JELENA Knowing Calhoun doesn't give his active permission doesn't sway me from my decision, I need to get out into the outside world. The old me would have chosen to stay inside and obey simply to keep the peace and I would have convinced myself that avoiding conflict was worth sacrificing my own needs but I refuse to waste this second chance at life trying to please everyone else. I've been here long enough, yet I haven't achieved a single thing I set out to do. Every day I spend trapped inside this mansion feels like another day slipping through my fingers, so I need familiar ground beneath my feet. I need to step back into the world I know. More importantly, I need to get into my old office and retrieve my diary and the password I desperately need is written there, and without it, e

