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S26: Chapter 2 Preview

The narrator describes a troubling relationship with Allison, whom they met in fall 2021. Initially, Allison appeared genuine but quickly revealed a pattern of oversharing and lying about personal matters. The narrator cautioned others not to share important information with her. Allison announced a pregnancy on social media, complete with a gender reveal party, but her timeline was suspicious—she seemed to skip several months of pregnancy and suddenly had a full-term belly. When she claimed her water broke in September, despite a January due date, the narrator used a Photoshop detector on a photo of Allison holding a baby with a hospital wristband; the bracelet appeared edited, suggesting the image was fake. A professor confirmed that Allison was lying about the pregnancy, and the narrator realized she was a pathological liar and manipulator. Later, Allison texted that she had been expelled for "having sex and allowing grades to drop," and sent a mugshot showing a $5,000 bond for violating a protective order. The narrator discovered Allison had been stalking Professor Locke in October 2024, attending events and sending pictures. The cycle continued, with another false pregnancy claim, but when the narrator saw Allison in person, they did not believe she was pregnant. The story highlights Allison's repeated deceit, manipulation, and harmful behavior toward others.

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I first met Allison in the fall of 2021. Allison definitely came off as a genuine person. But as you get to know her, she also over shares a lot with her personal life. I thought maybe she just really needed a friend. But also, I remember thinking, don't tell her any important information. I saw on her social media that she was pregnant. Then she sent me the flyer for the gender reveal party. I just remember her saying she would bring the baby on campus in a stroller to meet everyone. But I just knew that I'd never meet the baby. It seemed like she skipped about four months of pregnancy. And she just had a nine month full term baby belly ready to go. That just didn't make sense. She's lying about anything and everything. Maybe she's lying about her pregnancy. Riley is smiling and she goes, Allison's water just broke. She's going to the hospital. Her due date isn't until January. And it's only September 20th. What's going on? Whenever I would say summer 10 plus notifications, I just knew it was something good. She, in all caps, said, Allison's in labor. I go on this Photoshop detector. Whatever's white has been Photoshopped. I put in the picture of Allison holding the baby with the hospital wristband on. And sure enough, the hospital bracelet turns bright white. When all the evidence was provided. Pointing towards this is fake. There was still part of me of like, well, what if we're wrong? Who accuses someone of faking a baby? If we are wrong, we are the worst humans in the world. Professor Knopf looked at me and she said, Daniel, there's things that are going on that you don't know. And I kind of made like a gesture with my hands signaling a baby bump. And she nodded her head very hesitantly. And at that point, we both knew that she was lying about the baby. I texted from Allison saying they expelled me for, in quotes, having sex and allowing my grades to drop. And because I was expelled, I'm also banned from campus. She texted me in all caps, Daniel. And then it was the mugshot. And then it said $5,000 bond. It had her full name. It said that the charge was violation of a protective order. She's a pathological liar and manipulator. Allison went to the local baseball game that she knew Professor Locke was at. And took a picture there of her and her kids. She was going to her house and sending her pictures. I found out that she was stalking Professor Locke on October 24th, 2024. It's happening again. This is crazy. I can't even keep track of how many potential pregnancies this is at this point. I received a call that morning saying that Allison was claiming to be pregnant once again. I and a few other friends. Were tasked with figuring out if she actually looked pregnant or not. She finally stood up. And I did not believe that she was pregnant.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The narrator met Allison in fall 2021 and noticed she seemed genuine but overshared personal details, prompting caution about trusting her.
  2. Allison announced a pregnancy on social media and invited people to a gender reveal, but her timeline seemed inconsistent, suggesting she faked the pregnancy.
  3. In September, Allison claimed her water broke early, but a Photoshop detector revealed the hospital wristband in her baby photo was edited.
  4. A professor hinted that Allison was lying about the baby, confirming the narrator's suspicion of a fabricated pregnancy.
  5. Allison later texted that she was expelled for "having sex and allowing grades to drop" and sent a mugshot showing a $5,000 bond for violating a protective order.
  6. Allison was found stalking Professor Locke in October 2024, sending pictures and attending events she knew the professor was at.
  7. The narrator received another call about Allison claiming pregnancy again, but upon seeing her, did not believe she was actually pregnant.

Summary:

The narrator describes a troubling relationship with Allison, whom they met in fall 2021. Initially, Allison appeared genuine but quickly revealed a pattern of oversharing and lying about personal matters. The narrator cautioned others not to share important information with her.

Allison announced a pregnancy on social media, complete with a gender reveal party, but her timeline was suspicious—she seemed to skip several months of pregnancy and suddenly had a full-term belly. When she claimed her water broke in September, despite a January due date, the narrator used a Photoshop detector on a photo of Allison holding a baby with a hospital wristband; the bracelet appeared edited, suggesting the image was fake. A professor confirmed that Allison was lying about the pregnancy, and the narrator realized she was a pathological liar and manipulator.

Later, Allison texted that she had been expelled for "having sex and allowing grades to drop," and sent a mugshot showing a $5,000 bond for violating a protective order. The narrator discovered Allison had been stalking Professor Locke in October 2024, attending events and sending pictures. The cycle continued, with another false pregnancy claim, but when the narrator saw Allison in person, they did not believe she was pregnant.

The story highlights Allison's repeated deceit, manipulation, and harmful behavior toward others.

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The narrator uploaded a picture of Allison holding the baby with a hospital wristband into a Photoshop detector. The tool highlights edited areas in white, and the wristband appeared bright white, indicating it was digitally altered.

Allison announced a full-term baby belly without showing gradual growth, skipping about four months of gestation. This implausible jump made the narrator suspect the pregnancy was fabricated.

The narrator feared that if they were wrong, they would be seen as terrible people for falsely accusing someone of such a serious deception. This moral weight caused significant doubt and delayed action.

When the narrator mimicked a baby bump gesture, Professor Knopf's hesitant nod confirmed that Allison was lying about the pregnancy. This shared understanding solidified the truth for the narrator.

Allison texted the narrator claiming expulsion for 'having sex and allowing my grades to drop,' and later sent a mugshot showing a $5,000 bond for violating a protective order. This revealed her as a pathological liar and manipulator.

Allison attended events she knew Professor Locke was at, like a baseball game, and took pictures there. She also went to Locke's house and sent her photos, escalating the harassment pattern by October 2024.

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