After coaching each other for the remaining seven weeks of camp, Annabelle and Amelia were finally ready to set their plan in motion. Annabelle would fly back to Los Angeles to meet her father. Amelia would fly back to Manhattan to meet her mother.

The final weeks of camp flew by. The girls attended some of each other's classes, and they worked hard to study and learn every aspect of one another's life. They learned each other's unique mannerisms and sayings, and they were able to pass off as one another almost flawlessly. They finished off their last few days of camp with a bang. Annabelle performed as Little Red Riding Hood in Camp Hippodrome's production of Into the Woods, and Amelia performed as Matilda in the camp's production of Matilda the Musical.

The girls were devastated when the final day of camp arrived.


"Okay, so you're going to find out how mom and dad met," Amelia said to Annabelle. She was wearing Annabelle's crisply ironed pale pink Oxford shirts, which was tucked into a pair of cuffed khaki shorts. She had her long raven locks tied back with a bow that matched the color of her shirt, and she wore a broken-in pair of boat shoes on her feet.

"Right, and you're going to find out why they broke up," Annabelle said back to Amelia. She was dressed in Amelia's white and black ringer tee, which had two cherries embroidered onto the upper left chest. She paired the shirt with a pair of Amelia's denim cut-offs and her twin's signature red Converse high-tops.

The two girls hugged tightly and promised to text each other everyday. They switched phones and lockets. Then, they went their separate ways. Annabelle hopped onto the shuttle that was taking a group of kids to the airport, while Amelia stayed back to wait for the airport shuttle that was bringing kids who had later flights.

Annabelle stuck her head or the window and waved goodbye to Amelia as the shuttle bus started up and pulled out of Camp Hippodrome's parking lot. Amelia waved back and crossed her fingers hopefully.


For the duration of Annabelle's two hour flight, she reviewed the details of Amelia's life.

When the flight landed, she excitedly packed up her journal that contained her notes and shoved them back into her carry-on backpack. She eagerly bounded off of the plane, thanking the pilot and flight attendants on her way out. She headed straight for the board that listed the arrivals and departures and looked for her baggage claim. As she walked to baggage claim A4, she turned on Amelia's PearPhone and saw an incoming text from her father. It said that he was waiting for her at the baggage claim.

The tiny girl carefully navigated the large airport, giving herself time to plan what she would say and how she would say it, and she made it to the baggage claim just as the last of her flight's luggage was being put on the baggage carousel. She searched around for her father and spotted him just as he was grabbing the last of her three suitcases.

Her father looked just like he did in her picture.

Beck Oliver had hardly changed since his time at Hollywood Arts. He still had his long fluffy hair and carefree attitude. He still dressed himself in ripped jeans, work boots, and flannel. He looked just like he did ten years ago.

Annabelle smile giddily. She took a deep breath and put her hand to her locket, stroking it for good luck, just like Amelia would.

"Dad!" the girl cried out joyously, running to her father. She jumped into his outstretched arms and hugged him like she would never let go.

"Amelia!" Beck exclaimed happily, picking up his tiny daughter and spinning her around. He placed a big kiss on her forehead before putting her down.

"Wow, Dad! It's really you!" Amelia said breathlessly.

"It really is me, kiddo! Ready to go home?" Beck replied.

Annabelle nodded, and the two picked up her suitcases and headed to the car.


Amelia had a full two hours and fifteen minutes of extra flight time to study Annabelle's life. She spent the entire time reviewing and quizzing herself on the precise details of her twin's life. By the end of the four hour and fifteen minute flight, she was all packed up and raring to go. She practically bolted off the plane as soon as she could, barely remembering to thank the pilot, like Annabelle would do.

She breezed past the flight information boards, skillfully weaving her way through crowds of people. She dashed over to the baggage claims, making it there in record time. She scanned the area for her mother and quickly spotted her impatiently tapping her foot.

Her mother looked exactly like her picture.

Jade West had barely changed since she had left Hollywood Arts. She still wore mostly black and had colorful streaks in her hair. She still had her eyebrow piercing and her nose piercing. She was still the same badass that she was ten years ago.

Amelia let out a tiny squeal of excitement at the sight of her mother. Then, in a very Annabelle-like fashion, she skipped over to her.

"Mom!" an ecstatic Amelia called out.

"Annabelle!" Jade greeted back with a huge smile on her face. She picked her daughter up and hugged her close. Amelia wrapped her arms around her mother in a long overdue hug. Jade kissed her daughter on the cheek then set her down.

"I missed you, mom. I've really missed you," Amelia said, marveling in the presence of her mother. She hugged Jade again.

"I missed you too, honey!" Jade told her daughter, hugging her back.

The two chatted about camp while they waited for Amelia's bags to show up on the badge carousel. Once they had her bags in tow, they headed towards the car.


"So...tell me, Squirt, how was camp?" Beck asked as he put his daughter's final suitcase in the trunk of his vintage Corvette.

"It was amazing, Dad! I met this phenomenal girl! She was quite lovely!" Annabelle excitedly told her father. She hopped into the passenger seat of the car and buckled in.

"'Phenomenal girl'? 'Quite lovely'? My, my! Don't you sound proper!" Beck joked, closing the trunk. He opened up the door to the driver's seat and got in.

Annabelle blushed.

"What did you do while you were at camp?" Beck asked.

He and Annabelle talked about Camp Hippodrome for the whole ride home.


"Thanks for all those texts you sent me while you were away. I knew that unlimited data plan that you just had to have would come in handy," Jade joked, as she slid into the driver's seat.

"Well, we meant to write, but-" Amelia started to say.

"We?" Jade asked with a raised eyebrow, cutting her daughter off.

"Oh! Umm...Yes! We! This girl I met at camp...we became really close...practically like sisters!" Amelia blurted out, her cheeks flushing bright red. She gave her mother an awkward grin.

"Uh huh..." Jade said with a nod.

"Yup!" Amelia said.

"So...how was camp?" Jade asked.

She and Amelia discussed Camp Hippodrome as they went home.


Woohoo! Beck and Jade are finally in the story! Yay! Thanks for reading, and please review! :)