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Chapter 11 – A Redhead's Lament

Gwen walked back and forth inside her room as she waited for Natalie to come back. She and her mother talked all about what had happened this past few days and once they finished, Natalie asked her to stay in her room.

She had been waiting for a couple of minutes now but she still hasn't heard anything from her mom. Worrying thoughts came flooding in her mind as she thought about what could be happening downstairs.

A part of her wanted to break out of her room and come running to Ben but a part of her wanted to stay and fix things to make them right. She wanted to do more than simply walk back and forth in her room but as of the moment that was the only thing she could do.

"Ben." Gwen said to herself as she finally stopped in front of her bed.

She let her body fall down flat on the bed as the stress was finally getting to her. As soon as her body felt the warm bed her consciousness started to leave her. In a matter of seconds she was already fast asleep and on her way to dreamland.

It was peaceful and everything felt right. She was with Ben and they were happily living in a small house outside a small forest. Everything they wanted, they had and there was nothing that stopped them. Gwen felt amazing as things were going as she wished them to be. That was until a large shadow covered everything in sight and the only thing that she could see was Ben disappearing into the darkness, calling to her for help.

"Ben!" Gwen cried out as she got up from bed. Panting heavily with cold sweat on her forehead, she tried to look around for any confirmation if what she saw was true. Seeing that she was back in her room and finally realizing that everything she saw was just a dream, she let herself fall back on the bed once more.

"Ben, I miss you." Gwen said to the wind as tears started to fall down her cheeks.

A couple more minutes passed while she wept in silence until a knock came on her door. Feeling no strength to answer the knock, Gwen just laid there on the bed waiting for whoever it is to enter. The familiar figure of her mom walked into the room followed by her father.

She was expecting them to be angry or disappointed at her but what she saw in their face was something unexpected. They were both sad and worried, something she never thought would be the result of them finding out that their daughter fell in love with her cousin.

The two quietly sat on the side of the bed and looked at her weak form. They knew that she was worried of what they would think of her and to be honest they were somewhat disappointed. She is a very bright girl with a bright future but a scandal like this could totally ruin all of that.

Natalie patted Gwen's back and slowly rubbed it until the redhead finally calmed down. She pulled the redhead into an embrace and gave her a gentle squeeze. Frank reached from behind Natalie to hug the two most important women in his life.

They were still in this position when Gwen's phone suddenly rang from the bedside table, making all three of them to look at it. Gwen was hesitant to answer at first but after Natalie nodded for her to answer it, she finally picked it up.

"Hello Gwen." A familiar voice said from the other side.

"Grandpa Max?" Gwen asked before double checking the number that was listed. She saw that it was Ben's number but it was her Grandpa was the one speaking on the other end.

"Listen, I don't have much time so I need you to listen to me carefully." Grandpa Max told her. "Ben and Kevin were in a fight and things got out of hand."

Gwen gasped at the news and her phone almost fell from her hand.

"How are they? How's Ben?" She asked in a worried tone.

"Well I don't want to explain everything over the phone." Grandpa Max told her hesitantly. "I think it's best if you come down here."

Gwen's only reply was. "Okay."

She ended the call and then faced her parents. Natalie and Frank were both worried when they saw how they looked. They didn't know yet what the call was about but it was definitely not good. Tears were already falling down Gwen's pretty face though she hadn't said a word to them yet.

Gwen tried to stand up, to run towards their car and drive all the way to the hospital but her legs gave way halfway. Natalie and Frank quickly went to her side to help her but Gwen brushed them away. Tears continued to fall down her cheeks until she was completely spent, making her unconscious and fall to the floor.

It took a couple of minutes before she finally regained consciousness. Natalie and Frank sat on each side of the bed while they watched over their little girl. Gwen was still a little groggy from her fall but the knowledge that Ben and Kevin were in the hospital was still clear in her head.

"Mom... Dad..." Gwen called to them as she looked from one parent to the next.

"We'll go when you're ready." Natalie told her as she gave Gwen's hand a soft squeeze.

Gwen hugged her mother for support. She couldn't fathom what had happened between the two but for them to end up in the hospital it was definitely serious. Looking up to face her mom, Gwen asked for them to leave at once.

"Okay." Natalie replied as she gestured Frank to get the car ready.

Author's Note:

I hope you liked that chapter guys.. ^^ Ben and Kevin in the hospital.. and it seems Gwen will be heading there as well.. Things to be revealed next chapter.. Thank you for your support and please leave a review..