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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Adults
- Theme: Family & Friends
- Subject: Adventure
- Published: 01/06/2016
First Day On Road........
Born 1982, F, from Kanpur, IndiaToday I got up early, early.......means I was waiting for the sun to rise. The excitement and enthusiasm in me was at its height.
My sleep had gone on a vacation........why ! Today was the first day.The day when I was going to drive for the first time.
The instructor rang the door bell which sounded to me like the siren of fire brigade. Was I nervous?.....I really don't know when my excitement turned to nervousness.
The instructor wished Good morning. ...... twice he wished me but I was blank. He frowned and stared .... generally people wish each other when they meet. Ignoring my rash attitude he said lets go madam.
My heart was pounding.what to do? Shall I say to start from next day..... but why? I would say my stomach is paining but that excuse would be too kiddish . I have migrain problem and all of a sudden it started. ... yes that would be appropriate. As I was going to bring this excuse in action,my neighbour whom we named as society newspaper turned up. She wished me all the best...as I was going to learn driving. Uff ! Now I was trapped ;can't escape . I have to go for driving classes.
The instructor was getting restless.
Lets start madam.....he said in authorative tone.
Yes, yes........ why not. I told him I wasn't nervous or feeling sick . He stared at me as he didn't ask any such questions from me.
It appeared to me that I was Kalpana Chawla...... and my car was a rocket. Finally, I got into the car. The instructor told me to adjust the driving seat, the ABC ,the accelerator, break and cluctch.He asked me to adjust the mirrors and asked me was I all set to go?No I was not ready....I had goosebumps in my stomach.But alas!I said I was ready.
We were on road. There were other people too. I drove the car very slowly and stopped. Stopped......why ? Because there were birds sitting on the road. How would they know I was coming. The instructor was really irritated and asked me to move forward. As it is I was driving too slow ...... I stopped the car again .....now what, the cycle wala who was riding before me also stopped.The instructor got irritated and literally ordered me not to stop uselessly.
My mind was confused between uselessly and right time. I continued to drive with this dilemma. Now the speed of the car was average. I saw a car infront of me. The instructor ordered to apply the brakes. The brakes...... I was so nervous.... where are the brakes?.......and BANG! I had hit the car. The car that was PARKED. How could anybody hit a properly parked car! I had to give my entire pocket money to the owner of the car.
With due respect the instructor took the charge of the car and safely dropped me home.
I thanked him and innocently asked how was my driving?
He gave a blank look as if he was in a trauma.
My mother asked me how was my first day of driving class.
Mind blowing I replied. Its just took away my entire pocket money and the car had to spent entire week in the garage
First Day On Road........(Ankita Tandon)
Today I got up early, early.......means I was waiting for the sun to rise. The excitement and enthusiasm in me was at its height.
My sleep had gone on a vacation........why ! Today was the first day.The day when I was going to drive for the first time.
The instructor rang the door bell which sounded to me like the siren of fire brigade. Was I nervous?.....I really don't know when my excitement turned to nervousness.
The instructor wished Good morning. ...... twice he wished me but I was blank. He frowned and stared .... generally people wish each other when they meet. Ignoring my rash attitude he said lets go madam.
My heart was pounding.what to do? Shall I say to start from next day..... but why? I would say my stomach is paining but that excuse would be too kiddish . I have migrain problem and all of a sudden it started. ... yes that would be appropriate. As I was going to bring this excuse in action,my neighbour whom we named as society newspaper turned up. She wished me all the best...as I was going to learn driving. Uff ! Now I was trapped ;can't escape . I have to go for driving classes.
The instructor was getting restless.
Lets start madam.....he said in authorative tone.
Yes, yes........ why not. I told him I wasn't nervous or feeling sick . He stared at me as he didn't ask any such questions from me.
It appeared to me that I was Kalpana Chawla...... and my car was a rocket. Finally, I got into the car. The instructor told me to adjust the driving seat, the ABC ,the accelerator, break and cluctch.He asked me to adjust the mirrors and asked me was I all set to go?No I was not ready....I had goosebumps in my stomach.But alas!I said I was ready.
We were on road. There were other people too. I drove the car very slowly and stopped. Stopped......why ? Because there were birds sitting on the road. How would they know I was coming. The instructor was really irritated and asked me to move forward. As it is I was driving too slow ...... I stopped the car again .....now what, the cycle wala who was riding before me also stopped.The instructor got irritated and literally ordered me not to stop uselessly.
My mind was confused between uselessly and right time. I continued to drive with this dilemma. Now the speed of the car was average. I saw a car infront of me. The instructor ordered to apply the brakes. The brakes...... I was so nervous.... where are the brakes?.......and BANG! I had hit the car. The car that was PARKED. How could anybody hit a properly parked car! I had to give my entire pocket money to the owner of the car.
With due respect the instructor took the charge of the car and safely dropped me home.
I thanked him and innocently asked how was my driving?
He gave a blank look as if he was in a trauma.
My mother asked me how was my first day of driving class.
Mind blowing I replied. Its just took away my entire pocket money and the car had to spent entire week in the garage
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