE LIVED TOGETHER LIKE SISTERS
FOR YEARS,
THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY
TO BECOMING BITTER ENEMIES.
KAYLA POSTS NASTY COMMENTS ABOUT
KAMISHA ALL OVER THE INTERNET.
EVEN THOUGH
SHE OWES HER FRIEND $20,
SHE'S TIRED
OF KAMISHA ALWAYS HAVING
THE UPPER HAND.
Simon: KAMISHA FELT LIKE,
"I'M TIRED
OF ME ALWAYS HELPING YOU,
AND YOU'RE SLAPPING ME
IN MY FACE."
Narrator: TO RETALIATE,
KAMISHA FIRES A POST
RIGHT BACK AT KAYLA.
Simon: KAMISHA SAID, "YOU DON'T
DO [BLEEP] FOR NO ONE,
"SO, YEAH,
I WILL BE NEEDING THAT $20.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU WILL
CON ME INTO GIVING YOU MONEY."
Narrator: SUDDENLY, KAYLA FEARS
SHE'S GOING TO LOSE THIS FIGHT
AND BE PUBLICLY HUMILIATED.
Simon: KAYLA RESPONDED,
"DON'T TRY TO EXPOSE ME, MAMA."
Narrator: NOW SHE WANTS TO
CONFRONT KAMISHA FACE-TO-FACE.
Simon:
KAYLA SAID, "I'M NOT THE TYPE
TO THUG IT OUT OVER FACEBOOK.
SEE YOU
WHEN YOU GET HOME FROM WORK."
KAMISHA SAID,
"LAUGH MY ASS OFF, GIRL. BYE.
I GUESS I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
JUST BRING THE MONEY."
KAYLA SAID,
"I AIN'T COMING TO TALK."
RIGHT THERE, THAT'S A THREAT.
I'M LIKE, "BUT, KAMISHA,
SHE DON'T SOUND LIKE
SHE'S PLAYING."
Narrator:
WHILE KAMISHA'S AT WORK,
KAYLA SEETHES WITH ANGER
AT HOME.
SHE COOKS UP A TWISTED PLAN
THAT NOBODY COULD HAVE IMAGINED.
I BELIEVE THE RAGE JUST
CONTINUED INSIDE OF KAYLA.
Narrator: WHEN KAMISHA ARRIVES
HOME THAT NIGHT,
KAYLA IS LYING IN WAIT
WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS.
Colter-Henry:
I BELIEVE THAT THEY WANTED
TO JUST SEE A FIGHT.
I GUESS SHE DIDN'T WANT THEM
TO THINK
THAT SHE WAS JUST ALL TALK.
GUESS SHE WANTED THEM
TO ACTUALLY SEE.
Narrator: KAMISHA'S SURPRISED,
BUT SHE'S NOT AFRAID
OF KAYLA AND HER FRIENDS.
Simon: I THINK AT THAT POINT,
KAMISHA WANTED HER
TO STOP SHOWING OFF.
Narrator: KAMISHA DECIDES SHE'S
GOING TO GET HER MONEY BACK
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
WITNESSES SAY
SHE OPENS THE REFRIGERATOR
AND POURS A BOTTLE
OF BABY FORMULA ON THE FLOOR.
AND SHE SAID,
"WE'RE EVEN NOW. I HAVE MY $20."
Narrator:
SHOCKED, EVERYONE WATCHES
AND WAITS FOR KAYLA'S REACTION.
THE LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP
BETWEEN KAMISHA AND KAYLA
IS AS GOOD AS OVER,
BUT NO ONE COULD PREDICT
THE DEADLY EVENTS
THAT ARE ABOUT TO UNFOLD.
Colter-Henry:
I KNOW KAMISHA'S MOUTH,
AND I KNEW HER ATTITUDE,
BUT NOT FOR A MILLION YEARS
WOULD I HAVE EVER BELIEVED
FOR KAYLA TO ACT IN SUCH A WAY.
I NEVER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.
A PERSON CAN TAKE ONLY SO MUCH
OF ONE'S AGGRAVATION.
EVERYONE HAS
THEIR BOILING POINT.
Richards: CALM DOWN!
Narrator:
THE LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN
BEST FRIENDS KAYLA AND KAMISHA
HAS DISSOLVED INTO HATRED.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
NO, YOU'RE A GROWN WOMAN.
YOU'RE A GROWN WOMAN.
KAYLA WAS REACTING
OFF EMBARRASSMENT.
KAMISHA WAS FINALLY FED UP.
WHEN BOTH CLASHED,
IT BECAME A NASTY EXCHANGE.
Narrator:
NOW THAT THEY'RE FACE-TO-FACE,
THE ANGER EXPLODES.
Schneiqua: NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
KAYLA AND KAMISHA GETS
TO FIGHTING.
Narrator:
THE FIGHT TURNS VIOLENT,
BUT KAYLA DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE
AGAINST KAMISHA.
Donelle: KAMISHA WAS
GETTING THE BEST OF HER.
Narrator:
KAMISHA IS BIGGER AND STRONGER,
AND KAYLA STARTS LOSING
THE FIGHT SHE WANTED HER FRIENDS
TO WITNESS.
YOU BRING ALL YOUR FRIENDS OVER,
AND IN YOUR MIND,
YOU'RE EXPECTING TO WIN,
AND YOU DON'T.
Narrator: SUDDENLY,
THE GROUP OF FRIENDS SEES
KAMISHA DASH TO HER BEDROOM
WITH KAYLA RIGHT BEHIND HER.
KAYLA RAN INTO THE BACK ROOM
WHERE MY SISTER WAS.
Narrator:
AND IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE,
YEARS OF LOVING FRIENDSHIP
BETWEEN THE TWO IS FORGOTTEN.
AND THE HATRED TURNS DEADLY.
SHE STABBED MY SISTER ONCE.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
SHE STABBED HER.
I GUESS SHE MUST'VE SEEN BLOOD.
THE KNIFE PENETRATED HER
RIGHT THROUGH HER HEART.
Narrator:
AFTER KAYLA STABS KAMISHA,
SHE SUDDENLY RACES
FROM THE APARTMENT,
PAST HER STUNNED FRIENDS.
SHE MUST HAVE PANICKED
AND RAN OUT THE HOUSE.
Narrator: MOMENTS LATER,
KAMISHA STAGGERS
FROM THE BACK ROOM.
MY SISTER CAME OUT THE ROOM,
LIKE, "SHE STABBED ME.
SHE STABBED ME.
I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE STABBED ME."
HER WORDS STARTED TO SLUR.
AND SHE STARTED TO FAINT.
AND THE ONLY THING SHE WAS
SAYING WAS, "OH, GOD.
OH, GOD."
Narrator:
ONE OF THE WITNESSES CALLS 911.
JUST THEN,
KAMISHA'S BOYFRIEND, RAMEL,
COMES HOME AND FINDS KAMISHA
BLEEDING AND UNCONSCIOUS.
HE SEEN MY SISTER LAYING THERE.
SHE WASN'T MOVING.
RAMEL FELT ANGRY
BECAUSE ANY OTHER DAY,
HE WOULD BE IN THE HOUSE.
HE WOULD BE HOME.
Narrator: AN AMBULANCE RUSHES
KAMISHA TO THE HOSPITAL.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
Colter-Henry: MY PHONE RUNG.
KAMISHA NAME POPPED UP.
I SAID, "HEY, KAMISHA.
WHAT YOU DOING?"
HE SAID, "NO, IT'S NOT KAMISHA.
IT'S RAMEL."
RAMEL?
"I JUST NEED YOU
TO COME TO BROOKLYN.
KAMISHA HAD A FIGHT,
AND SHE GOT STABBED."
OH, MY GOD.
Narrator: LITTLE DOES
KAMISHA'S MOTHER KNOW
THAT HER BEST FRIEND, KAYLA,
IS THE ONE WHO STABBED HER.
Colter-Henry:
I WENT TO BROOKDALE HOSPITAL.
I SAID, "EXCUSE ME.
I NEED TO SEE
ABOUT MY DAUGHTER."
I TURNED TO MY LEFT.
I SEE OFFICERS BLOCKING
A HOSPITAL ROOM.
KAMISHA?!
KAMISHA?!
I STARTED CALLING HER NAME.
"KAMISHA. KAMISHA, I'M HERE."
I'M LIKE,
"WHY SHE'S NOT ANSWERING ME?"
WHAT'S GOING ON?!
[ Voice breaking ]
AND I ASKED THE OFFICERS...
I SAID, "IS MY DAUGHTER GONE?"
AND HE JUST GRABBED MY HAND.
AND HE SAID...
AND I FELL TO THE FLOOR.
[ Crying ] NO!
Narrator:
BACK AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME,
POLICE QUESTION WITNESSES.
THEY FOLLOW A TRAIL OF BLOOD
TO A BUILDING NEXT DOOR,
WHERE THEY FIND KAYLA
AT A NEIGHBOR'S APARTMENT.
AND THEN ONE THING LED
TO ANOTHER...
KAYLA TELLS POLICE
THAT SHE GRABBED THE KNIFE
IN SELF-DEFENSE
AFTER KAMISHA ATTACKED HER.
KAYLA SAID MY SISTER TRIED
TO COME AT HER WITH SCISSORS,
SO SHE PICKED UP A KNIFE,
AND SHE TRIED
TO PROTECT HERSELF.
Narrator:
BUT POLICE ARREST KAYLA
AND CHARGE HER
WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.
TODAY, SHE REMAINS IN PRISON,
AWAITING TRIAL.
KAYLA CLAIMS
SHE ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE
AND IS PLEADING NOT GUILTY.
HER TRIAL DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET,
BUT SHE IS CONSIDERED INNOCENT
UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
A LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP HAS BEEN
DESTROYED AND TWO LIVES WASTED
BY A FIGHT
THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
NOW SOMEONE'S DEAD,
AND NOW SOMEONE'S IN JAIL.
Narrator: FAMILY AND FRIENDS
ARE STILL SHOCKED
THAT KAMISHA IS GONE
AND SUCH A PROMISING LIFE
IS CUT SHORT.
I JUST FEEL KAMISHA WAS
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD SOUL.
SHE WAS TOO MUCH OF A PURE SOUL
FOR THIS
TO HAVE HAPPENED TO HER.
Donelle: KAMISHA WAS
A BIG PERSONALITY IN MY FAMILY.
WHEN SHE LEFT, IT WAS A TRAGEDY
BECAUSE SHE HAD
SO MUCH GOING FOR HERSELF.
KAMISHA INSPIRED
A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SHE REALLY TOUCHED
A LOT OF LIVES,
AND IT HAS DEVASTATED
A LOT OF PEOPLE.
NOT ONLY HER LIFE ENDED,
BUT SEVERAL OTHER DREAMS ENDED,
TOO.
Narrator: TODAY, KAMISHA'S
FAMILY HAS STARTED A FOUNDATION
THAT HONORS HER MEMORY,
BUT THEY STILL STRUGGLE
TO SWALLOW THIS BITTER TRUTH.
KAYLA, THE FRIEND KAMISHA
HAD ALWAYS HELPED AND PROTECTED,
TURNED OUT TO BE
HER GREATEST ENEMY.
[ Voice breaking ] THERE'S HURT
AND JUST BETRAYAL THAT SOMEBODY
THAT SHE TOOK UNDER HER WING
LIKE A SISTER DID THAT TO HER.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
YOU CAN BE A FRIEND TODAY.
A FRIEND TODAY CAN BE
YOUR ENEMY TOMORROW.
TWO GIRLS WHO GROW UP TOGETHER
BECOME LIKE FAMILY...
THEY TREATED EACH OTHER
LIKE SISTERS.
Narrator: ...UNTIL A BITTER FEUD
TURNS DEADLY.
IT ESCALATED
UP TO ANGER AND RAGE.
BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW
HOW MUCH OF A RAGE IT WAS.
Narrator:
KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE
AND YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER.
Narrator:
KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE
AND YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER.
22-YEAR-OLD KAMISHA RICHARDS
IS OUTGOING
AND LIKES TO TAKE CHARGE.
SHE'S NOT AFRAID
TO SPEAK HER MIND.
Colter-Henry: FROM DAY ONE,
KAMISHA WAS OUTSPOKEN,
VERY OPINIONATED.
SHE WOULD
ARGUE YOU DOWN ABOUT ANYTHING.
Donelle: SHE WASN'T GONNA
TAKE ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY,
AND AT THE SAME TIME,
SHE WAS HELPFUL.
SHE WAS GENEROUS.
Narrator:
18-YEAR-OLD KAYLA HENRIQUES HAS
KNOWN KAMISHA HER ENTIRE LIFE.
THEY GREW UP TOGETHER
IN AN INNER-CITY
HOUSING PROJECT.
KAYLA IS
KAMISHA'S POLAR OPPOSITE.
KAYLA WAS VERY QUIET, SHY,
STAND OFF TO THE SIDE,
ALWAYS HAVE A LITTLE SMILE
BUT JUST A LITTLE DISTANT.
Donelle:
SHE JUST KEPT TO HERSELF.
Narrator: EVER SINCE KAYLA'S
MOTHER DIED AT A YOUNG AGE,
KAMISHA HAS LOOKED OUT FOR HER
LIKE A BIG SISTER.
KAMISHA LOVED KAYLA.
SHE REALLY CARED
A LOT ABOUT HER.
Colter-Henry: KAYLA --
SHE OPENED UP TO KAMISHA.
SHE LOOKED UP TO HER.
Narrator: KAMISHA TAKES KAYLA
UNDER HER WING,
AND THEY BECOME CLOSE FRIENDS.
BUT ONE DAY, THIS WILL LEAD
TO DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES.
THE YEARS GO BY,
AND KAYLA AND KAMISHA'S
FRIENDSHIP FLOURISHES.
BUT THE GIRLS GROW EVEN CLOSER
WHEN KAMISHA FALLS IN LOVE
WITH KAYLA'S OLDER BROTHER,
RAMEL.
KAMISHA WAS
HEAD OVER HEELS FOR HIM.
KAMISHA AND RAMEL WERE, LIKE,
ATTACHED AT THE HIP.
Narrator: SOON, KAMISHA MOVES IN
WITH RAMEL AND KAYLA
AND THE TWO GIRLS SPEND
EVEN MORE TIME TOGETHER.
Colter-Henry:
ONE YEAR, KAMISHA WENT OUT
AND BOUGHT A CHRISTMAS TREE,
SOME PRESENTS,
SOME DECORATIONS AND STUFF.
SHE SAID, "THEY HAVEN'T HAD
A CHRISTMAS LIKE THIS
"SINCE THEIR MOM PASSED AWAY,
AND I ALWAYS WANT THEM
TO FEEL LIKE A FAMILY."
Narrator: BY THE TIME KAMISHA
FINISHES HIGH SCHOOL IN 2006,
SHE AND KAYLA ARE SO CLOSE,
THEY'RE LIKE FAMILY.
AND THEY TREATED EACH OTHER
LIKE SISTERS.
Narrator: BUT THEIR FRIENDSHIP
BEGINS TO CHANGE
AS THEIR LIVES START TO GO
IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
HARDWORKING AND AMBITIOUS,
KAMISHA LANDS A SCHOLARSHIP
TO COLLEGE AND WORKS FULL TIME.
SHE WAS ON THE HONOR ROLL.
SHE HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
SHE WAS A BOOKWORM.
KAMISHA WAS A BOOKWORM.
SHE ALWAYS HAD IN HER MIND
WHERE SHE WANTED TO GO,
AND SHE WORKED VERY HARD
TO GET THERE.
Schneiqua:
SHE KNEW THAT IF YOU WANT IT,
YOU CAN'T JUST SIT DOWN HERE
AND WAIT FOR IT.
YOU GOT TO GET OUT THERE,
AND YOU GOT TO GO GET IT.
Narrator:
KAYLA, ON THE OTHER HAND,
JUST HANGS OUT
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND SKIPS SCHOOL.
KAYLA WAS ENROLLED IN SCHOOL,
BUT SHE WASN'T REALLY GOING.
Narrator: WHEN KAYLA FALLS
UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF A BAD CROWD,
KAMISHA WORRIES SHE WILL DESTROY
HER CHANCES FOR A GOOD FUTURE.
THEN ONE DAY IN 2009,
KAMISHA'S WORST FEARS
ARE CONFIRMED.
16-YEAR-OLD KAYLA CONFIDES
TO KAMISHA
THAT SHE IS IN TROUBLE.
KAMISHA CALLED ME ONE DAY
AND WAS LIKE, "MOM...
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU."
I SAID, "OKAY."
SHE SAID, "KAYLA'S PREGNANT."
I'M PREGNANT.
AND I SAID, "OH, WOW."
Schneiqua: KAYLA WAS SCARED.
I NEVER SEEN NOTHING LIKE IT.
Narrator: KAYLA IS TERRIFIED
TO HAVE A BABY
AND RAISE IT ON HER OWN.
AS SHE HAS ALWAYS DONE,
KAYLA LEANS ON KAMISHA
FOR SUPPORT,
AND KAMISHA HELPS HER FRIEND.
Donelle:
WHEN KAYLA GOT PREGNANT,
I DON'T EVEN THINK
SHE EVER BEEN TO THE DOCTOR.
MY SISTER TOOK HER TO HER
FIRST DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.
Narrator: KAMISHA TAKES CARE
OF HER BEST FRIEND, KAYLA,
THROUGHOUT HER PREGNANCY.
Colter-Henry: IN HER HEART,
THAT WAS HER FAMILY.
"I'M GONNA
TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY."
Narrator: THEN IN 2010,
BABY ALEX IS BORN,
AND KAMISHA STARTS
TAKING CARE OF HIM, TOO.
Colter-Henry: KAMISHA WOULD SAY,
"I'M GETTING READY
TO GO GIVE KAYLA SOME MONEY
"FOR THE BABY.
I'M GONNA
GO BUY BABY ALEX SOMETHING."
Donelle:
KAMISHA DID A LOT FOR KAYLA
AS FAR AS GIVING HER MONEY
FOR FOOD WHEN SHE NEEDED IT,
BUYING BABY PAMPERS AND MILK.
Narrator: BUT THERE ARE
STRINGS ATTACHED TO THE MONEY.
KAMISHA STARTS TELLING KAYLA
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THE BABY.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW
THE INSTRUCTIONS.
SHE THINKS
SHE'S BEING A GOOD FRIEND,
BUT KAYLA STARTS
TO RESENT HER ADVICE.
I'M JUST SAYING,
BREAST FEEDING CAN HELP YOU LOSE
SOME OF THAT BABY FAT.
Schneiqua:
KAMISHA WAS TRYING TO BE
MORE LIKE OF A BIG SISTER.
BUT KAYLA WASN'T
REALLY LOOKING FOR THAT.
KAYLA'S AT A POINT WHERE
SHE'S THINKING IN HER HEAD,
"WELL, I'M THE MOTHER.
THIS IS MY BABY."
Narrator:
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER,
CRACKS START TO SHOW
IN THEIR FRIENDSHIP.
BUT DESPITE
KAYLA'S DEEPENING RESENTMENT,
SHE STILL LOOKS
TO HER FRIEND KAMISHA FOR MONEY.
I NEED $20.
Donelle: KAYLA WOULD ASK
TO BORROW THESE THINGS.
"OH, KAMISHA, CAN I BORROW MONEY
SO I CAN GO GET ALEX SOME MILK?"
Narrator: KAYLA ASKS
FOR MORE AND MORE LOANS,
BUT SHE DOESN'T BOTHER
TO PAY THE MONEY BACK.
KAMISHA STARTS TO FEEL
HER BEST FRIEND IS
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HER.
Schneiqua:
I WOULD ALWAYS TELL KAMISHA,
"YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE CARE
OF THEM.
YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOURSELF
AT THE END OF THE DAY, KAMISHA."
Simon: EVEN RAMEL WOULD BE LIKE,
"OH, YOU'RE DOING TOO MUCH.
YOU NEED TO STOP."
WHY ARE YOU BUYING
ALL THIS?
Narrator:
BUT KAYLA CAN'T TAKE CARE
OF THE BABY ON HER OWN.
KAMISHA FEELS
SHE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO HELP.
Colter-Henry: HER HEART WOULD
NOT ALLOW HER TO STOP
BECAUSE SHE FELT AS THOUGH SHE'S
GONNA DO WHAT SHE HAS TO DO
TO HELP OUT WITH THE BABY.
Narrator:
BUT THE MORE KAYLA DEPENDS
ON HER FRIEND KAMISHA FOR MONEY,
THE MORE ANGRY SHE BECOMES.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW
HOW TO TELL MY SISTER,
"OH, I WISH
WE COULD JUST STEP BACK."
Narrator: KAMISHA AND KAYLA
HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR LIFE,
BUT NOW THEIR RESENTMENTS
TOWARD EACH OTHER
START TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL.
I NEVER THOUGHT
THAT THE ARGUMENT WAS SO SEVERE
AS TO WHERE IT WOULD ESCALATE --
NEVER.
Narrator:
KAYLA AND KAMISHA ARE HEADED
FOR A DEADLY CONFRONTATION.
NO ONE KNEW
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT.
AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW
THAT YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT A PERSON IS CAPABLE OF.
Narrator:
KAYLA AND KAMISHA HAVE BEEN
CLOSE FRIENDS SINCE CHILDHOOD.
IF ANYONE COULD
GET THROUGH TO KAYLA,
IT WOULD BE KAMISHA.
THEY LOVED EACH OTHER.
Narrator:
BUT WHEN KAYLA HAS A BABY,
THEIR FRIENDSHIP STARTS
TO FALL APART.
KAYLA IS SICK OF BEING
BOSSED AROUND BY KAMISHA.
KAYLA FEELS LIKE
SHE'S ALWAYS BEING A PUSHOVER.
Narrator:
AND KAMISHA THINKS KAYLA IS
AN UNGRATEFUL MOOCH.
Donelle:
KAMISHA STARTED TO FEEL LIKE
SHE WAS BEING
TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.
Narrator: BUT AS THEIR
FRIENDSHIP HANGS BY A THREAD,
KAMISHA MOVES FORWARD
WITH HER LIFE.
ON MAY 27, 2010, SHE GRADUATES
FROM JOHN JAY COLLEGE,
THE FIRST PERSON IN HER FAMILY
TO RECEIVE A COLLEGE DEGREE.
Schneiqua:
EVERYBODY LOOKED UP TO KAMISHA.
WHO COULDN'T LOOK UP TO HER?
A PERSON COMING
FROM CYPRESS HILLS PROJECTS,
GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL,
FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL,
FINISHING COLLEGE,
GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE.
EVERYBODY WAS PROUD
TO SEE THAT IN HER.
EVERYBODY.
WHOO!
OH!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: EVERYBODY, IT SEEMS,
EXCEPT KAYLA.
SHE CAN'T EVEN HIDE
THE BITTERNESS SHE FEELS
TOWARDS HER FRIEND.
Schneiqua:
WE WENT ALONG TO GO TAKE
THE GRADUATION PICTURES
FOR COLLEGE,
SO KAYLA CAME ALONG.
WE'RE SMILING. WE'RE TALKING.
I TURN AND LOOK BACK AT KAYLA.
KAYLA HAD THIS FACE LOOK AS IF,
"I COULD BE
SOMEWHERE ELSE RIGHT NOW."
Narrator: KAYLA MAY BE
ACTING LIKE SHE DOESN'T CARE,
BUT SECRETLY,
SHE ENVIES HER FRIEND.
THEY STARTED LIFE TOGETHER
IN THE PROJECTS.
NOW KAMISHA IS ON HER WAY
TO A BETTER LIFE
WHILE KAYLA'S FUTURE
AS A SINGLE MOTHER LOOKS BLEAK.
KAYLA WAS JEALOUS OF MY SISTER
BECAUSE MY SISTER HAD
EVERYTHING THAT SHE WANTED.
Narrator: AND BECAUSE KAMISHA IS
DOING SO WELL,
KAYLA FEELS EVEN MORE ENTITLED
TO ASK FOR HELP.
AND KAMISHA KEEPS HELPING,
AS SHE HAS ALWAYS DONE.
Colter-Henry:
I WOULD TELL KAMISHA,
"YOU HAVE TO LET
EVERYONE GROW UP
"AND STAND
ON THEIR OWN TWO FEET.
IF YOU KEEP DOING FOR PEOPLE,
YOU'RE ENABLING THEM."
Narrator:
EVEN THOUGH KAMISHA IS RESENTFUL
THAT SHE'S BEING
TAKEN FOR GRANTED,
SHE CAN'T SAY NO
WHEN IT COMES TO THE BABY.
WHATEVER SHE CAN DO
TO HELP BABY ALEX,
KAMISHA DID IT.
SHE LOVED THE BABY.
KAMISHA LOVED THE BABY.
Narrator: BUT THEN IT ALL COMES
CRASHING DOWN ONE DAY
WHEN KAMISHA FINDS OUT
THAT THE MONEY SHE HAS BEEN
GIVING TO HER BEST FRIEND
DOESN'T ALWAYS GO TO THE BABY.
KAMISHA GAVE KAYLA $20
TO BUY BABY ALEX SOME MILK.
SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER,
KAYLA DIDN'T GO BUY THE MILK.
KAMISHA THEN PROCEEDED
TO TELL KAYLA,
"SINCE YOU DIDN'T DO
THE RIGHT THING BY THE BABY,
I WANT MY MONEY BACK."
Narrator: KAYLA IMMEDIATELY GOES
ON THE DEFENSIVE.
NOT ONLY DOES SHE REFUSE
TO GIVE KAMISHA BACK HER MONEY.
SHE GOES ON THE INTERNET
AND POSTS
NASTY COMMENTS ABOUT HER
FOR ALL TO SEE.
Schneiqua: KAYLA STARTED
WRITING ON FACEBOOK,
"I DON'T KNOW WHY
SHE'S CALLING ME,
ASKING ME FOR SOME
PUNK-ASS MONEY," AND ALL THIS.
KAMISHA IS OUTRAGED.
THE FRIEND SHE TOOK
UNDER HER WING
SINCE THEY WERE LITTLE GIRLS
IS NOW TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HER.
KAMISHA SAID,
"I'M TIRED OF BEING USED."
"I'M TIRED OF KAYLA TAKING
MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS,
AND I'M NOT GONNA
HAVE IT NO MORE."
Narrator: BUT KAYLA FEELS SHE IS
FINALLY STANDING UP TO KAMISHA.
SHE'S NOT GONNA LET HER FRIEND
TELL HER WHAT TO DO ANYMORE.
KAYLA FELT LIKE,
"OKAY, I HAVE A VOICE.
I GET TO SPEAK NOW."
Narrator:
THE SIMMERING RESENTMENTS
BETWEEN KAYLA AND KAMISHA
HAVE REACHED
THEIR BOILING POINT.
Schneiqua:
I NEVER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED
A FIGHT ERUPTING BETWEEN
KAMISHA AND KAYLA.
Narrator: IN FACT, THEY ARE
HEADED FOR A PUBLIC SHOWDOWN,
AND THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW.
BY THAT TIME, IT ESCALATED
UP TO ANGER AND RAGE,
BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW
HOW MUCH OF A RAGE IT WAS.
Narrator:
ALTHOUGH KAYLA AND KAMISHA
HAVE LIVED TOGETHER LIKE SISTERS
FOR YEARS,
THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY
TO BECOMING BITTER ENEMIES.
KAYLA POSTS NASTY COMMENTS ABOUT
KAMISHA ALL OVER THE INTERNET.
EVEN THOUGH
SHE OWES HER FRIEND $20,
SHE'S TIRED
OF KAMISHA ALWAYS HAVING
THE UPPER HAND.
Simon: KAMISHA FELT LIKE,
"I'M TIRED
OF ME ALWAYS HELPING YOU,
AND YOU'RE SLAPPING ME
IN MY FACE."
Narrator: TO RETALIATE,
KAMISHA FIRES A POST
RIGHT BACK AT KAYLA.
Simon: KAMISHA SAID, "YOU DON'T
DO [BLEEP] FOR NO ONE,
"SO, YEAH,
I WILL BE NEEDING THAT $20.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU WILL
CON ME INTO GIVING YOU MONEY."
Narrator: SUDDENLY, KAYLA FEARS
SHE'S GOING TO LOSE THIS FIGHT
AND BE PUBLICLY HUMILIATED.
Simon: KAYLA RESPONDED,
"DON'T TRY TO EXPOSE ME, MAMA."
Narrator: NOW SHE WANTS TO
CONFRONT KAMISHA FACE-TO-FACE.
Simon:
KAYLA SAID, "I'M NOT THE TYPE
TO THUG IT OUT OVER FACEBOOK.
SEE YOU
WHEN YOU GET HOME FROM WORK."
KAMISHA SAID,
"LAUGH MY ASS OFF, GIRL. BYE.
I GUESS I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
JUST BRING THE MONEY."
KAYLA SAID,
"I AIN'T COMING TO TALK."
RIGHT THERE, THAT'S A THREAT.
I'M LIKE, "BUT, KAMISHA,
SHE DON'T SOUND LIKE
SHE'S PLAYING."
Narrator:
WHILE KAMISHA'S AT WORK,
KAYLA SEETHES WITH ANGER
AT HOME.
SHE COOKS UP A TWISTED PLAN
THAT NOBODY COULD HAVE IMAGINED.
I BELIEVE THE RAGE JUST
CONTINUED INSIDE OF KAYLA.
Narrator: WHEN KAMISHA ARRIVES
HOME THAT NIGHT,
KAYLA IS LYING IN WAIT
WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS.
Colter-Henry:
I BELIEVE THAT THEY WANTED
TO JUST SEE A FIGHT.
I GUESS SHE DIDN'T WANT THEM
TO THINK
THAT SHE WAS JUST ALL TALK.
GUESS SHE WANTED THEM
TO ACTUALLY SEE.
Narrator: KAMISHA'S SURPRISED,
BUT SHE'S NOT AFRAID
OF KAYLA AND HER FRIENDS.
Simon: I THINK AT THAT POINT,
KAMISHA WANTED HER
TO STOP SHOWING OFF.
Narrator: KAMISHA DECIDES SHE'S
GOING TO GET HER MONEY BACK
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
WITNESSES SAY
SHE OPENS THE REFRIGERATOR
AND POURS A BOTTLE
OF BABY FORMULA ON THE FLOOR.
AND SHE SAID,
"WE'RE EVEN NOW. I HAVE MY $20."
Narrator:
SHOCKED, EVERYONE WATCHES
AND WAITS FOR KAYLA'S REACTION.
THE LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP
BETWEEN KAMISHA AND KAYLA
IS AS GOOD AS OVER,
BUT NO ONE COULD PREDICT
THE DEADLY EVENTS
THAT ARE ABOUT TO UNFOLD.
Colter-Henry:
I KNOW KAMISHA'S MOUTH,
AND I KNEW HER ATTITUDE,
BUT NOT FOR A MILLION YEARS
WOULD I HAVE EVER BELIEVED
FOR KAYLA TO ACT IN SUCH A WAY.
I NEVER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.
A PERSON CAN TAKE ONLY SO MUCH
OF ONE'S AGGRAVATION.
EVERYONE HAS
THEIR BOILING POINT.
Richards: CALM DOWN!
Narrator:
THE LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN
BEST FRIENDS KAYLA AND KAMISHA
HAS DISSOLVED INTO HATRED.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
NO, YOU'RE A GROWN WOMAN.
YOU'RE A GROWN WOMAN.
KAYLA WAS REACTING
OFF EMBARRASSMENT.
KAMISHA WAS FINALLY FED UP.
WHEN BOTH CLASHED,
IT BECAME A NASTY EXCHANGE.
Narrator:
NOW THAT THEY'RE FACE-TO-FACE,
THE ANGER EXPLODES.
Schneiqua: NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
KAYLA AND KAMISHA GETS
TO FIGHTING.
Narrator:
THE FIGHT TURNS VIOLENT,
BUT KAYLA DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE
AGAINST KAMISHA.
Donelle: KAMISHA WAS
GETTING THE BEST OF HER.
Narrator:
KAMISHA IS BIGGER AND STRONGER,
AND KAYLA STARTS LOSING
THE FIGHT SHE WANTED HER FRIENDS
TO WITNESS.
YOU BRING ALL YOUR FRIENDS OVER,
AND IN YOUR MIND,
YOU'RE EXPECTING TO WIN,
AND YOU DON'T.
Narrator: SUDDENLY,
THE GROUP OF FRIENDS SEES
KAMISHA DASH TO HER BEDROOM
WITH KAYLA RIGHT BEHIND HER.
KAYLA RAN INTO THE BACK ROOM
WHERE MY SISTER WAS.
Narrator:
AND IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE,
YEARS OF LOVING FRIENDSHIP
BETWEEN THE TWO IS FORGOTTEN.
AND THE HATRED TURNS DEADLY.
SHE STABBED MY SISTER ONCE.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
SHE STABBED HER.
I GUESS SHE MUST'VE SEEN BLOOD.
THE KNIFE PENETRATED HER
RIGHT THROUGH HER HEART.
Narrator:
AFTER KAYLA STABS KAMISHA,
SHE SUDDENLY RACES
FROM THE APARTMENT,
PAST HER STUNNED FRIENDS.
SHE MUST HAVE PANICKED
AND RAN OUT THE HOUSE.
Narrator: MOMENTS LATER,
KAMISHA STAGGERS
FROM THE BACK ROOM.
MY SISTER CAME OUT THE ROOM,
LIKE, "SHE STABBED ME.
SHE STABBED ME.
I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE STABBED ME."
HER WORDS STARTED TO SLUR.
AND SHE STARTED TO FAINT.
AND THE ONLY THING SHE WAS
SAYING WAS, "OH, GOD.
OH, GOD."
Narrator:
ONE OF THE WITNESSES CALLS 911.
JUST THEN,
KAMISHA'S BOYFRIEND, RAMEL,
COMES HOME AND FINDS KAMISHA
BLEEDING AND UNCONSCIOUS.
HE SEEN MY SISTER LAYING THERE.
SHE WASN'T MOVING.
RAMEL FELT ANGRY
BECAUSE ANY OTHER DAY,
HE WOULD BE IN THE HOUSE.
HE WOULD BE HOME.
Narrator: AN AMBULANCE RUSHES
KAMISHA TO THE HOSPITAL.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
Colter-Henry: MY PHONE RUNG.
KAMISHA NAME POPPED UP.
I SAID, "HEY, KAMISHA.
WHAT YOU DOING?"
HE SAID, "NO, IT'S NOT KAMISHA.
IT'S RAMEL."
RAMEL?
"I JUST NEED YOU
TO COME TO BROOKLYN.
KAMISHA HAD A FIGHT,
AND SHE GOT STABBED."
OH, MY GOD.
Narrator: LITTLE DOES
KAMISHA'S MOTHER KNOW
THAT HER BEST FRIEND, KAYLA,
IS THE ONE WHO STABBED HER.
Colter-Henry:
I WENT TO BROOKDALE HOSPITAL.
I SAID, "EXCUSE ME.
I NEED TO SEE
ABOUT MY DAUGHTER."
I TURNED TO MY LEFT.
I SEE OFFICERS BLOCKING
A HOSPITAL ROOM.
KAMISHA?!
KAMISHA?!
I STARTED CALLING HER NAME.
"KAMISHA. KAMISHA, I'M HERE."
I'M LIKE,
"WHY SHE'S NOT ANSWERING ME?"
WHAT'S GOING ON?!
[ Voice breaking ]
AND I ASKED THE OFFICERS...
I SAID, "IS MY DAUGHTER GONE?"
AND HE JUST GRABBED MY HAND.
AND HE SAID...
AND I FELL TO THE FLOOR.
[ Crying ] NO!
Narrator:
BACK AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME,
POLICE QUESTION WITNESSES.
THEY FOLLOW A TRAIL OF BLOOD
TO A BUILDING NEXT DOOR,
WHERE THEY FIND KAYLA
AT A NEIGHBOR'S APARTMENT.
AND THEN ONE THING LED
TO ANOTHER...
KAYLA TELLS POLICE
THAT SHE GRABBED THE KNIFE
IN SELF-DEFENSE
AFTER KAMISHA ATTACKED HER.
KAYLA SAID MY SISTER TRIED
TO COME AT HER WITH SCISSORS,
SO SHE PICKED UP A KNIFE,
AND SHE TRIED
TO PROTECT HERSELF.
Narrator:
BUT POLICE ARREST KAYLA
AND CHARGE HER
WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.
TODAY, SHE REMAINS IN PRISON,
AWAITING TRIAL.
KAYLA CLAIMS
SHE ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE
AND IS PLEADING NOT GUILTY.
HER TRIAL DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET,
BUT SHE IS CONSIDERED INNOCENT
UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
A LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP HAS BEEN
DESTROYED AND TWO LIVES WASTED
BY A FIGHT
THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
NOW SOMEONE'S DEAD,
AND NOW SOMEONE'S IN JAIL.
Narrator: FAMILY AND FRIENDS
ARE STILL SHOCKED
THAT KAMISHA IS GONE
AND SUCH A PROMISING LIFE
IS CUT SHORT.
I JUST FEEL KAMISHA WAS
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD SOUL.
SHE WAS TOO MUCH OF A PURE SOUL
FOR THIS
TO HAVE HAPPENED TO HER.
Donelle: KAMISHA WAS
A BIG PERSONALITY IN MY FAMILY.
WHEN SHE LEFT, IT WAS A TRAGEDY
BECAUSE SHE HAD
SO MUCH GOING FOR HERSELF.
KAMISHA INSPIRED
A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SHE REALLY TOUCHED
A LOT OF LIVES,
AND IT HAS DEVASTATED
A LOT OF PEOPLE.
NOT ONLY HER LIFE ENDED,
BUT SEVERAL OTHER DREAMS ENDED,
TOO.
Narrator: TODAY, KAMISHA'S
FAMILY HAS STARTED A FOUNDATION
THAT HONORS HER MEMORY,
BUT THEY STILL STRUGGLE
TO SWALLOW THIS BITTER TRUTH.
KAYLA, THE FRIEND KAMISHA
HAD ALWAYS HELPED AND PROTECTED,
TURNED OUT TO BE
HER GREATEST ENEMY.
[ Voice breaking ] THERE'S HURT
AND JUST BETRAYAL THAT SOMEBODY
THAT SHE TOOK UNDER HER WING
LIKE A SISTER DID THAT TO HER.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
YOU CAN BE A FRIEND TODAY.
A FRIEND TODAY CAN BE
YOUR ENEMY TOMORROW.