I stood nervously leaning against the tree. I was waiting for Gwen to make an appearance. Duncan had to go do some family thing, I wasn't really paying attention wen he told me. Anyway, I said I'd talk to Gwen for him. Why? I have no idea why, I didn't even know the girl. I don't usually get insecure around new people, I am a people's person, but the summer had changed me.

"Hey, Gwen." I called as the goth walked straight past me.

"Oh, Hey...?"

"Courtney."

"Oh Yeah, Courtney." She smiled at me.

"I don't really know where to start." I began, trying not to make eye contact.

"Start with what?" She asked, taking a step in my direction.

"You've only just come here, and you probably don't know about Trent."

"Know what about Trent?"

"Trent's not someone you should socialize with, he's someone you should stay far away from." I looked up at her and I could see the confusment in her eyes. "Trent's a user and abuser."

"What are you talking about?" Gwen shook her head slightly.

"I know I don't have nay prof to show you, but you have to believe me on this one. The second you do something Trent's not happy with the totrure will start, and once it's started there's no way out." I told her. Gwen kept looking at me with a funny expression.

"Y-your lying, Trent wouldn't do something like that. Trent wouldn't hurt me. Your lying!" She screamed.

"What do I have to gain by lying to you? Gwen, I've been on the receiving end of it all. I know what he's like." I took a step towards her, but she moved back.

"Your the one I should stay away from." The goth girl turned and ran off. I didn't stop her, she didn't believe me, but at least I tried to warn her.

"How did it go?" Duncan asked, taking a seat beside me on the wooden deck of my cabin. I didn't take my eyes from the spot on the floor I was staring at. The feeling of guilt ansd regret was now swooping over me. I know none of it was my fault, but at the same time it was. It was my fault Trent had started to abuse me, I had done something wrong so he lashed out.

"Princess? Is everything okay?" Duncan scooted nearer to me and placed his arm around my waist to hold me closer to him.

"It's all my fault." I mumbled emotionless, unfortunately Duncan heard me.

"Nothing is your fault." He said, he sounded shocked that I would even think about it like that. "Everything that happened to you wan't your fault. You have never done anything so wrong that anyone would do whatever Trent did to you." Duncan held me closer. "I'll try to talk to Gwen, we'll make her see sense before Trent hurts her. He's not going to hurt anyone ever again, I'll make sure of it."

"Court, dinner's on the table." I heard Jake yell from the other side of the door. I stood up and Duncan did the same. I looked into his eyes and I could see the worry, the pain, the confusion behind his tough guy exterior. He gave me a peck on the cheek and then jogged off.

I walked through the door just as Shayne came out of the bathroom. He smiled at me, but I didn't return the favor.

"What's wrong?" He asked, carefully grabbing my wrist. I pulled away from his grip, but still looked up at him. I took a quick glance around the room to make sure we were alone.

"Trent's got a new girl." I whispered.

"WHAT!" Shayne shouted at the top of his lungs. I slapped my hand over his mouth.

"Hush up!" I hissed. "No one can find out, It's Duncan's friend. I tried to talk to her but she called me a lier. I'm concerned for her safety, Shayne, I don't want the same thing to happen to her, or anyone else."

"I can't promise that, Court. But I'll try to make sure it doesn't." I knew Shayne was starting to panic too. We both walked into the dining room and acted like nothing had happened, but my mind was racing.

Duncan's P.O.V.

As soon as I left Courtney's I headed straight to the front of the lake site, I had to speak with Tom.

"Tom, you couldn't tell me what cabin the Evan's are staying in, could you?" I asked, swinging round on the door frame of his office door.

"I could, but get my name right first" Emerald spun round in the swivel chair to face me.

"Emerald!" I tried to sound excited to see her. "What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same question." She retorted.

"I need to know where the Evan's are staying."

"Why?"

"I need to talk to Gwen, we met earlier but she never told me where she was staying." I shrugged it off like it was nothing when it was a huge something, but Emerald couldn't know that. I'd known Emerald since I was young, my family always used to come out to the lake for vacation and Emerald and I used to cause all kinds of trouble. She's only two years older than me, the same age as Will, but she's got way more mature as we aged.

Emerald turned back to face the desk. She clicked a few buttons and typed a few words before facing me once again.

"They're staying at the old Johnson place, you know where that is, don't you?" She asked.

"Yeah, thanks." I called, running from the office and back towards the lake. The old Johnson place wasn't too far away. It used to belong to the Johnson's, in case you hadn't picked that up, but the old man died a few years ago and so his wife sold it. Tom bought it so he could own pretty much the whole lake site, with a few exceptions, one being my uncle's place.

I knocked on the heavy, wooden door and then leaned against the side wall, trying to catch my breath. I was still slightly panting when Gwen opened the door. She stuck her head out and looked side-to-side before noticing me.

"Duncan!" She almost squealed. I knew she'd be excited to see me. We hadn't seen any each other since I moved for my dad's job. She was my old next-door-neighbor, we grew up together, we were practically family.

"Hey, miss gothica." I greeted, receiving a light slap to the arm.

"That all you got?" I joked, both of us laughing under our breath.

"What are you doing here?" She finally asked.

"Me and you need to have a little talk." I said, walking past her and into the cabin.

"Duncan, I know you don't like me seeing other guys, but making up stupid things like that is beyond you!" Gwen screamed at me. She didn't believe me, I didn't think she would. I knew from that moment on that she was next on Trent's list.

"Okay then. I'll just be going." I got up from my seat on the sofa and bolted it out of the door before she could stop me. I kept running until I got back to my cabin. I went straight up to my shared room and locked the door. I slammed my fist hard against the thin wall, leaving a small, but unnoticible, dent. I collapsed backwards onto the single bed and stared imlessly at the bunkbeds on the other side of the room. I was too frustrated to do anything. How could she think I was lying? I had never lied to her, why would I start now?

A/N: I've never been good at math, but this really isn't adding up to me; 3,237 hits, 13 favorites, 14 alerts. And yet I only have 36 reviews. Mainly by the same people over and over again, I am REALLY great full to you guys, and you know who you are. I need you people who haven't reviewed to review for me. Trust me, I understand how you feel, like you can't be bothered to review. I can't on most stories I read, but I still make the effort to write one review, can you guys do that for me. For all of you out there who write your own fictions, you know that feeling you get when you see that someone has taken the time to say something about your story, I LOVE that feeling. So, can you at least review once? And I'm sorry to the ones who do review for my long rant, just needed to get out my feelings there. He He.

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