Driving Lesson
This starts off a little slow, but it gets better. I'm not sure I quite captured the essence of the driving practice.
Jen had just come back from her very long day. Something was going on with her family and she had gotten a lot of blood taken by the doctors *cough* vampires. She went straight to her bed. Greg and I were planning on going to the store for some essentials, like hot cocoa.
Greg: Ichi (Jen), do you want to come to the store with us?
Jen: ?
Greg: The store, we're going to Kroger's.
Jen: No, I'm tired, and I'm going back home tonight.
Greg: Do you want anything?
Jen: Maybe a fast break.
Greg: Okay..
Jen: Drive safe, you guys have to come back alive.
...
*Greg turns to me, no joke intended*
- Alicia, do you want to practice driving again?
Me: Hey! Not funny!
*laughter*
Greg: Seriously, you need more practice. We could go to the mall parking lot again.
Me: *sigh* Okay.
Greg, Hannah, and I go to the store. We get our essentials and go back to the college to drop Hannah off.
Greg: Hannah, would you take a fast break up to Jen?
Hannah: Sure
Greg: Thanks Hannah.
Hannah's left and we go to the mall for a driving lesson. I really want to get back to the dorm, though, cause Jen is by herself (even if she is asleep) but Greg really seems set on this lesson, and I need to learn how to drive. I have a bad feeling about leaving, but know that I would also feel bad staying.
We go to the mall.
Greg: What's that?
Me: An M-azing bar.
Greg: Ocha-san (me) you are not eating while driving.
Me: I'm eating before driving. I need to relax with a chocolate bar before I get completely stressed out.
Greg: Okay Ocha san.
Me: Okay. I'm ready.
Greg: Okay, you have to turn on the car, first.
Me: Okay.... I can do this. (I put my hand on the keys in the ignition.... and turn. Car is on and my heart is racing.)
Greg: You know what to do next. You've done this before.
Me:....
Greg: Parking break, Alicia.
Me:...
Greg: Alicia?
Me:... (I reach for the parking break, but it won't give)
Greg: Oh. I put it up too high, let me get it.
Me: I can do it. I can do it.
Greg does it anyway.
Greg: What comes next?
I look at the thingy that allows me to put the car in drive, or reverse, which I needed, being in a parking spot. I don't move.
Greg: C'mon Alicia, put it in reverse.
Me: Sigh. Okay. Reverse.
... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ..
I finally do it.
Greg: Foot off the break.
Me: Are you crazy?!!
Greg: Ocha chan, you've been in this car before, you've been in this parking lot before. What's wrong?
Me: I don't like cars. Cars are scary. Cars are bad. Me driving is bad.
Greg: Foot off break Alicia, and ease out of the parking space.
I finally do it.
Greg: Okay, if there had been cars there, you would have scraped a few bumpers, but it's fine.
I move through the empty parking lot.
Greg: Turn here
Me: ?!! *deep breath* Okay
I turn
Greg: Okay, that was way too wide a turn, and were you even looking for other cars?
Me: *innocent smile* I knew you were watching, Greg. *sigh* It's an empty parking lot, I would have noticed a car coming a mile away, looking or not looking.
Greg: *sigh* Ocha san
Me: Turn here?
Greg: yeah .... That turn was way too wide, Alicia, you went into the other lane.
Me: I didn't want to hit the curb!
Greg: You're three feet away from the curb, you're not going to hit it!
Me: I'm afraid of the curb.
another turn
Greg: You need to go a little faster, the cars behind you are getting impatient.
Me: *eyes go wide* *squeaky voice* Cars?!
I look behind me... *sigh of relief*
Me: Not funny Greg.
Greg: You do need to go faster, Ocha san. I'm surprised the speedometer is even picking up activity.
Greg: You went into the other lane again.... you're still in it. ... ... if there were cars in those parking spaces, you would have hit them all.
Me: I guess I tried too hard to get back in my lane.
Greg: turn the other way this time.
Me: !!!! There are cars over there!
Greg: and they're going very slowly, because this is a parking lot. Although, you'll have to speed up a little.
Car comes out beside me. Greg gasps. I swerve.
Greg: Alicia! It's just a car.
Alicia: I'm okay with cars. But the way you reacted to that car coming out, I thought I was in place to hit it or something.
Greg: I just was scared because I didn't know how you would react to seeing another car.
Alicia: I reacted fine to the car. I didn't react well to your panicked intake of breath.
lol. I probably would have gasped, too, riding with me in the driving seat.
Jen had just come back from her very long day. Something was going on with her family and she had gotten a lot of blood taken by the doctors *cough* vampires. She went straight to her bed. Greg and I were planning on going to the store for some essentials, like hot cocoa.
Greg: Ichi (Jen), do you want to come to the store with us?
Jen: ?
Greg: The store, we're going to Kroger's.
Jen: No, I'm tired, and I'm going back home tonight.
Greg: Do you want anything?
Jen: Maybe a fast break.
Greg: Okay..
Jen: Drive safe, you guys have to come back alive.
...
*Greg turns to me, no joke intended*
- Alicia, do you want to practice driving again?
Me: Hey! Not funny!
*laughter*
Greg: Seriously, you need more practice. We could go to the mall parking lot again.
Me: *sigh* Okay.
Greg, Hannah, and I go to the store. We get our essentials and go back to the college to drop Hannah off.
Greg: Hannah, would you take a fast break up to Jen?
Hannah: Sure
Greg: Thanks Hannah.
Hannah's left and we go to the mall for a driving lesson. I really want to get back to the dorm, though, cause Jen is by herself (even if she is asleep) but Greg really seems set on this lesson, and I need to learn how to drive. I have a bad feeling about leaving, but know that I would also feel bad staying.
We go to the mall.
Greg: What's that?
Me: An M-azing bar.
Greg: Ocha-san (me) you are not eating while driving.
Me: I'm eating before driving. I need to relax with a chocolate bar before I get completely stressed out.
Greg: Okay Ocha san.
Me: Okay. I'm ready.
Greg: Okay, you have to turn on the car, first.
Me: Okay.... I can do this. (I put my hand on the keys in the ignition.... and turn. Car is on and my heart is racing.)
Greg: You know what to do next. You've done this before.
Me:....
Greg: Parking break, Alicia.
Me:...
Greg: Alicia?
Me:... (I reach for the parking break, but it won't give)
Greg: Oh. I put it up too high, let me get it.
Me: I can do it. I can do it.
Greg does it anyway.
Greg: What comes next?
I look at the thingy that allows me to put the car in drive, or reverse, which I needed, being in a parking spot. I don't move.
Greg: C'mon Alicia, put it in reverse.
Me: Sigh. Okay. Reverse.
... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ..
I finally do it.
Greg: Foot off the break.
Me: Are you crazy?!!
Greg: Ocha chan, you've been in this car before, you've been in this parking lot before. What's wrong?
Me: I don't like cars. Cars are scary. Cars are bad. Me driving is bad.
Greg: Foot off break Alicia, and ease out of the parking space.
I finally do it.
Greg: Okay, if there had been cars there, you would have scraped a few bumpers, but it's fine.
I move through the empty parking lot.
Greg: Turn here
Me: ?!! *deep breath* Okay
I turn
Greg: Okay, that was way too wide a turn, and were you even looking for other cars?
Me: *innocent smile* I knew you were watching, Greg. *sigh* It's an empty parking lot, I would have noticed a car coming a mile away, looking or not looking.
Greg: *sigh* Ocha san
Me: Turn here?
Greg: yeah .... That turn was way too wide, Alicia, you went into the other lane.
Me: I didn't want to hit the curb!
Greg: You're three feet away from the curb, you're not going to hit it!
Me: I'm afraid of the curb.
another turn
Greg: You need to go a little faster, the cars behind you are getting impatient.
Me: *eyes go wide* *squeaky voice* Cars?!
I look behind me... *sigh of relief*
Me: Not funny Greg.
Greg: You do need to go faster, Ocha san. I'm surprised the speedometer is even picking up activity.
Greg: You went into the other lane again.... you're still in it. ... ... if there were cars in those parking spaces, you would have hit them all.
Me: I guess I tried too hard to get back in my lane.
Greg: turn the other way this time.
Me: !!!! There are cars over there!
Greg: and they're going very slowly, because this is a parking lot. Although, you'll have to speed up a little.
Car comes out beside me. Greg gasps. I swerve.
Greg: Alicia! It's just a car.
Alicia: I'm okay with cars. But the way you reacted to that car coming out, I thought I was in place to hit it or something.
Greg: I just was scared because I didn't know how you would react to seeing another car.
Alicia: I reacted fine to the car. I didn't react well to your panicked intake of breath.
lol. I probably would have gasped, too, riding with me in the driving seat.