One Life To Live: Split Reflections

Help!

Nash was pretty upset about my role in Allison's escape. I can't say I blame him. What if she hurts someone? What if she hurts Mom? I know she's got a secret and I'm going to find what it is, but I'm so scared I'll be too late. This woman has done nothing but torment our family for years.

I'm going to head to the Go Red ball. Mom's there, and I want to make sure she's safe. Maybe Allison will be there. Maybe I can corner her, find out the secret, get her back to St. Ann's and pretend this whole thing never happened.

Coming clean

February 14, 2008

Bo found out about Allison. Natalie told us at Roxy's salon, and I lied to Nash by pretending to be surprised. Looking at him, knowing I was lying, was too much. So I came clean. I told him I helped Allison escape.

On a side note, Roxy was acting really weird at the salon today.

Bad to worse

February 13, 2008

We still can't find Allison. Natalie wants to call Bo, but we can't go down that road yet. We've got to find her on our own--before she can hurt anyone, and so she can tell us that secret.

This is bad

February 12, 2008

Allison's gone. Natalie and I went to the mausoleum to get her this morning and it was empty. There was a compartment behind one of the plaques--clearly something was in there and Allison knew it. I'm freaking out. She's a psychopath and she's on the loose. I'm scared for Mom. Thank God she's with Charlie and Lois up at the house, so she's not alone. I've got to find Allison before she hurts anyone.

Tess to the rescue

February 11, 2008

Now I'm mad. We brought Allison to the mausoleum because she told us that it was where the answer to the secret about my family would be. As soon as she walked in, she just taunted us. She didn't give up anything. I tried to reason with her, but that's about as useful as asking Nash to do laundry. So I decided to let Allison get a taste of what Tess was---is--all about and locked her in. Spending the night in that crypt will freak her out enough to start talking.

I hope.

Under my nose?

February 8, 2008

During the whole car ride from St. Ann's I had to stop myself from strangling Allison. Natalie told her we would bring her back to St. Ann's, which shut Allison right up. I had to pretend to be on her side to even get her to open her mouth again. God, I hate that woman!

But she finally talked. She told us the secret was at Llanfair, and made us take her to the mausoleum. I hate that place. What's there? Has this secret been in Mom's backyard the whole time?

Nuns on the run

February 7, 2008

"How did you spend your day, Jessica?" "Well, I dressed up like a nun with my sister (not that kind of sister),  and broke a psychopath out of St. Ann's." Can you imagine how that sounds? Insane, probably. But I don't care. I'm this close to learning what Allison's secret is. THIS close. I can feel it.

On a happier note, Jared gave Nash 1% of the vineyard, making them equal partners. OK, he's a little less of a jerk now.

Double Trouble

February 6, 2008

It took a while, but I think I may have convinced Natalie to help me bust Allison out of here. Natalie thought the idea was crazy at first--I think she still does. I mean, it is crazy. But it's the only way to get that lunatic to spill. I've got to know what information she has on my family. I've got to protect them. They've been through so much because of Mitch and Allison. I'm not letting anything--even the remote possibility of whatever secret that Allison has--hurt Mom, Dad, Kevin, Joey or anyone.

I have to say, I think Natalie and I make a good team. This could be fun. I already swiped a nun's key card, so it should be easy sailing to get Allison out of her. At least, I hope.

Maybe I am crazy

February 4, 2008

Allison is still claiming she's got a secret that got turn my family's world upside down. She says it involves Natalie. By all accounts I shouldn't believe her. I mean, the woman is delusional. She's locked up in a mental institution, for crying out loud. But maybe I'm the delusional one, because something in my gut tells me she's telling the truth.

Allison wants me to break her out. She claims that's the only way she'll give up the secret. And I'm really considering it. Am I going crazy?

Allison Perkins!?

February 1, 2008

Finally I get two seconds with a computer. The nuns at St. Ann's are really nice about letting us play board games or read, but computer time is limited.

I know it's been two weeks and I just need to vent. First, Nash can be such a jerk sometimes. OK, I can understand why he would be made at me for voting against him--and with Jared--at the BE board meeting. But I told him it was all about luring Jared in. He needed to believe Tess was back and on his side. There was no way Dad and the rest of the family would go along with Jared.

We really had it out after the vote. Objectively, I get why he may not be thrilled with the whole thing. But it's about trust. Why couldn't he trust me enough to know I had everything under control? I wasn't going to sleep with Jared. The whole Tess thing was a ruse just to reel him in.

But then that jerk Jared had me committed! Somehow he found out about that order I signed after I was integrated, the one that allowed me to be placed at St. Ann's if Tess ever came back. I don't know how he knew about it, but he did. Apparently Jared had been onto me the whole time. If that wasn't enough, when I asked Nash to verify I wasn't Tess, he didn't back me up. My husband had me committed to a mental institution!

Nash tried to talk about it, but I was too furious. I told him we'd deal with it when I got home. Just when I thought the day couldn't get any worse, I ran into Allison Perkins. You know, the psycho that was responsible for keeping Natalie away from the family for almost twenty years. She worked for Mitch Laurence. My father. I'll never get used to writing that. Mitch is just my biological father. Clint Buchanan is my dad and he always will be. I hate even writing the name Mitch Laurence. Allison is just a reminder of all the terrible things he did to my family.

Allison told me she knew a secret about my family. I want to dismiss it. I really do. I should, right? I mean, she's a total lunatic. But she said it had something to do with Natalie. My gut is telling me there's something to it. I don't want to believe there's some other secret. Our family has been through so much because of this woman. But I need to be sure. So I'm going to be at St. Ann's for a few more days, thankfully due to an administrative snafu. And I'm going to get what I need out of Allison.