Fourteen-year-old Alex Russo is a troubled teen. She and her older brother Justin, who is seventeen, and her twin brother Max, lost their parents in a plane crash. They are in a foster home, and have two more years until Justin can take them out and care for them himself. Alex has a four-year-old daughter by the name of Taylor, she is identical to Alex. Alex was raped and refused to give up Taylor.
The foster home goes to Camp Rock for a real discount, every person just have to give ten dollars but if not the owner will cover for them.
It's Alex's third birthday in the foster home, and the owner, Hilary and the twenty kids, including Max, Justin and Taylor are standing there singing Happy Birthday in tune. Taylor jumps onto the bed and curls up on her mom's lap happily.
"Happy birthday, Alex and Max." Hilary smiles.
"Thank you." Alex grins. Every year, Hilary pays for Alex's, Max's, Taylor's and Justin's way through for Camp Rock and honestly, this is their third year going. All of the kids put their change together with Mark, the "fun guy" and buy a gift for Alex and Max. Alice stands on the side holding Alex's gift, a gift card for something.
"This is for you." Taylor tells Alex handing her a gift. Opening the gift, it's a locket with a photo of their parents on the right and Max, Justin and Taylor on the left.
"This is perfect, thank you." Alex whispers with tears in her eyes. Mark hooks it around her neck after shooing everyone out. Alice is the only one left. Coming over to Alex, Alice sits down handing her, the gift card to a bookstore.
"I know how much you love books." Alice smiles.
"Thank you."
"Max got one to a comic book store. Mark got Max the locket too."
~A&M~
Packing her clothes, Alex rushes with everyone down to the bus taking them to Camp Rock for the summer. Climbing on, Alex silently promises herself she will be strong even if it all goes wrong, because her parents are watching over her, over them.
Taking her seat with Taylor, and Justin and Max across from her, Justin smiles at her handing her his gift. Opening it, is a photo in a frame, her parents. Max gives her the bracelet their mom was wearing the day she died. Taylor gives her a hug and a kiss. Alex gives Max the watch their dad always wore, and their family photo in a frame. Alex gives Justin their dad's locket. It has their wedding photo and the photo of the kids and Taylor.
"How did you get them?" Justin asks.
"Stole."
"Stealing is bad mommy." Taylor comments.
"I know. You are never allowed to do it."
"Okay mommy."
Arriving to Camp Rock, Alex stares on the window, spotting her friend Nate Gray who is a famous guitarist. But a hot girl catches her eye. Her brown eyes are excitedly looking around. Once they arrive on the bus, Alex looks ahead to find Mark standing up talking about them getting off one at a time. Alice parks the bus as Hilary stayed behind for any new kids.
Once it's their turn to get off the bus, Alex carries Taylor off who has now become scared and has Taylor's backpack on her shoulder.
"Hey Brown." Alex greets the camp director who is talking with Mark.
"Hey Alex. Going to behave this summer or are you going to clean the whole camp?"
"Anyway to get money from Nate."
"Looking forward for you to clean my office again."
"Will I get five bucks this time?"
"Yes, I owe you five dollars." Pulling five dollars from his pocket, he hands it to Alex who slips it in her own pocket. It's from last year when she didn't break his records and put them back in better care.
Brown knows a way to get Alex's disastrous part of her to work for you is to make a goal, which is what him and his nephew, Nate, discovered.
Showing the twenty-four kids to their cabins, Brown shows Alex to Nate's cabin which she "broke into".
"Nate!" Alex shouts kicking the door open.
"I know I own you twenty!" Nate's reply comes.
"Thank you. Twenty-five should cover Taylor's clothes right?"
"Second hand? Yes?"
"What's the goal for the summer?"
"If you get in trouble, clean the whole camp."
"Same as last year, okay."
"No getting into trouble on purpose."
"Nah, I'm not that crazy." Leaving, Alex spooks some people walking passed her heading to her cabin. But accidentally, she bumps into someone, "Sorry."
"No, I'm sorry." Looking up, it's the hot girl from before.
"No, just blame me, it's nothing new." Giving the girl a fake smile, Alex walks away.
For the longest time, Alex blamed herself for her parents death. They had to leave a convention to come home early to bail Alex from juvenile detention centre.
"Wait!" The girl calls running over, causing Alex to stop.
"What?"
"I never caught your name. I'm Mitchie Torres."
"Alex Russo." Seeing Mitchie not leaving, Alex smiles a real smile, "Are you lost also?"
Mitchie blushes nodding, "A bit."
"This is my third year here, where are you going?"
Walking Mitchie to her destination, the two talk about their favourite colours, movies, music, art, activities, and what they would like to learn. Mitchie learned about Taylor and got Alex to show her a photo, which she stared at with a smile. Her reason for being calm;
My cousin had her daughter young too.
Alex learned that Mitchie has a twin sister who is at a baseball camp in Lima, Ohio. They are identical twins other than the fact that her twin constantly dyes her hair.
