Likes Her Better

My name is Selena, and I’m the most important girl in town. Everywhere I go, people stare and whisper. “Oh, that’s the rich girl!” they say. “Oh, her family has so much money!” And it’s true! My dad is a diplomat, which basically means we have a LOT of money. This is why I’ve always been confused as to why people like my best friend, Lucienne, better than me. Before Lucienne came to town, I was always the first pick, always the favourite. Then she came around, and suddenly, I wasn’t the star of the show anymore. Everyone LOVES Lucienne. I mean, come one. Her dad is a GROCER. A grocer, I tell you! Where’s the money in that? She always has crappy clothes and dirty hair. On the other hand, I always wear beautiful designer labels, and I have a personal hairdresser to wash and style my hair every morning. I really don’t get it. HOW can people like her more than me? Her father is a grocer! But of course, nowadays people don’t care about hard-earned money anymore. All they care about is “LOVE” and “PERSONALITY”. I mean, COME ON. My town used to be really great. The rules were simple. Whoever is the richest, is the queen of the whole town. And, baby, am I rich! But nobody ever looks at me anymore. All anyone cares about is Lucienne.