The Rock 'N' Roll Diaries

Song 2 – AuditionsEgg stood on the sweeping gravel drive and studied the enormoushouse. How could people live in such luxury? What didthey do with all that space? Egg would only need a music roomand a bedroom. Maybe a kitchen and a bathroom too. Thishouse had three floors and sixteen outward facing windows.Three vehicles were parked on the driveway. Egg didn’t knowmuch about cars, but he recognised the brands of Lamborghiniand Porsche. He’d seen the large silver Range Rover before,because last term Burt had driven it to school and parked it nextto the headmaster’s Kia. Burt had been suspended for a week.Egg found it hard to go up the grandiose steps leading up tothe front door; not physically but mentally. Ever since Burt hadasked him to be in a band Egg had worried. He worried aboutwhat his mum would say. He worried about not being goodenough and he worried about being accepted by Burt’s friends.He’d slept really badly since Burt had insisted he come to thehouse for a band meeting. He’d spent an hour picking over hiswardrobe, trying to decide what he should wear.Suddenly the door swung open. Egg spun quickly andstarted back down the steps.“Egg, what are you doing?”17