▁would ▁perhaps ▁re kind le ▁their ▁former ▁rom ance . ▁However , ▁Am anda ▁is ▁now ▁married . ▁ ▁Daw son ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁not orious ▁back wood s ▁criminal ▁family ▁with ▁an ▁ab us ive ▁father . ▁In ▁flash back s , ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁he ▁left ▁his ▁father ' s ▁home ▁and ▁stayed ▁over night ▁in ▁T uck ▁Host et ler ' s ▁gar age . ▁T uck , ▁a ▁local ▁mechan ic ▁who ▁had ▁recently ▁lost ▁his ▁wife , ▁allowed ▁Daw son ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁eventually ▁considered ▁him ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁his ▁own . ▁Daw son ▁and ▁Am anda ▁attended ▁the ▁same ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁began ▁d ating , ▁soon ▁falling ▁in ▁love . ▁Before ▁the ▁prom , ▁Daw son ' s ▁father ▁and ▁brothers ▁beat ▁T uck . ▁Daw son , ▁anger ed , ▁went ▁to ▁his ▁f athers ▁house ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁killing ▁him ▁with ▁T uck ' s ▁rif le . ▁However , ▁they ▁sc uff led , ▁and ▁Daw son ' s ▁cousin , ▁an ▁expect ant ▁te en ▁father , ▁was ▁accident ally ▁killed . ▁In ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁l ighter ▁sentence , ▁Daw son ▁test ified ▁against ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁brothers . ▁Since ▁Daw son ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁par o led ▁for ▁another ▁four ▁years , ▁he ▁cut ▁t ies ▁with ▁Am anda , ▁forcing ▁her ▁to ▁choose ▁college ▁over ▁stay ing ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁After ▁T uck ' s ▁death ,