In anticipation of his return, Cerrillo covered himself in the blood of a deceased friend to pretend to be dead, and later broke down in the interview when she was discussing the police wait and what it felt like to lie there for three hours.
Her mother also said Cerrillo almost missed school that day because she had an appointment with a doctor for an earache, but that her daughter insisted she visit her friends before summer vacation, only to see the horrific death toll of them.
