was a few weeks ago in the summer. I had just finished my third driving lesson with my driving instructor. At Metro Driving School, you drop off the person finishing their lesson before you start yours, so I had to sit in the back while this other guy drove me home.

I thought it was pretty cool, being able to actually be of use to someone. I was a little scared, thought, because all the other driving lessons i had had were the last in the line, so i never sat in teh back before.

This guy that was driving me home now was forgetful, reticent (like me), tall, and wore glasses (not like me). I thought i had something in common with him, so maybe we'd talk sometime later. But now was the time for him to drive.

I sat in the back, thinking i was the worst driver in the school with no driving experience (except the other instructed driving lessons and some "experimentation" in a parking lot). I felt a little relaxed after i thought this. Until...

The instructor told him to reverse. He lightly let go of the brake pedal, and we gradually and easily slid backwards throught the driveway. We were going a bit slow, so the instructor told him to tap the gas. He slammed it. We swerved out into the street, our heads thrashed to the side, and after a while (he didn't let go of it right away) we stopped. We were lucky he lived in a rather quiet residential area, otherwise we might have done some real damage.

After that, he drove slowly and carefully (again like me); I'm guessing he didn't want to screw up again like he did before. My heart was pounding, I thought "What else is this guy going to do?" The way to my house was a good distance from his (Metro Driving isn't in my local area), which generally increased my stress level. I also remembered driving through a particularly difficult slithery-turning-varying-incline place which was quite nerve-racking without this guy in the car.

But, as I'm typing this today, he didn't crash and we didn't die. Yay! But he did cause quite a scare. Boo.

The only other event this one could compare with was the first time I drove on the streets...