i txtd jon but he didn’t respond u want me to drop em off to u?
*lil*ash*
from a 518 phone number, Sunday, September 11, 10:15 PM EST

stuck in traffic but ill be thr in 10
*lil*ash*
from a 518 phone number, Monday, September 12, 6:20 PM EST

hey whats the name of that falafal place?
*lil*ash*
from a 518 phone number, Wednesday, September 14, 6:17 PM EST

hey sorry i got way to drunk too fast last night and blackd out. just turned my phone on what r u up to?
*LiL*aSh*
from a 518 phone number, Tuesday, September 20, 10:47 PM EST

Lil Ash seemed like a normal adult for the first week and a half of these text messages, until it turned out that she’s the kind of woman to get blackout drunk on a Monday night and then casually tell her friends about it. That was a little jarring for me. I just hope she’s in college.