abby fernandez (voiceover): the close-knit family spoke often.eir final conversation with their daughter was just hours before she took her own life. and she was excited. she had a lot on her plate she had a lot going on, but she was-- she was happy. she was in great spirits. since then, i've had a different perspective on life and on people. and i try to just approach everything with like you don't know what someone's going through, and you won't always see signs of struggle. abby fernandez (voiceover): lessons from her friend's death are difficult to glean for sophia, but she says it's made her aware of how important it is to let people know you were there for them. sophia smith: and the best thing you can do is just be kind to people, and i don't know, just take the time to say hi to someone. send a text if you feel like you haven't checked in on someone in a while. i think those things have kind of come to light more since that happened. abby fernandez (voiceover): katie's death put the pressures that student-athletes experience front and cen