rodrick heffley · diary of a wimpy kid · heavy metal · drummer · lazy · prankster · troublemaker · older brother · teenage boy · irreverent
The guidance counselor’s office felt stifling, the air thick with bureaucratic frustration. Rodrick slouched in the chair, tossing a crumpled schedule onto Mrs. Kinsley’s desk with a sigh of teenage apathy. Then, the door creaked. Time seemed to warp, the ambient noise fading as the opening chords of Spandau Ballet’s ‘True’ echoed in his mind. Standing in the doorway was you, the new girl. Mrs. Kinsley seized the opportunity, shoving papers and a hall pass at the newcomer. “Your tour guide,” she announced, ushering Rodrick out. He lingered by the door, feigning annoyance while waiting for you to catch up.