Chapter 9
DxG
This short conversation takes place on the day Gwen was eliminated.
The castmates were now awake and eating breakfast in the commissary. While Heather tried to eat some of Chef's horrible breakfast, she complained that the food was only fit for dogs and Gwen said dryly, "Then it's perfect for you." Lindsay, Beth, and Harold began snickering. Heather glared at her and Gwen said, "I really hoped we'd have another day off." Duncan whispered to her, with a devious tone in his voice, "Why don't we knock Chris and Chef out then we could sneak away to the island." Gwen responded, "I think I'll pass up that wonderful idea." He said, "I wonder what movie challenge Chris has in mind, I'm dying to do a horror movie."
After breakfast the castmates met with Chris. Duncan asked Chris, "Are we doing a horror movie?" and was disappointed when Chris told him no. Some hours after the first part of the challenge, while the castmates ate lunch, Chris walked in the commissary and announced that there was a slight problem with setting up for the next challenge and that the problem would be fixed in about forty minutes. After eating, some of the castmates went outside, including Duncan and Gwen. He said to her, "Come with me," and she followed him to an old trailer. Duncan picked the lock with his pocket knife and both of them walked inside.
"Wow, how did you learn how to pick a lock?" Gwen asked her delinquent friend. Duncan replied, "From one of my old partners in crime back home. He also taught me how to hot wire a car." Gwen noticed a chest in a corner. "Could you open that chest?" she asked him. He replied sure and picked the lock with his pocket knife. Inside the chest they just found old movie reels. "Shit, I thought we'd find gold," Duncan said, and closed the lid. "Tell me about your partners in crime back home," she asked. He hesitated a few seconds, then began, "Pasty, I'd prefer not to talk about them since they're not a part of my life anymore." She asked, "But what happened to them. Were they killed?" she asked. "No," he said, "The day I came home after my last visit to juvie Ma told me Vince and Sid's mom called her and said that Vince, whose nineteen was arrested and sent to prison for ten years, and that she sent Sid to live with his dad in Vancouver."
He then changed the subject. "I always wanted to know why you keep a diary. I never thought Goths would keep diaries." Gwen told him sadly, "I started keeping one two weeks after my parents divorce to stop feeling depressed about their splitting up. I just decided to keep one." She suddenly said, "Duncan, I have something for you," and pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket. "It's my phone number and address," she said and gave him the paper. She then said, "You can write down yours." He replied that he didn't have a pen or paper with him. She said, "I came prepared," and took a pencil and piece of blank paper from her pocket and gave him. Then the punk wrote down his number and address then gave her back the pencil and paper.
Suddenly Chris' voice came over his megaphone announcing that the problem was fixed and told the castmates where to meet him. "That didn't take long," Gwen commented as she and Duncan reluctantly got up. She told him, "Duncan, if neither of us goes tonight, let's come back here after the elimination ceremony." He said, "Okay." Soon they met with the other castmates at the location Chris told them to meet him.
A few hours later….
DxDJ
At this point I've decided to change the format a little by making the next conversation between Duncan and DJ after Gwen was eliminated. He admits to DJ his doubts about Courtney.
While the other castmates ate dinner Duncan was alone in the guy's trailer lying down on his bunk. He had no desire to join the others for dinner because he was feeling a little down after Gwen was eliminated. Only an hour and a half ago she was walking to the lame-o-sine. Seconds later, Duncan rose from his bunk and thought, "Why am I feeling sorry for myself?" then walked outside. After a while, he decided to go to the bridge where he and Gwen had talked sometimes. He leaned his arms on the ledge then thought, "I enjoyed talking with her so much." Then he started talking to himself, "It's surprising that I can tell her stuff that I wouldn't tell the guys except DJ."
Then Duncan's mind turned to his girlfriend Courtney. He started remembering the incident where she had left him for the suitcase with the million dollars inside as he laid on the sand with a slightly sprained ankle. "She didn't even apologize," then thought, "Should I trust her? Suppose she does something like that again." Duncan said, "And I'm starting to think if she's only in love with the bad boy image. *I'm wondering if I'm just with her just to prove to the old guy that I can get a girlfriend."* (The old guy is in reference to his father.)
Two minutes of silence passed when Duncan heard someone clearing their throat. Duncan turned and saw DJ standing there. "I've been looking for you. I had a feeling you'd be here," DJ spoke. "Just thinking about Courtney," the punk responded. DJ asked if he missed her. Duncan hesitated a while then asked, "Did any cameramen follow you?" His friend said no. He began in a low voice, "Truthfully I don't miss Court anymore but I miss hanging out with Gwen." DJ thought about something then asked in a low voice, "Bro, are you falling for Gwen?" Duncan replied, "Okay, I'll admit it, a little." Then DJ told him, "You better not let Courtney find out."
Duncan responded, "Well Court's hot no doubt about that, but I'm starting to think that she's only in love with the bad boy image. I'm wondering if I should break up with her after the show. I mean she left me on the beach with a sprained ankle for the suitcase with the million dollars. " DJ responded, "Well bro, it's your decision." Even though DJ didn't like Courtney, especially after she was going to let him, Owen, Cody, and Tyler fall to their deaths while they hung from a hot air balloon during the chase for the suitcase with the million dollars, he was still going to accept her as the punk's girlfriend. DJ continued, "Chris is gonna serve us ice cream in the commissary, wanna get some?" Duncan replied, "That sounds good," then they began walking back to the trailers.
Meanwhile, as they walked, Gwen was at Playa Des Losers watching television while having supper in her room after taking a bath. She was watching a rock concert then a punk singer appeared on the screen. Suddenly Duncan came to Gwen's mind and she began to miss him. "Wondering what he's doing now," she thought, then began remembering some of the topics they talked about. "It's amazing that he's not afraid to reveal certain things about himself to me and DJ," she pondered. She began feeling tired, and turned off the TV then climbed into bed. After turning off the lamp, Gwen thought, "I wonder if Duncan still sleeps with Courtney's picture under his pillow," then sighed, "Why can't he realize that she's not the right girl for him?" In seconds Gwen was asleep.
*From the story "Total Drama Island: The Beginning" when Duncan's parents drove him to the station and his mom telling Duncan she hoped he meets a nice girl on the show whereupon his dad derided that happening by exclaiming, "HUMPH."
Questions
What do you think of Gwen's retort to Heather after Heather complained about the food at breakfast being only fit for dogs?
What do you think about Duncan revealing to DJ about his crush on Gwen?
