Seraphina Sorter lived an ordinary life. She was the poster child of a three's family. She was going to graduate with her Advanced Honors Diploma and attend the University of Illea. She had a supportive group of friends and great relationships with her co workers at the Monte Library. Yes, Sera had a perfect life. So why was she having the most unperfect day?

It all started out when she woke up. It was a weekend and she didn't have to go the library to work until two. So she headed downstairs and had a bowl of coco puffs. After that she dressed up in her favorite outfit. A light green blouse with black slacks paired with beige flats. She also wore a matching beige sweater with three quarter sleeves. Then she pulled her long wavy black hair into a high ponytail. She put on some face corrector cream and pink lip gloss. She opened the bathroom door to see her sister Mary and her boyfriend Dave. They sprayed pink silly spray at her.

"Mary what the heck are you doing?!" I wiped off all the silly string but soon the stench was all over me. "This is gross. What is that made of?"

"You should… Have … Seen… Your face…" My sister couldn't stop laughing and so couldn't Dave. I checked the clock on the wall and saw it was 1:15. I had enough time to take a shower and change. By the time I finished I realized I had ten minutes before my shift started. The time flew by. I ran to the car and stepped on the pedal. I was twenty minutes late thanks to the stupid red lights and the fact I had to get through a school zone that was letting the kids out. When I checked in my boss caught me.

"Miss Sorter why are you FOUR HOURS LATE?" My boss yelled at me so loudly a family passing by practically ran past us.

"No sir my shift only started at two and it is two twenty three. I had an emergency at home." I was shaking so hard.

"Nooo, your shift started at 11 o'clock. Go grab your belongings in the locker room. You're fired!"

"But sir my schedule said 2 o'clock. That is what Brady told me."

"You clearly are mistaken because it is written on the board which you should have checked. Now leave Miss Sorter!" After that incident Sera headed home. She was driving behind a really slow driver and decided she would just cut him off. But the moment she started speeding a cop started flashing his lights. She stopped inside the parking lot of a taco restaurant. She gave the officer her license and he gave her a ticket for breaking the speed limit. Just great Sera thought. Once she got home she saw her sister in the hallway looking worried.

"Mary what's wrong?"

"I'm so sorry Sera. I'm really sorry. I was washing your favorite outfit that I ruined this morning hoping to make up for it. But I forgot not to put it into the dryer and now it's shrunken. I'm really sorry!

"Mary are you serious?! I can't believe you did that! I hate you!" I started racing up the stairs when I tripped on one of the steps and stubbed my toe. I started crying and kept running to my room. I landed on my bed and started sobbing even harder. A couple of hours later I woke up to my dad shaking me.

"Hey sweetie your sister Mary said you were having a bad day. Do you want to talk about it?"

"No, I just want to die."

"That tuff huh. Well I was going to give this to you tomorrow but I figure now."

"Dear Sorter Family,

We have been notified that you house a lady between the ages of 16 and 21. We would like to inform you that Prince Dimitri Schreave is having his selection soon and we would love if you entered. Please fill out the form below and send it back to the castle. Thank You."

"Do you think I should enter?"

"It's all up to you?"

"What do you think mom would say when she gets back from her trip in Zealand?"

"I'm sure she would tell you it wouldn't hurt to try. But it's all up to you and whatever you choose I will hundred percent support you." Dad gave me a hug and stood up and left. I kept re reading the letter. Finally I decided on filling out the form and entering the selection.

Maybe soon enough Seraphina would have the perfect life as a queen. But for now she was a jobless teenager who desperately needed to finish her trig homework and was still writing her first novel.