Monday 28th September, Limo on the way to school

OK so it wasn't Michael on the phone it was Grandmere. And no she wasn't calling me from Genovia to tell me that she would see me at Christmas time or calling to yell at me for ruining her life. Instead she seems to have forgotten everything about Saturday night apart from Sophia Loren inviting her to pledge as a Domina Reis. She also seems to believe that we need to continue princess lessons.

"Grandmere, I don't need Princess Lessons anymore" I tried to explain. "I have to focus on my school work because now that Genovia is a democracy I will have to get a job so I don't have time for Princess lessons because I am already failing Geometry."

"Nonsense Amelia I see no reason why you should not continue your tutelage with me. Your father has promised that he will sort all this trouble out so I will see you tomorrow afternoon." She said this as nothing as significant as the forming of a new government and a life change for her was actually happening.

"We will need to get you a new out fit for the party I am throwing for the Domina Reis as a thank you for the offer to join. Then of course we will have to get you a gown for the welcoming party which they will throw for me when all this silly ritual is done with in a couple of months."

It seemed like she was not going to shut up so I said. "Alright Grandmere I'll see you tomorrow but it will only be to discuss the end of my princess training."

Now I realize that she is an old woman but I am starting to think that she is senile. Doesn't she understand the changes that she is going to have to make, and the fact that her life as she knows it is going to change forever. It is now too important for me to get good marks in school for me to be having princess lessons every afternoon. So the moment I got of the phone to Grandmere I called my dad.

"What is it Mia?" Was how my dad answered the phone. Which is not a nice way to talk to your only daughter but it made me realize I had to get straight to the point?

"You have to explain to her that I do not need Princess lessons anymore and that I do not have time for them." I tried to sound less angry then really was.

"Mia this is not a very good time for me to referee a fight between you and your grandmother. I am trying to deal with the problem you caused on Saturday night. The least you can do is humor your grandmother for a while at least until I work out what exactly we are going to do." He was starting to sound a bit annoyed.

"What do you mean problem you can't continue to hide the truth from a country that has been lied to for so many years just because you are afraid of your mother. The truth is out there and you have to accept it!" I guess I was annoyed that he didn't seem to appreciate the seriousness of what I was going though.

"I know Mia that is why I am working so hard to figure out to do this. Its is not just a matter of you saying it and it becoming true. Like you said the truth is out there and now I have to make this truth into a reality so that our country does not lose its credibility. This whole thing is not solely my decision it has to be passed by the Genovian Parliament and until then you are still the crown princess and will therefore continue for fill all of the duties that may entail... INCLUDING PRINCESS LESSONS!" OK then I realized that perhaps enough time had not passed since Saturday for us to go back to the way that we normally are.

"Fine" I said "I'll see you at Dr Knutz on Friday." On that I hung up so that he would not have a chance to say no.

He just doesn't seem to remember that I am going through an emotional crisis at the moment. No that doesn't seem to matter. He also doesn't seem to care that I need all of my spare time to keep up with my homework and try to catch up my Geometry grade because now that I don't have Michael to tutor me I have almost now chance of passing. So now on top of trying to figure out what I have to do with my life on account of having the choice now I also have to deal with princess lessons which are now totally pointless. I am going to have so much to tell Dr Knutz on Friday and I bet he thought that I was getting better.