by Kennedy Jackson<\/p>\n
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Since freshman year, I have been so excited to finally be able to drive by myself. Turns out, the Jokes on me because I didn\u2019t realize the process of a permit and intermediate. So, I barely passed the written test and panicked on thevision test, but low and behold, I got my permit. In my head, I was zooming down back roads with my friends blasting music\u2026 but, in reality, I was driving my brother\u2019s SUV with no a\/c while he nagged me for driving too slow.<\/p>\n
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Driving is difficult and I have the attention span of a baby squirrel. I went home every day and begged someone to let me drive. My stepmom drives a Mercedes so, that\u2019s always a no. My dad drives a big Heehaw truck that knocks the wind out of me when I try to climb in it, so that won\u2019t work.<\/p>\n
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So, it finally came time for me to find my own car. I dreamt of a Honda Cr-V which was actually impossible tofind and crazy expensive so, I ventured into smaller SUVs. Let me tell yall, car searching is difficult. Apparently, $2,000is too much money for a first car? Who knew? Craigslist was a bust, and I wasn\u2019t lucky enough to have a parent\u2019s hand me down so I searched for days on Facebook for the perfect car. Dad was standing over my shoulder as I scrolled past one million rust bucket cars but stopped me when he saw this little black one for 800 dollars. \u201cYou\u2019ll look good in that one,\u201d he said. He didn\u2019t like the look. He liked the price which proved to be a problem.<\/p>\n
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When we test drove it, the driver\u2019s seat was busted out of the bottom and a window was being held up with an empty pack of Camels. It wasn\u2019t exactly my dream car, but a car nonetheless. So, we bought it. I named him Daryl.Daryl is a black 2003 Saturn L300. Which in 2003, was considered a luxury car. But my Daryl smells like dirt and the doors are smoke stained. I put the way too common bohemian seat covers in him and hung a Rosary that smelled of vanilla from the rear-view mirror and fell in love.<\/p>\n
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I couldn\u2019t wait to go for drives on country roads and go to drive-ins. But, it was August and I couldn\u2019t get my intermediate until October. I have been driving Daryl for 3 months and he has been in the shop twice. Once for some technical thing, and once because the heat didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n
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Now, the time has arrived for me to take my driver\u2019s test. I\u2019ve asked my friends how difficult it is one million times and perfected my three-point turn. However, the most difficult thing I\u2019ve ever done is parallel park. I practice day and night but for some strange reason, I can\u2019t get it right. The whole turn it this way and do this then turn it back just isn\u2019t clicking for me. I have panicked like no other.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m convinced that I just won\u2019t ever get my license. I am going to have my brother drop me off for college. But, today at 1:30, I\u2019ll finally take my driver\u2019s test. Last night I parallel parked six times and did it correctly three times and hit the curb three times. I had dreams about driving. And this morning when I drove to school with my dad, it was textbook. Perfect turns, 10 and 2, hand over hand, the whole shebang.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve run it all through my head over and over again. \u201cMaybe if I distract the instructor by talking about the weather or kaleidoscopes he won\u2019t notice that I\u2019m driving in someone\u2019s front yard,\u201d I\u2019ve thought. I sure hope so. I\u2019m making my dad check me out two hours early so I can practice. Wish me good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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