Good point Janine, I didn't catch that. Chances are she didn't have a safe home and she left. When you're that young and feel like you don't have anywhere to go, then hanging out with "older tough" guys can seem like the perfect solution. You feel wanted, special, safe and you have a place to stay. At that age that can seem like love. Sounds like she got in over her head and is mixed up in an ugly situation. She's very involved as you said, she probably was very scared. Hopefully this will be her wake up call to change her life and get her shit together. When you don't have a safe home or on the streets, staying in school and being successful in school is extremely difficult. I wish her the best of luck. This "thug" wanna be gang lifestyle ends 2 ways, dead or in jail. They tend to die very young.