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Gabriella and Melody were up in Gabriella's suite getting ready for the luau. Melody noticed her friend had been quiet since they returned to the hotel. She then noticed Gabriella's shoulders shaking as she began to weep quietly.

"Mel? What's the matter?"

"Both of my parents are dead!" Gabriella cried uncontrollably.

"What?" Melody asked.

"Troy told me my mother died a year ago and my father has been dead for years. I am an orphan and I can't even remember my parents. I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to my mother!"

"It's ok." Melody comforted as she hugged her sobbing friend.


Flashback

"I'm glad we got to get away just the two of us for this weekend." Ms. Montez told her daughter. "With your boyfriend always sweeping you off of your feet, I hardly ever get to see you anymore."

"I'm sorry Mami." Gabriella whispered.

"I know Mija. You two love each other very much. Just like your father and I were."

Gabriella laughed as she sat down next to her and laid her head in her lap. Ms. Montez smiled down at her daughter and began to scratch her head gently. Gabriella smiled and began to talk about what was on her mind.

Flashback Ends


"I called her Mami." Gabriella whispered.

"What?" Melody asked.

"I called my mother Mami and she always called me Mija. I remember. I remember my mother and now I will never get to see her again! Never get the chance to tell her that I'm safe now or be able to tell her that I love her one last time. She's gone!"

Gabriella sat down on her bed and began to mourn her mother. Melody ran out of the room and out into the hallway to get her grandmother. Mrs. Hawkings rushed into the suite with several members of her family at her heels. She instructed everyone everyone to get out of the room as she wrapped her arms around a crying Gabriella.

"She's gone!" Gabriella wept. "My mother's gone!"

"It's alright." Mrs. Hawkings soothed. "Let it all out."


At sunset, everyone was getting ready for the luau. Gabriella had insisted to everyone that she was fine to go on. She was backstage getting in her hula outfit. Melody handed her three leis; one for her neck, one to wear around her wrist and another to wear around her ankle. Gabriella thanked her as she put them on. Melody sat down next to her.

"They're out there. Your Mr. Bolton is looking mighty anxious to see you." Melody stated as Gabriella laughed.

"Thank you, now I'm more nervous than I was three seconds ago." Gabriella joked.

"Sorry. But I think it's so romantic that your soulmate found you and is trying to help you regain your memory."

"What's goin on?" a guy asked joining them.

"We found out who Melina really is this weekend." Melody told the guy, Scott, Gabriella's dancing partner. "And it turns out her boyfriend has waited for her this entire time for her."

"What?" Scott asked in shock.

Scott had always had feeling for the girl he thought to be Melina. They were always partnered up to dance together and thought he felt something between them when they danced together. After almost every show, the two would always stroll along the beach together to wind down the natural high they always had after their dance. Although, he had asked her out several times and she declined him each time, he always thought his persistence would win her over eventualy. Now he finds out that in one day, his girl had already been snatched up.

"That's wonderful." Scott told his friend. "I'm very happy for you."

"Thanks Scott, you're always been a great friend."

"I'm going to get dressed. I'll see you in a few."


Outside the others were waiting anxiously for the entertainment to start. Tiki torches had been lit around the area to give the guests enough light to eat but not too much to make the performers blinded. Everyone was enjoying their meal as they talked about Gabriella's life in the past three years with the Hawkings. Troy sat next to the man who loved Gabriella like his own daughter.

"Even though you all have told us her real name is Gabriella, to all of us she will always be Melina. Her official Hawaiian name will be Melina." Mr. Hawkings told everyone.

"She has been a joy in our lives. Melina really helped keep this family together, we were so happy to have found her when we did three years ago. If she were under the age of eighteen, we would have adopted her into our family, but we are happy to know that her real family has found her."

"You'll always be her family as well." Sharpay told them. "After all, you kept her safe for the past three years. You took her in when others would have turned her back on her."

"She's been like a sister to all of us and it means so much to us that you have protected her." Taylor added as they others nodded their heads in agreement.

"So what's the entertainment for tonight?" Chad asked.

"Traditional Hawaiian dancing." Mr. Hawkings explained. "Melina began to hula dance only when she got here. In three months time, she was head in the class. Her dancing has never been matched by another native in her class."

"How many Hawaiian dances are there?" Zeke asked.

"There are many kinds." Mrs. Hawkings answered. "Tonight, Melody will Dance the dance of Rain and the Dance of the Ocean. And Melina will dance the Dance of Love and the Dance of Sunshine by herself and the Dance of Fire and Passion with Scott Lee. That dance is almost at lightning speed. During rehearsals, Melina had popped her hip out of alignment a few times."

Just then, a conk shell sounded signaling the start of the entertaiment.Melody was among the first group of dancers to appear on the stage. Everyone watched as the group had perfect movements with each other. Gabriella and Scott watched from backstage. When the group finished, Gabriella cheered for her friend.


Gabriella and Scott were getting ready to perform the finale. Scott held her hand as they walked out onto the stage. The Hawaiian drummers began to beat on their traditional drums. Gabriella's hips moved to the fast beat. Someone handed Scott a torch and lit both ends on fire. Scott began to twirl the torch along with the beat as his partner continued dancing. He then touched the floor just by Gabriella with his torch and Gabriella was soon dancing in the center of a ring of fire. The audience cheered loudly when they finished. Both Scott and Gabriella bowed before they went backstage.


Melody hugged her best friend tightly. Gabriella was damp from the heat of the fire but her friend didn't mind. The other dancers came to congratulate the two of them on executing a perfect dance. Melody pulled Gabriella aside and slipped something into her hand.

"Troy told me to give this to you."

"Thanks." Gabriella said reading the note.

"What does it say?" Melody asked.

"He wants to walk with me on the beach."

"How romantic."

"Hey, Mel." Scott said walking by. "I'll be ready in five minutes and then we'll go."

"Scott, I'm going to have to cancel. Troy asked me to walk along the beach with him." Gabriella said. "I'm sorry."

Scott walked off heartbroken. Not only did this Troy guy steal his girl, but he also stole his tradition with Melina. Scott did not like this guy. He was determined to get Melina for himself and nobody was going to stand in his way.