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before.”
    Starr nodded.
    â€œAnd if they don’t get married, I may never see you again,” Ivy said.
    â€œThat would be terrible!” Starr cried. “We have to get them to make up.”
    â€œHow?” Ivy asked. “We couldn’t get them to break up. And there’s only one more day left on the cruise!”
    Starr felt her stomach drop. With all the drama between Abuela and Grandpa Walt, she had lost track of how quickly time was passing.
    â€œThat means the talent show is tomorrow night! I don’t have an act.”
    â€œMe neither,” said Ivy. “I was going to write a song to play on my guitar, but now there’s no time.”
    â€œWait,” said Starr. “I think there is enough time.”
    â€œWhat?” Ivy shook her head. “I’ve never written a song in one day before. It takes a while to figure out the melody and write lyrics.”
    Starr smiled. “But before, you never had my help. I know we can do this! And I bet we can save our grandparents’ relationship at the same time!”

Chapter Nine
    Starr and Ivy met before breakfast in the Kids’ Club. They had a lot of work to complete before the talent show that night.
    Ivy tried out different tunes on her guitar, while Starr worked on the lyrics.
    â€œWhat rhymes with belong?” asked Starr.
    â€œStrong?” Ivy suggested.
    â€œPerfect!”
    When the song was finished, it was time to get crafty. The girls headed to the ship’s art studio to put a sparkly touch on their scheme. There, they ran into Jenny and toldher all about the plan. They needed her help to make it work.
    â€œYou can count on me!” said the cruise director.
    Then they got busy with scissors, tissue paper, and glue.
    An hour before the show, the girls slipped glittery invitations under the doors of their grandparents’ rooms.

    Later, when the theater doors finally opened, Starr and Ivy hid behind the stage curtain to watch the audience file in. Theysaw Abuela in a silky white gown find her reserved seat in the front row. Grandpa Walt was already in his seat, wearing a handsome black suit. The couple smiled politely but didn’t talk to one another.
    â€œAt least they’re not fighting,” said Starr.
    The lights dimmed and Jenny walked onstage.
    â€œWelcome to our talent show!” the cruise director announced. “We have many exciting acts tonight. Our first performer is Greg the Great!”
    Greg was a ten-year-old magician. He dazzled the audience by pulling scarves out of a hat and making a quarter disappear. The guests loved him, along with all the other performers: a baton-twirler, two break-dancers, a poet, and a gymnast. Starr and Ivy knew it was their turn after a girl named Maya finished her hula-hoop routine.
    â€œAre you ready?” Starr asked Ivy.
    Ivy nodded. “I’m glad we’re doing this together.”
    â€œMe too,” Starr agreed.
    â€œIt’s time for our final act,” announced Jenny from center stage. “Starr Ruby and Ivy Glendon will be singing a song they wrote for two very special people.”
    Jenny winked at Starr and Ivy as they took their places onstage. There were many faces in the audience, but Starr only cared about two. She heard Abuela gasp in the front row. Abuela was probably surprised by what Ivy and Starr were wearing: their flower girl dresses.

    Ivy began to strum a soft melody on her guitar. Starr and Ivy sang together:
    â€œI know we may be different.
    Our likes aren’t all the same.
    But being BFFs
    Should always be our aim.
    â€œOn the same side as you,
    That’s the place where I belong.
    On the same side as you,
    Together we are holding strong.
    Nothing’s gonna stop us, baby.
    We’re a team that’s powered by two.
    Life makes much more sense now,
    On the same side as you.”
    Looking down, Starr saw Grandpa Walt reach for Abuela’s hand.
    â€œThere are gonna be