Driving with Reisha (Part II)

The moment has finally come for me to scream "I AM OFFICIALLY A LICENSED DRIVER!"

*throws confetti*

It all started Tuesday, November 4th, 2014.

I spent most of the night lying in bed, anxiously awaiting for 2 pm to come. I was so scared that this attempt, my third attempt, would be just like the other two: failures. I got to my appointment 2 minutes late. When I got there, it was raining and I was sure they weren't going to take me out because of that reason. I wasn't as nervous when I got there as I was when I was at home. I patiently stood in line and waited for the officer who would be administering my driving exam. That's when I saw the supervisor. Yup, the only person who doesn't wear a police officer uniform. What was she doing, you ask? Twirling herself around in a chair, bored. I immediately grew sad and weary that she was going to give me my test. We had a past. She liked to fail me. & I wasn't in any mood to be failed again. To my luck, it wasn't her giving the test. A man approached me with a happy go-lucky face and said "let's go!" I clutched the car keys of my cousin's Chrysler Sebring and began to follow the officer out of the door. After testing my brake lights and turning signals, we got in the car and he told me we would start with the road test. SCORE! I'm a great driver but I suck at maneuverability.

The driving test went smoothly. I missed a total of 10 points (out of 26 that I could miss) and was pretty low about the test. Next was the maneuverability test. It was raining and I couldn't see anything out of the back window. But the officer instructed me step by step which way to turn the wheel and when to turn the wheel. On my third try, I successful backed out of the cones with no problem! The test was finally over. I took a deep breath and proceeded to drive back to the office so he could tell me my score. I wasn't ready. In my head, I swore I failed by just a little. When we reached the office, he explained to me everything I did wrong. In my head, I was thinking "damnit, he's about to say I failed." But he didn't. He ended with "let's go inside and get your license!"

I took a moment and thought, "huh?"

I was shocked. I was in disbelief. He then got out and I followed behind him with no words, only facial expressions. As I waited for him and the woman who failed me to input my score into the computer, I couldn't stop dancing or smiling.

Especially since the supervisor didn't want to input my score at all! When she handed me back my paper, I immediately ran over to my cousin and we both high fived! In total, I only missed 22 points out of the 26 I could miss. I missed 10 on the road test and 12 on the maneuverability test. As I proceeded through the line to get my license, the woman who helped me smiled and said it was beautiful how happy I was. She could feel my excitement through the air. I bet she could because I was so happy to have passed that test that I wanted to tell everyone in the world that I passed! My license's picture isn't that bad either ;)

The rest of my evening went as so! ^

Now that I have my license, my next goal is to get a Kia Rio or a cute little Honda Civic :D

Thank you to all who helped me and prayed for me! 

You guys are the bestest!

♥

Reisha 

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