i saw the good in people. >> morgan and anissa bonded as fellow outcasts. >> looking back, anissa waso a lot of birthday parties or anything. and i don't think she really made friends that easy. >> morgan didn't do a lot of bullying, especially in the sixth grade by the other students. >> their interests. >> were similar with regards to what they like to read. they were into horror stories. the supernatural. >> the trio celebrating morgan's 12th birthday in may of 2014 with roller skating and a slumber party. unbeknownst to payton, a sinister plot was afoot. >> i wanted to give her at least one more morning. >> the next morning. then they wake up, they have breakfast, they play games. they then go to the park. >> they're going to do it today at the park. that's what morgan said. >> at the park. morgan and anissa suggesting a game of hide and seek luring their friend payton, who they also called bella, into the woods nearby. >> anissa told me to lie on the ground and, like, cover myself and, like, sticks and leaves and stuff, but it was really just a trick. >> so i started walking away