Hi! Yea I know, I said I wasn't gonna update the story til the end of the weekend, but a lot of crap happened today and I got a lot of inspiration and I wanted to write it before I forgot. Please forgive me to updating too soon :)

Gwen was dropped of at her house by Trent. She was perfectly capable of driving herself. Hell, she even had her very own 2008 Mustang GT. He told her he couldn't trust her enough to drive herself to and from school. Sometimes he treated her like she was a child. That really pissed her off.

Gwen walked into the kitchen and saw her mom washing dishes and her little brother sitting at the kitchen table eat some Ritz crackers.

"I'm home" said Gwen.

Gwen's mom turned away from the dishes and smiled at her daughter.

"Hi, hunny. How was you day at school?" she asked.

"Fine. A lot of stuff happened today" said Gwen.

"Oh, you know how much I love gossip. Spill it. What happened?"

Gwen looked at her mom. Her parents had gotten a divorce a month after Duncan left and a week after that, her dad was killed in a fatal car accident. Her mom hadn't stopped blaming herself for his death. Since that day, her mother had stopped being a mom and started trying to be a friend. She figured she didn't know how much longer she had to be there for her children.

"Duncan, uh, he came back" Gwen said.

Gwen's mom's face lit up.

"What? That's amazing! Did you talk to him. I bet you two had a lot of catching up to do. I bet him and Trent get along too" said Gwen's mom.

"That's just it, mom" Gwen's voiced cracked as she fought back the urge to cry. "Trent hates him. He's so jealous of our friendship. He caught Duncan and me talking and flipped."

Gwen's mom knew how controlling Trent could be. She had always known ever since they first started dating. She figured he was like that because of past relationships. She tried to tell Gwen to get out while she could, but Gwen told her she was in love and was willing to put up with him being that way. By the look of her daughter's face, that willingness was gone.

"Just break up with him, hunny. You're young, you have your whole life ahead of you. You shouldn't be tied down to a guy like Trent. Let him find someone else to control" said Gwen's mom.

"I wish I could, but I'm scared. Not just for me, now. Now, I'm worried about Duncan. If I break up with Trent, he'll automatically think it had something to do with him and come after him. I don't want him to get hurt" said Gwen.

"Gwen, you're stronger than he thinks you are" said her mom. "He thinks he can just run over you and make you do whatever he wants you to. You have to show him that he doesn't own you. That your not his property"

"How?" asked Gwen.

"By breaking up with him. You're not his puppet, Gwen" she said.

Just then the doorbell rang. Gwen's mom stood and walked to the door to answer it.

"Yes, can I help you?" asked Gwen's mom.

"Yes ma'am, is Gwen White home?"

"Can I ask who's asking?" asked Gwen's mom.

"Come one, Mrs. Sherry, you don't recognize me?"

"Duncan?" the boy nodded his head. "Oh my, you've changed."

Gwen's mom pulled Duncan into a tight hug. For as long and she knew Duncan, he had been part of the family. He was the only one of Gwen's friends who was allowed to call her by her first name. Not even Trent was given that privilege.

"It's good to see you, Mrs. Sherry" said Duncan.

"I'm afraid it's Ms. Sherry now. You probably haven't heard, but Gwen's father passed away shortly after we divorced. I wanted to tell you because Gwen's still a little emotional about the whole thing."

"Wow, I'm so sorry. I know her father really meant a lot to her. I can't imagine what all she's been though" said Duncan.

"Why don't you come on in. It's getting kind of cold outside" said Ms. Sherry.

Duncan walked inside and went straight to the living room, knowing that's where Gwen was most likely going to be. He was right. She was sitting in from of the TV watching a new episode of World's Dumbest. Looks like they still had some things in common after all.

"Some things never change. You still spend most of your time glued to the TV" said Duncan.

At the sound of Duncan's voice, Gwen turned to face him. A smile automatically appeared on her face.

"What are you doing here? I'm surprised you still know where I live" said Gwen.

"Of course. This was practically my home away from home" said Duncan.

Gwen stood and walked over to Duncan and gave him a quick hug.

"I figured I'd come by and spend some time with you. Just like old times" said Duncan.

"I'm glad you did. I wanted to talk to you. So we can catch up" said Gwen.

"Are you sure your boyfriend will like that?" asked Duncan.

"Well, what he don't know won't hurt him" said Gwen.

Duncan sat next to Gwen on the floor a looked at the TV screen. He saw a criminal try to jump over the counter of a convenient store, only to fall back on his ass. Stupid noob, Duncan thought. Ever since Duncan had became a teenager, he had became a pro at doing criminal shit. He had even spent the night in jail one time. Should he tell Gwen about his criminal past?

"So" said Gwen "How has your life been the past few years?"

"Pretty, um, interesting. What do you think about juveniles?" asked Duncan.

Gwen laughed.

"By juvenile, you don't mean running around killing people do you?" asked Gwen.

"Of course not. Just occasionally robbing a store or two" said Duncan.

"Oh, I can live with that. As long as you steal me some Oreos and Skittles next time" said Gwen.

Duncan laughed.

"Okay, deal" he said.

Gwen and Duncan shared stories of their past. Gwen told him about her thirteenth birthday, getting her driver's licensee, and the day she first met Trent. Duncan shared all of his jail experiences and about Courtney, the girl who had been obsessed wit him ever since he moved to Rhode Island.

"Can I ask you a question?" asked Duncan.

"Sure. Anything" said Gwen.

"Trent, uh, he's never hit you, or anything. Has he?" asked Duncan.

Gwen thought back. He had only gotten really violent one time. And she kinda deserved it. She was flirting with his best friend, Geoff. She wouldn't necessarily have called it flirting. All she was doing was telling him he looked really good in his pink shirt. She should have known Trent would act that way. He had hit her in the face so hard, it had given her a black eye. But she couldn't tell Duncan that.

"No. Never" said Gwen.

"Has he ever threatened you?" asked Duncan.

Yes. All the time. "No" said Gwen.

"Well, I've known some girls who have dated guys that acted just like Trent. They came to school with black eyes every day. I don't want that to happen to you. If it ever does, please don't hesitate to tell me" said Duncan.

Gwen hated lying to her best friend. It had always made her feel terrible. She just nodded and told him that she would tell him. Gwen was startled by the door bell ringing.

"I'll get it, mom" shouted Gwen.

"Kay, thanks" said Gwen's mom.

Gwen walked to the door and opened it. She was startled by who she saw standing there.

Trent.

Whu oh! What kind of trouble has Gwen gotten herself into this time. Find out in the next chapter,

Dun Dun Dun!

P.s How do you like all the last names I'm coming up with. Hehe pretty creative right?