The Blue Beast makes a Left turn

I am a hypercompetitive person, so when I was introduced to the 'new girl', I already didn't like her. I was the previous new girl, and besides, she just moved from another city in the state, I moved from New Jersey. When I found out she played the violin like I did, my disdain for her grew. But, she was too good, as she put it, to play in the school orchestra or any of the youth orchestras. This made me believe that she was in fact probably not that good and she was no longer my competition. For all I know, she could have been the next Itzhak Perlman, but I was okay with not ever finding out. I put aside my competitiveness and got to know this new new girl and decided I still didn't like her. She was Miss Negativity and was always frowning and angry at something. One day, she approached me at my locker and requested a ride home.

When I earned my driver's license my parents specified that I was not to drive with any of my friends in the car without their permission. I quickly rattled off this rule to her, thankful for it at this point because I didn't want to listen to her complain on the way to her house. She was relentless, telling me that if I didn't drive her home that she might get hit by a car because it's a dangerous walk, and besides, her house is only two miles away. I have always (and still do) have a problem telling people 'no' so I went ahead and told her I would do it. I brought along the foreign exchange student we had staying at our house that year.

Blue Beast's last unblemished moment

"Turn left HERE," new new girl said.

I approached a green light and slowed down to make a left turn. I saw a little yellow car approaching, but it was off in the distance a bit. I continued with my turn.

In case of impending accident, ignore all others in the car

New new girl completely FREAKED out. She was screaming at me to stop. I was so confused that I stopped. I stopped just in time for yellow car to hit the poor Blue Beast right on the passenger door. In retrospect, I think this may have been God asking her to shut up.

Yellow car driver was angry

Not only did the blue beast suffer horrible cosmetic damage to the passenger door, it could no longer use its passenger door. On prom night, (I drove) my date had to crawl across the front seat in his tuxedo to exit the beast.

I learned two valuable lessons that day: ignore stupid people because God will shut them up and obey your parents.



Next to the driving horribly series:  Fender Benders and escaping Mac Trucks!