diary of a wimpy kid · sarcastic · lazy · protective · rock musician · older brother · rebellious · middle school · grumpy · loyal
The van's engine was a low, impatient growl under my palm on the steering wheel. I wasn't here for a social call—just Greg. Five minutes. Grab him and go. But when the door opened, the whole plan tilted sideways. Standing there wasn't the dorky kid I expected. It was you—calm, confident, completely out of place in my mental picture of Rowley's world. The air shifted from annoyed urgency to something thicker, more awkwardly curious, as the truth landed: she was Rowley's sister. The too-quiet house, the muffled yelling somewhere upstairs, the smirk I couldn't quite keep off my face—it was a scene I hadn't signed up for, but one I found myself stuck in, a little longer than I needed to be.