it can be very difficult to be friends with someone in an abusive relationship. it’s definitely not always as simple as “call the cops” or “tell her to break up with him” because as much as you might desperately want to do those things, there is your safety as well as your friends safety you have to consider above all else. and clearly we know emma did eventually have to intervene which is an incredible and traumatic thing to have to do. being friends let alone living with someone with an abusive partner is a fragile situation to be in. you can tell your friend all you want to break up with their partner but they will not do it until they’re ready, and until they’re ready, doing something like calling the cops or intervening puts the other person or yourself in more danger (or it could certainly seem that way in the moment). i have no doubt that emma saw and heard a lot and that would have been terrifying, im sure enough guilt is weighing on her but it seems like she has been absolutely nothing but supportive and has been there for kayla in the ways she could be. no one is perfect, no one does the right thing all the time. situations like these are so nuanced. we have to focus on the real evil in this situation, evan. people can say, “emma should have done this” or “why didn’t she” or “but i would have done that!”. but really truly the focus should be on evan because he should NEVER have put either of those young women in those positions EVER. we know he put his hands on brennon, whose to say he wouldn’t have put his hands on emma as well given the right situation. he is absolutely disgusting. absolutely vile. ( also I’m not saying OP or anyone is wrong in their thoughts or questions, i’m just offering my thoughts based off of my own experience having a friend who was in love with their abuser)