So, we're back with another chapter of Broken Mirrors Make It Hard to See.. Landon is--okay you'll find out I suppose. No need for an abstract.
"Where are you taking me Landon?" asked a very giggly Gabriella.
"You'll see," came Landon's stoic reply.
"What's wrong Lanny?" Gabriella said caressing his cheek. "What are you looking at freakin' moron!" she suddenly yelled.
Landon looked to see who or what she had yelled at. Just another third grader shooting basketball in the park near the school, he thought.
"Come on it doesn't matter, lets go to wherever we're going!"
10 minutes later.
"Why'd you take me to the auditorium?" Gabriella asked.
"Because I think we should break up."
"What?" Gabriella asked getting teary eyed.
"I usually don't say this to a girl, but you are a ice-cold, stone-hearted b—tch!"
"Excuse me," Gabriella said raising her head a half an inch holding back the tears.
"You heard me! I'm surprised you kept Bolton that long with your s—ty attitude."
With that Landon left the auditorium, leaving Gabriella to sink down onto the edge of the stage. A couple minutes later Sharpay sat next to Gabriella looking into the empty seats.
"Calming, isn't it? You can hear the ghosts of productions, applauses, laughter—," Sharpay started.
"Don't you hate me?" Gabriella asked looking at her feet hanging over the micro-orchestra pit, which was held mostly sound equipment now.
"No," Sharpay said looking up from the orchestra pit.
"We hate what you've become," Taylor said coming from behind the curtains sitting on the right side of Gabriella.
Gabriella sniffed and looked down at her feet again, "What are you doing here during break?"
"You're kidding, right?" Sharpay laughed.
Gabriella smirked, same ol' Sharpay—Miss Dedicated.
"We know the true reason why you became friends with Jana and Lana," Taylor said.
"Cheer—."
"Don't give us the cheerleading excuse, we know the true reason."
Suddenly a manila envelope with 'The Phantom or whatever you call me' written on it.
Sharpay looked around in the shadows of dark auditorium seeing nothing but the side door that was opened when she got here and picked up the envelope.
"Corrina J Montez—."
"Stop," Gabriella sniffed.
"Died September 9th 1995."
"Will you stop, I already know. Born May 25th, 1990."
"Born March 22nd, 1898."
"What!"
"It wasn't your sister, it was your great-aunt. Your great-aunt's middle name was Juanita, your sister's is Josephine."
Gabriella stood up, "I don't know what to believe anymore."
"Mija, they're telling the truth. Your sister never died, you just assumed. Your dad and I were going through the separation at the time, you were asleep when they left."
"Mom?"
"Mija, you know I love you. But, I also hate what you have become. It's almost like I lost my daughter, who has become someone else."
Gabriella nodded her head, and hugged her mom crying.
"Gabi, there's someone I would like you to re-meet."
Gabriella cocked her head to the side; almost asking who is it with just body language.
"Corrina, will you come in here please."
Gabriella couldn't believe her eyes, her own sister had be alive all of these years. She ran up and hugged her sister with all of her might, "I missed you."
"Me too, except yesterday, you almost killed me with that glare at Starbucks yesterday."
"That was you? Sorry," Gabriella said sheepishly. "So, why now? Of all times?"
"Well, mija, the first reason is Thanksgiving break. The other reason is how Corrina found out you thought she had died or the Montez Family Secert if you will."
"Wait, I was the only one who thought Corrina was dead?"
"Yes, mami always kept quiet, because she just thought you were sad because your sister was in Boston, and you were always moving so you never could write to her."
"We actually asked your mom when you ditched us one day for the clones," Sharpay spoke up.
"Wait you knew?"
Taylor and Sharpay nodded in reply.
"Who else knew?"
"I did," Julia said coming out of the shadow.
"How'd you know?"
"Seriously, Gaby, is your memory THAT bad."
"Huh?"
"Best Friends, four years. Sun High? Christmas Pageant at Sun Hill Community? Does any of that ring a bell?"
"Oh my gosh, Julia," Gabriella ran over giving Julia a hug, "I can't believe I didn't recognize you."
"You've been this close to clobbering me since I started school like a month ago."
"Wait, you've lived here a month, and I didn't see you?"
"You saw me, but you weren't looking. Of course, I was hiding behind Sharpay and Landon half of the time."
"Wait, I kissed your brother Landon. Ew. He's really good at acting still though."
Just then everyone else came in: Landon, Chad, Ryan, Jason, and lastly, Troy.
"I'm sorry, Troy. It just that I still had a empty space in my heart from my sister."
"Its okay, breaking up was just part of the intervention, if you will."
Gabriella laughed lightly, glad to be on Troy good side again.
"No hard feelin's Gabs?" Landon asked Gaby calling her old nickname.
Gabriella nodded and laughed in response.
Everyone was just headed out the door, when Gabriella noticed the envelope on the ground. So, she went to pick it up, a picture fell out of it.
"G, what are you looking at," Troy asked.
"It's weird, that the Phantom had this picture. The only people that know of its existence are in this room."
"So, you're saying that the Phantom is in this room?" Sharpay asked.
"About 110 percent, Kelsi doesn't know I have a twin or even this picture. Just the people in this room."
"So," Sharpay started walking in front of the people that were assembled like a drill sergeant in front of privates. "Someone's has been keeping a double identity, and they have been very good at it. Let's just say, they will be on my good side and in the drama club because of it. Wait, okay, when we talked to the Phantom their voice was acted very well and only had a few glitches, because it was rather late. So, late in fact, I couldn't even sing the A minor scale. But, I can't narrow it down to a single person—."
"I can," Ryan spoke up.
"You can?"
"Yes."
"Well, then enlighten us."
"Who do you think in this room, can act a lowered voice with a slight Canadian accent?"
"Troy? Taylor asked.
"That's what they would want you to think, however, I heard this person sing, much different than Troy voice. So, the Phantom is—."
So, who is the Phantom? Leave you guesses as reviews when you review! ACS