My adoptive parents registered me as Helen the next day. It was the most humiliating day of my life.

"So, you're actually Princess Helen, hmmm?" the office lady said with a grin on her face.

"Like you have to remind me," I said, rolling my eyes.

"Helen, be nice," Susan said. And if that wasn't bad enough, I have to travel with a body guard. A body guard! As I walked into civics class this morning, the teacher even bothered to play fanfair from her phone and say, "Ladies and gentleman, may I present Princess Helen of Genovia!" As I took my seat she said, "Today, we will be studying monarchies. And since Helen is a princess, she should know all about it." The on my way to English class, everyone wanted my autograph! I was almost late to class! And that doesn't even compare to when I got into English class.

"Now class, despite certain circumstances, I will not go easy on anyone despite their status," my English teacher said. As if I wanted him to go easy on me! I just want to be treated like a normal girl! And in gym class, the gym teacher told me, and I quote, "Whip those princess muscles into shape!" And everyone was staring at my body guard like he was an alien from outer space! The only time I could get away was during study hall, when I went into the one place where he couldn't follow me: into the girl's bathroom. I decide to read a book, since it calms me down. However, before I could start reading, I heard some girls start talking and the name Mandy mentioned.

"How can she call herself a princess? She doesn't even look like one," a voice said. I peeked over the stall and saw some of my arch enemies: Late, Iris, Kassidy, Sarah, Jennifer, and Daisy. Kate and Iris used to be my friends, but then over the summer they seemed to forget that I was even their friend. Then they sat next to someone else and forgot all about me. Jennifer, Daisy, and Cassidy never liked me, even though they pretended to like me for some reason. Sarah doesn't like me because every time I try to get into the conversation, she says, "Um, I wasn't talking to you." Well, how else can you get into the conversation? Besides, I tried asking her and her friend Conrad, very politely, to be quiet during math class, but did they listen, NO! Maybe next time I'll just tell them to zip it.

"Yeah, she's not even that pretty," Iris said. At least I don't cake my face with makeup.

"And aren't princesses support to be quiet?" Sarah said.

"Yeah, and in film club she always walks up to us in film club and says 'Whatcha doing?"' Daisy said.

"It's so annoying," Jennifer said. First of all, that only happened twice. Second of all, I had technical difficulties and the teacher was busy, so I had to wait, and I just happened to be standing near their computers. Third of all, it didn't look like all of their work was done.

"Well, it seems sutible for a girl who still believes in fairytales," Cassidy said. Okay, what was so wrong with believing in Santa Claus? That was the last straw!

"Well, if you think princesses should be quiet damsels in distress, then who's really believing in fairytales?" I said as I came out of the stall.

"Mandy, it's not nice to eavesdrop," said Kate in that I'm-trying-to-teach-you-to-be-like-me-but-I'm-so-not-your-friend voice.

"And we weren't talking to you," Sarah said.

"Well, I have these things, on the side of my head, called ears, and if you want your conversations to stay more private, then you're going to have to talk more quietly," I responded. I walked out f the bathroom before they could say any more. I was going to have a talk with my mother about this.