Tuesday, December 22, 2009

my driver's test: a play in five acts



Part I
Eva sits in the parking lot of the DMV in her mother's Volvo waiting for her test to start.  A DMV tester approaches her window.

DMV tester: Permit and insurance?
Eva hands him her permit and insurance card.
DMV tester: You're driving a Volvo for your test?
Eva:  Yes, sir!
DMV tester:  This card is for a Chevy Impala.
Part II
Half hour later.  Eva sits in the parking lot of the DMV in her mother's Volvo waiting for her test to start.  A second DMV tester approaches the window.  
DMV tester #2: Permit and insurance?
Eva hands her her permit and correct insurance card. 
DMV tester: Happy birthday.
Eva:  Thanks! I'm taking the birthday license test. Just nine years later then all my friends! So I guess I won't be using my car to "drive to prom," ha ha ha.....
DMV tester #2 glares at her. 

Part III
Eva suddenly floors the gas pedal while backing around a corner and slams on the breaks.

Eva:  Whoops!
Part IV
Eva drives around a residential neighborhood at 7 mph, nervously muttering to herself.
DMV tester #2:  Drive the car straight up the hill.
 Eva turns on her right signal.
DMV tester #2: Up the hill.
 Eva checks her blind spot and prepares to make a right turn.
DMV tester #2:  (enunciating slowly) Continue ... up .... the hill.
Eva:  Ohhhhhhhh....! 
Part V
Eva attempts to parallel park between four orange cones and knocks one of them over.  She continues to inch her car forwards and backwards for several minutes for no particular reason.

The scariest part? I passed!

4 comments:

BarbWA said...

Hysterical!

Drive every day & I know you will get more comfortable behind the wheel.

Emily said...

Holla in the Impala!

Brigid said...

Congrats and Happy Birthday. Now that you can drive, you can move to LA! But I'll never get in a car with you.

cocokirby said...

YAY for driving... another aspect of living in Denver and I hate it. here's to moving to a city with better public transit