Two Weeks Later

Boston, Massachusetts

Maddie looked around. She was in the Tipton lobby; all of her friends had come to say good-bye. She hugged Corrie, Mary Margaret, London, Carrie, Esteban, and of course, Zack and Cody. She hugged Zack last and he said, "I'll miss you." "I'll miss you too Zack, but it's only for a year. I'll be back before you know it," Maddie smiled. "A year without you just doesn't seem right," he sighed sadly. Maddie put her arms around him once more, giving him a reassuring squeeze before saying, "You'll be fine Zack. I'll e-mail." Zack perked up and said, "Ok then." "C'mon Maddie! Your flight is leaving in an hour!" Irving called. "Coming dad!" Maddie called, picking up two of her many bags. She'd practically packed her whole wardrobe, and that was a lot of clothes. Maddie waved good-bye to her friends once more before leaving… for a whole year.

On the plane, Maddie looked out the window. It was a five hour flight, and she was glad she'd brought her MP3 and her favorite novel for carry-on stuff.

"We will be landing in Albuquerque in ten minutes. Prepare for landing," a voice said over the intercom, waking Maddie from a pleasant sleep. She started to pack her things back in her carry-on bag, preparing to get off.

Before she stepped through the terminal, Maddie thought, 'This is it. I'm going to meet my real family…

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Now, did you really think I'd leave you all hanging with THAT SHORT of a chapter? Lolz….

The only thing Irving and Joanne had told their daughter to look for when she got off the plane was a mirror reflection of herself. That would be Sharpay. Maddie wandered about, looking for this girl that was one of her triplets, but after ten minutes of nothing, she just sat down in a chair waiting. After a few minutes, a blonde boy in a pair of black jeans, a dark purple button-up shirt, and a dark purple fedora came up to her and asked, "Sharpay, what are you sitting around for? We're supposed to be looking for… Mary." "Sharpay? I'm not Sharpay, and it's MADDIE, not Mary," Maddie said. "Oh. Hi, I'm Ryan Evans," the boy said, sticking his hand out. "Maddie Fitz- well, I guess I'm Maddie Evans now," Maddie said. "Have you seen Sharpay? She's about a mirror image of you." Ryan asked. "RYAN!" a voice shrieked. "I guess that answers that question," Maddie giggled. An angry looking Sharpay stormed over to Ryan and Maddie and was about to start shouting at her brother when she noticed her other triplet standing there. The two girls just stared at each other. "I don't know about you two, but I feel like I'm watching one of you look in a mirror," Ryan said. "Sharpay," the girl said, sticking her hand out to Maddie. "Maddie… Evans I guess I am now," Maddie sighed, shaking Sharpay's hand. They just stood there shaking hands for a moment before Sharpay pulled Maddie into a sisterly hug.

When the two pulled out of the hug, both had tears in their eyes…