EVERETT, Wash. --  The friend of a Puyallup teenager who overdosed on ecstasy was hit with more serious charges Monday – charges that could be more serious than the accused drug dealer might face.

Donalydia Huertas, 18, was originally charged with providing the drugs that killed 16-year-old Danielle McCarthy.  That carried a sentence of 30 days.  The new charge of manslaughter takes the possible sentence up to eight years.  Snohomish County prosecutors say that's justified because the defendant's careless actions caused her friend's death.

Watching Huertas in court Monday was the first step for Danielle's parents to what they hope will be justice for their daughter.

"I want the people who hurt Danielle to be responsible and I don't think that's asking very much," said Danielle's mother, Lisa.

Last December, Huertas admitted to police she gave Danielle two ecstasy pills while going to and leaving a New Year's Eve party in Edmonds.

Danielle took both pills and became very sick and began vomiting.  At one point, she whispered to Huertas "please don't let me die."

But according to court documents, that may be what Huertas did.  When she was asked by several witnesses to help Danielle, Huertas reportedly told them to get away and shut up, that nothing was wrong.

Huertas even went to bed as Danielle deteriorated on the couch.  She was pronounced dead hours later.

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Danielle McCarthy

"It hurt. It hurt. My daughter was murdered that night. And it wasn't by her own hand," said Danielle's father, Patrick.

The defense attorney says he has several objections, including that it took too long for these charges to be filed and, more importantly, a manslaughter charge is too severe for the facts in the case.

Trial is set for late November.

David Morris, the accused drug dealer, has been charged with homicide by a controlled substance.