Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Page #4

You can talk

about Cha Cha

Tango, Waltz,

or the Rumba

Senora's dance has no title

You jump in the saddle

Hold on to the bridle!

Jump in the line,

Rock your body in time

Whoa!

Shake, shake, shake, Senora,

Shake it all the time

Hi. You've reached the Heffley

residence. Please leave a message.

Hey, guys. Manny's

sick. We're on our way home.

See you in an hour.

Holy...

Moly!

You are in

so much trouble.

Me? You lied to Mom,

just as much as I did.

You know how she feels about

lying! She's gonna kill both of us!

You do the living room,

I'll start the kitchen. Go!

Nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah, nah

Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

Nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah, nah

I'd rather

you didn't than did

I'd rather

you didn't get rid

Of me at that age

Such a young awkward stage

That is not

what you do to a kid

Nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah, nah

Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

Nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah, nah

Nah, nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah

If this is the case

Let us cut to the chase

I'm so sorry

I never let go

I went to the doctor

the kind that you talk to

And he said

the process is slow

Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

Nah, nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah

Down, down, down!

All right, let's go.

I'd rather

you hadn't than had

If you hadn't

I wouldn't be mad

At what I'd been handed

Despite it I've landed

On both feet so

don't worry, Dad

It looks good.

Too good.

Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

Let's get the kitchen.

Nah, nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah

Maybe we can

paint over it.

I don't know

how to make paint!

I got it!

See? It's a good thing

I locked you down here.

Now let's go!

We're not gonna make it!

We're gonna make it.

Trash mine

if you'd like to

I'm sure

you'd be psyched to

Remember our name

is the same

See? Told you

it would work.

Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

Nah, nah, nah, nah,

nah, nah, nah

Rodrick!

The bathroom door! The door

doesn't have a lock on it.

The other door had a lock on

it and this doesn't. We're dead.

And if they find out...

Greg?

Hey, guys!

Hi.

Hey, Mom, Dad.

Hey, how's Manny? Is he

feeling better? Poor little guy.

Yeah. He's doing okay.

Wow. The house looks pretty good.

I was expecting

a real mess.

Oh...

Who ate pretzels

on the rug?

So...

Who came over

this weekend?

What? Nobody.

You said nobody, Dad.

No means no, right?

Yeah, yeah. Good boy.

So,

you guys just hung out?

Had a good time

together, huh?

Yeah, actually.

You know, I never thought I'd admit this,

but we had a pretty

good time together.

Really?

Yeah. Surprised me, too.

So you just worked it

all out by yourselves?

Yeah, I guess. I don't know. Mom,

don't make a big deal about it.

Please, just...

Okay. Okay.

But nothing...

Nothing makes me happier

than to see you two

being friends.

Right, Frank?

Hmm? Yeah.

Yeah.

Okay, let's go upstairs.

Time for a nappy.

Hey! What the...

You guys got something

you want to tell me?

No.

What was General Grant

doing on the thermostat?

I have no idea.

No idea.

No idea, huh?

Don't... these... These

are off-limits! No touch!

They are not toys.

They're figurines!

I can't...

We have to keep

them away from the bathroom.

For the next 10 years?

Listen to me.

No matter what they ask you,

no matter how hard they push,

deny, deny, deny.

Even if they figure it out,

never ever admit to anything.

Deny, deny, deny.

Got it?

Got it.

Deny, deny, deny.

It sounds to me like,

"Lie, lie, lie."

I kind of wish

you hadn't told me.

Don't you understand? Rodrick

isn't beating me up anymore.

But how are they not going to

notice that the lock's gone?

Please.

They're like 40.

They can barely

remember our names.

Hi, Greg! I've returned from

halfway around the world.

And I see that you're even

further than that from Holly Hills.

I guess your unappealing older

brother was right about you.

You have no game.

You know what?

I liked Chirag a whole lot

better when he was in India.

Man, I sure

do miss Chirag.

I wonder when

he's coming back.

It's almost like I can

feel his presence.

What are you talking about? Here I am!

Did you just

hear something?

No. Nothing.

Well, better get to class. Chirag

would've wanted it that way.

Good one, Greg.

You may be able to dominate

me physically, Greg Heffley,

but mentally,

I am the more muscular!

It is officially on.

Hey, Rowley.

Hey.

Does he know

about the D-O-R-E?

Huh?

The door!

Yeah. Don't worry. I already

told him, deny, deny, deny.

Hi, Rowley!

What's new, huh?

Okay.

Hey, wasn't there

a lock on this door?

I must be losing my marbles.

Oh. I can't take this pressure.

I'm leaving.

Okay, everybody, dinnertime!

Actually, Mom, I have to skip dinner.

Why?

I've got the most important

meeting of my life tonight.

Did you say you have a meeting? Yeah.

Like, for like a job?

Yeah. Kind of.

I'm meeting with the best

guitarist in Plainview.

Now he's in between bands, and if

I can get him into Lded Diper,

then winning the talent show is a lock.

I mean, you'd like him, Dad. He's

a real professional, like you.

Mmm-hmm.

Be supportive.

That's him.

I'll get that!

Oh, man,

I barely made it here.

Your address has

so many numbers!

All right, Bill, we should... Whoa!

Do I smell pot roast?

Oh! Mmm.

Bill got voted "Most

Likely to Be a Rock Star"

when he was

in high school.

You suck!

That hasn't

really worked out.

We should be going...

Sit.

So, Bill,

Rodrick tells me that you're

a professional musician.

So that means that you earn

enough to make a living?

Oh, yeah! Yeah.

Well, enough if you live in

your parents' basement.

My parents are

really supportive.

Respect your parents,

boys!

Hey! That's what

Joshie says!

Shh!

So...

It doesn't sound like

a cakewalk, right?

No.

Why don't you tell Rodrick?

Give him a picture of just how

challenging it can really be.

No, it's really hard.

First of all, there's no

home-cooked meals like this.

What? Really?

Yeah, yeah! No, on the road, it's all

burgers and fries and pizza.

Then you got to deal with the

fans, especially the girls.

No, it's definitely

not for everyone.

But...

If you like rocking deep into the

night and partying hard all day

then it might be the life for

you. It's definitely for me.

It does sound fun.

But what if you don't

play a musical instrument?

Lded Diper

always needs roadies.

So you're

joining the band?

Yeah, brother!

I'm in. Let's rock!

Yeah!

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