SCHOOL OF ROCK

CHAPTER 1:PRESSURE POINT!!!!

'This is stupid, I can't take this anymore!!!!' Freddy Jones slammed his drumsticks down and stood up, he was very frustrated and angry,

'I NEED A BREAK!!!' Dewey Finn his teacher and lead vocalist of the school of rock band stood up and beckoned him to go into the kitchen with him.

'Whets the trouble kid' Dewey asked in a concerned way but also as if he knew the answer to the question.

' I don't know if I can carry on with this anymore', he replied. Dewey sighed.

'I need to think this through', he paced the room while talking to Dewey, 'don't you ever think its time for a break' he said. Dewey sat their for a few minutes just thinking then he spoke in a reassuring voice,

'Go home early today and think about what to do, its up to what you do I am only your music teacher.'

Freddy stood back up and turned to go, then he stopped

'Dewey'

' yeah man'

' there's something else as well.....' he paused for a second ' In fact its nothing.

Freddy walked out, closing the door behind him, leaving the rest of them in shock, Summer Hathaway the manager sighed. They all left band practice early, Dewey let them go to sort their heads out and get on with revision.

'Guys I want everyone here tomorrow for a meeting, it's important' he called out as they left.

It had been almost a year since the school of rock band project had been set up and an eviction note had been posted through Dewey's door. Ned schneebly,Deweys long time friend and his girlfriend Patty Di Marco had had to kick him out so the band chipped in with there pocket money and fundraising activities to help pay the rent for a flat for him, but even now he couldn't keep up the payment. The band themselves were on a breakthrough there music was starting to slowly go worldwide, there cover of ACDCs It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n roll had gone straight into the top 20 and people were starting to talk about them in magazines.

The fame was getting so bad for them that Zack Mooneyham the lead guitarist was walking down the street one day and a bunch of young school girls ran after him down the street asking for his autograph and screaming his name.

It was the next day and everyone but Freddy was here, the band were looking round but there was no sign of him, they were starting to get anxious.

Dewey stood up, an awkward silence was draped over them, suddenly Zacks phone started ringing it was a text message, Zack stood up and without any warning read what it said

I'm sending this in a message because I don't think I am brave enough to tell you to your faces but I'm quitting the band my mom told me the other day we are moving to Boston, I don't know if I will ever see you again but I hope we can still stay in touch, Freddy.

If the truth be known, the pressure was starting to get to them all, even though they didn't want to admit it, they were all on the point of implosion. The band sat there in silence for a while, most in shock,

After that the band decided they would carry on playing, they sent an advertisement out looking for another drummer, plenty auditioned but only one succeeded in taking the place of Freddy, Martin Alberts, his technique was quite good and unique in some ways, he was 17 and had a funny wit.

School of rock started playing again although there sound wasn't as good and after a while, they started losing their fame, sure they were in magazines and newspapers but for the wrong reasons, Martin had been arrested and put in the cells for the night. Their new song 'King Rock' hadn't even made it into the top 40. The band were 'crashing and burning' as the magazines said. It was over. After more controversy and fighting the band decided to go there separate ways for a while.

Is this the end of the school of rock for good????