Chapter 7
DxG
This conversation between DxG occurred the day after Trent was eliminated.
Prologue
The night before….
Gwen and Duncan were leaning against a bridge that was in the woods of the abandoned movie lot, just looking at the stars. Trent had been eliminated just two hours before. Gwen had pointed to a star and said, "Is it just me or does that constellation look like Harold's pancake butt with the spaghetti legs attached." When Duncan didn't respond, she questioned him about why he didn't have a comeback to her statement. Instead he responded wistfully while he looked at the stars, "You think Courtney might be looking at the stars right now?" She pretended to gag then said something. He said, "Ooh you wanna make something of it?" then punched her arm playfully. Gwen laughed, then he gave her a small push to the ground. When Duncan landed on top of her he said, "Ooh!" They smiled awkwardly for a moment then he helped her up. "Err, I'm turning in," Duncan said nervously and Gwen said in an equally nervous tone, "Yeah, me too," then they went their separate ways.
The morning after…..
It was 9:00 am when the contestants arrived at the mess hall for breakfast. The night before Chris had announced that he was spending most of the day at a spa so there was going to be no challenges that day. Duncan and Gwen were sitting away from each other. The cameramen were nowhere in sight. After breakfast, DJ and Duncan decided to go for a swim. Two hours later Duncan decided to find Gwen. He hoped to find her alone to discuss the incident that happened the night before. He eventually found her alone sitting under a tree with her sketchpad drawing a tree. She heard his footsteps and looked up. "Hey Duncan," she said.
He began, slightly nervous, "About last night, did you feel any sparks?" She lied and said, "No." You see, last night after getting up when Duncan fell on top of her, she actually wished he laid there for another minute. Even though she and Trent broke up the day before, she knew that she couldn't have Duncan because he was with Courtney. Before falling asleep the night before Gwen actually wished that he wasn't with the controlling girl. She then asked him, "Did you feel anything?" He also lied by saying no. Suddenly, Gwen had a scared look on her face then exclaimed, "Oh my gosh, I just had a terrible thought." He asked concerned, "What is it Gwen?" She responded, "What if there was a camera around at the time?" He said, "I'm sure I saw all of the cameramen getting into their van last night, so don't worry."
Gwen told her friend, "You're a great friend. You make doing this show more bearable." It was true. He then said, "Really," and sat down close beside her and suddenly her heart started beating a bit faster. To hide her feelings she said, "Okay question time. What's the worst job you've had?" Duncan said, "Never had one, but once I had to do community service for two weeks by painting over graffiti all over town after getting out of juvie for having a pool party in the towns water fountain." Gwen looked shocked, "You had a pool party in the towns water fountain? What other crazy things have you done?" He replied, "Once I was out late at night with my spray paint looking for something to tag and I passed this diner. The sign said, "Kids Eat Free." After I finished changing the sign it read "Eat Kids Free."
Gwen burst out laughing, "Oh gosh, that's so hilarious." After she stopped laughing, Duncan asked her if she ever worked and she replied once she worked at a petting zoo. He asked, "Do you have any pets?" Gwen responded, "I have two pet lizards named Angus and Vampiria." He said, "I have a pet tarantula named Scruffy." She responded, "That is so cool." She then asked, "What are your favorite subjects in school?" Duncan responded, "Art, Wood Shop, and History." She said. "I love History, English, Art and Social Studies," she declared. He then asked her, "Favorite snack." She replied, "Chocolate chip cookies."
Gwen started looking at Duncan with a curious look in her eyes. He asked her, "What are you thinking about?" She responded, "I've always wondered what life's like in juvie?' He responded, "Well, inmates have to get up at 7:00 a.m. on the weekdays, make up our bunks before washing our faces. After breakfast, we spend a few minutes outside doing push-ups and running around the field, after we change into hideous school uniforms and at eight-thirty a.m. it's school. At 11: 30 we have lunch for thirty minutes, then relax for thirty minutes then its back to classes at 12:30 which end at three o'clock. After school it's homework. After that we have recreation time which is either thirty minutes of TV or playing cards or other stuff. Then we have to go to bed at 9:00 p.m. We're only allowed to call our families once a week."
Suddenly he stopped speaking when he heard someone approaching. It was their lovable friend DJ. He spoke, "Hey Gwen, hey Duncan, I just wanted to invite you two for a game of cards." Gwen said, "How about later." DJ agreed. After DJ left, Duncan continued, "Then on weekends we rise at eight thirty. After breakfast we exercise then do chores for most of the day then we get recreation time. On Sundays we have fewer chores. We can also choose whether or not to go to church." Gwen asked, "Did you attend church there?" He replied, "No. I just prayed for my mother and brothers at night." Gwen replied, "You really love your mom." Duncan replied, "I do," then she said teasingly, "Aw, you're such a big softie." He punched her arm playfully. "Am not," he said in a childish way.
Then Duncan said jokingly, "Don't you dare tell the other guys or else I will have to make you disappear." She laughed, and then said, "Isn't it great that we don't have to do a challenge today." Duncan replied, "It sure is." She said, "We must have been talking for hours. I wonder if it's time for lunch?" Duncan, who began feeling hungry, replied, "Let's go and wait until Chef calls us." When they rose, Gwen stretched a bit. He looked at her and thought, "She really has a nice figure," then berated himself for thinking that. "You have a girlfriend, you idiot," he thought. After picking up her sketchpad, the friends went back toward the direction of the trailers. As they walked, he told her that they could meet later to hang out more.
Note. After the incident the night before Duncan began to have feelings for Gwen before falling asleep.
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