Have you ever felt that your life takes a sudden turn? From worse to worst? Well? Have you? I'll tell you this: I HAVE!

All thanks to Grandmere, actually. Why did I get a nutter like her for a grandmother? Why couldn't I have a nice, normal grandmother? Like everybody else? Even Lilly has a normal grandmother who bakes her brownies and tells her she's precious.

But no. I had to have a nutter for a grandmother. Want to know why I'm calling her a nutter? BECAUSE SHE INVITED SOME RANDOM TEENAGERS OVER TO THE PALAIS DE GENOVIE FOR MY SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY! That's why. And from what I heard, THIS TEENAGERS ARE A BUNCH OF TROUBLEMAKERS! Look here! These are what I managed to obtain from their previous schools because apparently, they've been kicked out several times:

PERCY JACKSON,

6TH GRADE,

YANCY ACADEMY.

Kicked out of the school because caused some minor trouble during school trip to the Art Gallery. Called teacher ' an old swot'. Caused several trouble during the first months at Yancy Academy.

Here's another:

PERCY JACKSON,

5TH GRADE,

STONE MOUNTAIN BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS.

Kicked out of the school for bullying peers. Shows lack of enthusiasm in studies. Is very troubled. Recommend parent to send boy to another school specialized for ADHD and dyslexia. Obviously, this boy needs help in the dyslexia department.

And another:

PERCY JACKSON,

4TH GRADE,

GLENHOLME SCHOOL.

Kicked out of the school for demonstrating violence. Also for telling disturbing lies about being chased by monsters. Threaten teachers and peers. Shows lack of enthusiasm in studies. Recommend Stone Mountain Boarding School For Boys to parent because boy shows no tolerant towards the female students.

You see what I mean? Grandmere invited these kind of teenagers to my birthday party? They're troubled AND troublemakers! I can't believe this! I can't believe this!

I, Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo, can't believe that a bunch of troubled and troublemaking teenagers are coming to my birthday party! In Genovia!

" Amelia? What are you doing in there?" Grandmere knocks on the bathroom door (yeah, I'm in the ladies' because she just told me about this when we were having dinner and I can't escape to my royal bedroom so I nipped into the ladies'.) " It's been nearly 20 minutes! For God's sake, are you sleeping in there?"

I stood up, smoothen my dress and adjusted my hairdo, just so that Grandmere won't go nuts when she finds out I was daydreaming (okay, thinking) about the teenagers. I opened the door just as Grandmere wanted to knock again. She lowers her hand and glares at me.

" A princess-," she began but I cut her short.

" I know, Grandmere. A princess never leaves her guest unattended. I know but I really needed to go to the bathroom," I sighed as I closed the door.

" You were thinking about the teenagers, weren't you?" she asked. I stopped dead.

" What? No! Of course not!"

" You're lying," was her cool reply. I hate it when she does that.

" Okay, fine. I'm lying. I was thinking about the teenagers…," I looked at her. " Grandmere, do you think it….wise to invite them? I mean, I had their school records from America sent to me and I tell you, they're not pretty."

" Oh, Amelia, you worry too much. I've met the children and they seem pretty charming to me," she said breezily. " Relax, will you? Your birthday party is arranged by Vigo, the royal events planner. What do you have to worry? And anyway, the palace has tight security so the chances of the children do something wild is…," she bridges her index finger and the thumb, "are nil. Okay? Now go and entertain your guests."

I should've known. Typical of Grandmere to do something like this to me.