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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Extra_Rate_8552 on 2024-04-09 00:05:00.

A few months ago I was in the youth psych ward due to depression. I met a girl who would always listen and be super nice to me but also tell me unsettling things like having abused animals in her childhood, being able to turn her empathy off, wanting to kill her parents and stuff like that. I was bored and suicidal, thrilled by this unique friendship and thinking nothing of it since we were locked in anyway.

However, soon after my release she successfully contested her court order and was discharged against medical advice. We continued to text after that. I realised I was the only person she could confide in and felt bad for her. She would tell me about how bad she was doing and about her suicidal thoughts. Until one day, she sent a voicemail telling me she was planning a whole rampage to kill all the people that had wronged her.

Alarmed, I went to the police who, after questioning me, paid her a visit. They called me and said they didn’t think she was a danger at all and was probably just angry when saying that. Naturally she concluded that it was me who had betrayed her but I tried my best to convince her it had probably been my parents who had checked my phone and reported it and she at least pretended to believe me.

Fast forward to today, I suddenly noticed a photo she had sent without any context. When I clicked on it, my jaw dropped. It showed her, posing with bloody hands and face, a lighter in her hand and a burning stove in the background. I concluded the worst and went to the police asap. After further questioning, they told me they had already known about it and that she had caused a decent fire in an apartment block and smashed some windows after a fight with her parents . Fortunately, no one besides her was hurt. They thanked me for providing them with further proof and told me she would probably go back to the psych ward.

When I left the interview room, I honestly couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw her, sitting in the hallway, looking at the floor. Our gaze met and I think we were equally shocked before I quickly walked away.

I feel like I’m in deep trouble. Eventually, she will be released again and there’s no denying now that snitched on her. I have no trust in the judicial system’s judgement anymore. The policemen told me she might be a danger to me but she’ll be locked up for a while now and if the smallest thing happens I can just call 911.

This is your sign to not stay in touch with the suspect psych ward friend because that story might not end well. But I hope mine does.

TL;DR: My friend that I met in the psych ward started a house fire and sent me a photo of it. She saw me at the police station after testifying and now I’m scared of what will happen.