Free From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess by Meg Cabot Page B

(ten)
    â€¢ Sweaters (ten — it is always warm in Genovia, Grandm è re said, but apparently I am going to learn to ski)
    â€¢ Long-sleeve blouses and shirts (twenty. And Grandm è re wouldn’t even let me get shirts that said anything on them, such as WHO FARTED ? in sparkles, which I thought would be hilarious, but she did not)
    â€¢ What Grandm è re called “outerwear” — Coats and jackets
    â€¢ And finally “accessories” — hats, gloves, and bags, but no jewelry because, as Grandm è re said, “You’re going to have access to the finest collection of crowned jewels in all of Europe”
    Really, it was all just too much, and after a while, I wanted to yell, “STOP!” I hardly have any clothes outside my school uniform anyway, and I kind of like it that way, because sometimes too many choices are confusing.
    So I said I needed to take a break and Brigitte looked at me with kind of a concerned expression and asked if I wanted some water and I said yes, and she brought me a glass on a silver tray and now I’m drinking it in here alone and writing this.
    Having a family of your own and being a princess is fun and all, but parts of it are very exhausting and confusing and even a little embarrassing.

 
    Thursday, May 7
3:45 P.M.
Limousine
    NishiGirl
    OlivGrace
    Hey, it’s me. I finally got my own phone!
    No way!!!! I’m so excited for u!!! Where r u? Y weren’t u in school 2day? Everyone was talking about u!!!
    LOL! I went shopping with my grandmother.
    THAT IS NOT AN EXCUSABLE ABSENCE!!!!!
    I know. I was afraid I was going to get a demerit!
    They can’t give u a demerit. Ur a princess!!!
    That’s what my grandma said!
    LOLOLOLOL! We saw u on the news last night! U r EVERYWHERE!
    Ugh, I know. They’re saying terrible things. None of them are true.
    LOL I know that! It was ur mom who didn’t want people to know.
    How did you know that???
    Because Annabelle said so yesterday. Remember?
    Oh right. I forgot. A lot has happened since yesterday.
    Also because ur sister just said it on TV.
    She did??? WHEN???
    Just now. How could u not know? U royals need to communicate more.
    Really?!? I’m with her in the limo right now!
    Really? It must have been pre-taped. What r u doing?
    My grandma just tried to take me to a fancy beauty salon for a makeover! But Princess Mia found out and showed up and stopped her before they could do anything more than give me spiral curls.
    WHY????
    She said I don’t need one. She says I’m beautiful just the way I am.
    Awww!!! It’s true.
    Thank you. You’re beautiful just the way you are, too.
    Thanks, I know. But I’d like a makeover anyway. I want to get my nose pierced and my hair dyed purple.
    You would look SO GOOD with a pierced nose and purple hair. But your grandmother would kill you.
    I bet urs would, too, especially considering she’s a princess and so are u. But u’d just have to explain that princesses can have pierced noses and purple hair and still be regal.
    True. So what are people saying at school?
    Mostly how cool it is that ur a princess. Except Sara. She says ur ungrateful.
    Ungrateful? For what???
    For everything her dad has done for u.
    What??? What has her dad ever done for me???
    I know! I was like, “U mean not getting her a cell phone or computer when both u and Justin have one? Or not taking her for rides in one of his stolen Ferraris?”
    No, you didn’t!!!
    Yes, I did!
    What did Sara say???
    She didn’t say anything. She got so mad, she got up and went to go sit at Annabelle’s table.
    NOOOOOO!
    Yes! And Annabelle LET HER SIT THERE!
    Great. So now there’s an official “I Hate Olivia” lunch table at school.
    Oh, what do u care? Ur the princess of Genovia!
    I know. Guess what? My sister is getting married and asked me to be a junior bridesmaid in her royal wedding this