Ben Owen

It's going south much faster as we get more into this. Somehow I even had internet in this apartment, and I somehow had a computer in this apartment. I don't remember how I got these things, but I had them, and I logged into, you remember AOL Instant Messenger?

Okay, so... I log into an old AIM account and my ex-girlfriend from when I was 12 and 13 and then again 16 and 17 from Mississippi messages me.

Okay, so... I log into an old AIM account and my ex-girlfriend from when I was 12 and 13 and then again 16 and 17 from Mississippi messages me.

Okay, so... I log into an old AIM account and my ex-girlfriend from when I was 12 and 13 and then again 16 and 17 from Mississippi messages me.

No, same time frame, but it was a different girl. Okay. Me and this girl, her name's Erin. You know, we've known each other since we were 12. I went to the same church. She actually wrote me letters when I was locked up in rehab in California, in Utah. She'd stayed in touch with my mom and had just been kind of like a constant positive influence over the years.

No, same time frame, but it was a different girl. Okay. Me and this girl, her name's Erin. You know, we've known each other since we were 12. I went to the same church. She actually wrote me letters when I was locked up in rehab in California, in Utah. She'd stayed in touch with my mom and had just been kind of like a constant positive influence over the years.

No, same time frame, but it was a different girl. Okay. Me and this girl, her name's Erin. You know, we've known each other since we were 12. I went to the same church. She actually wrote me letters when I was locked up in rehab in California, in Utah. She'd stayed in touch with my mom and had just been kind of like a constant positive influence over the years.

When I moved back to Alabama, 16 and 17, we dated long distance. And anyway, she messages me on AIM. And, uh, she's like, has this been? And I'm like, yeah. And she didn't believe me because apparently she'd been trying to message me and kept getting one of my crazy girlfriends. And, um, so I'm like, well, fucking call me. So I pick up the phone, call her.

When I moved back to Alabama, 16 and 17, we dated long distance. And anyway, she messages me on AIM. And, uh, she's like, has this been? And I'm like, yeah. And she didn't believe me because apparently she'd been trying to message me and kept getting one of my crazy girlfriends. And, um, so I'm like, well, fucking call me. So I pick up the phone, call her.

When I moved back to Alabama, 16 and 17, we dated long distance. And anyway, she messages me on AIM. And, uh, she's like, has this been? And I'm like, yeah. And she didn't believe me because apparently she'd been trying to message me and kept getting one of my crazy girlfriends. And, um, so I'm like, well, fucking call me. So I pick up the phone, call her.

And, uh, we talked for five minutes and she's like, well, look, I'm, I'm married, but I'm about to get divorced. Why don't you come up to North Carolina? And I'm sitting there thinking in the back of my head, this bitch has no idea what she's getting into. Good little church girl, right? And, uh, I ended up, my credit cards are all almost maxed out at this point, but the clock's ticking.

And, uh, we talked for five minutes and she's like, well, look, I'm, I'm married, but I'm about to get divorced. Why don't you come up to North Carolina? And I'm sitting there thinking in the back of my head, this bitch has no idea what she's getting into. Good little church girl, right? And, uh, I ended up, my credit cards are all almost maxed out at this point, but the clock's ticking.

And, uh, we talked for five minutes and she's like, well, look, I'm, I'm married, but I'm about to get divorced. Why don't you come up to North Carolina? And I'm sitting there thinking in the back of my head, this bitch has no idea what she's getting into. Good little church girl, right? And, uh, I ended up, my credit cards are all almost maxed out at this point, but the clock's ticking.

Like I'm about to be homeless and my truck's going to get repoed. And so I get the truck and I start driving to Charlotte, run out of gas, my credit card's declined. And I convinced somebody to fill my truck up with gas. I make it to Charlotte. Long story short, she's pregnant. What do you mean long story short? I went up there. We spent two nights together. I get back down to Atlanta.

Like I'm about to be homeless and my truck's going to get repoed. And so I get the truck and I start driving to Charlotte, run out of gas, my credit card's declined. And I convinced somebody to fill my truck up with gas. I make it to Charlotte. Long story short, she's pregnant. What do you mean long story short? I went up there. We spent two nights together. I get back down to Atlanta.

Like I'm about to be homeless and my truck's going to get repoed. And so I get the truck and I start driving to Charlotte, run out of gas, my credit card's declined. And I convinced somebody to fill my truck up with gas. I make it to Charlotte. Long story short, she's pregnant. What do you mean long story short? I went up there. We spent two nights together. I get back down to Atlanta.

And what do you look like at this point? Absolute dog shit. Shaved head. It's cut everywhere because I tried to shave it with a Bic razor. I was thin as shit. Still a raging alcoholic. I looked like death warmed over. And meth. Meth, yeah. And a meth addiction. And meth. Now, she had no idea about the meth or the alcohol, any of that. Even after you met her?

And what do you look like at this point? Absolute dog shit. Shaved head. It's cut everywhere because I tried to shave it with a Bic razor. I was thin as shit. Still a raging alcoholic. I looked like death warmed over. And meth. Meth, yeah. And a meth addiction. And meth. Now, she had no idea about the meth or the alcohol, any of that. Even after you met her?

And what do you look like at this point? Absolute dog shit. Shaved head. It's cut everywhere because I tried to shave it with a Bic razor. I was thin as shit. Still a raging alcoholic. I looked like death warmed over. And meth. Meth, yeah. And a meth addiction. And meth. Now, she had no idea about the meth or the alcohol, any of that. Even after you met her?

Even after I met her, she just thought I was skinny, you know? You don't think she looked the other way? She could smell it on you? Well, so she knew I was drinking. She was drinking too then, right? So that was acceptable because she didn't see what happens when I don't drink. I get sick as shit. She also didn't see me drinking at 6 o'clock in the morning.