This tale has been sitting for a long time… in my imagination, that is. I started writing it when I got my drivers’ license… three months ago. 😀 Enjoy!
I slam the door to my office and slump down into my swivel chair. I blow out a breath and growl, pushing my hair out of my face. The door opens slightly and Benedict steps in. “Trouble on the way here?”
I groan. “I hate driving. Honestly, what’s with people on the roads? Everyone drives so slow!”
Benedict sits down in the interview chair. “Really?”
I sigh. “Yes! There was this jerk in front of me who was just inching along! I was stuck behind him for over a mile, and I couldn’t pass him, thanks to all the other cars whizzing past. So I had to wait until I got to Lava Java.” I growl. “Thank goodness he didn’t stop, too.”
“That’s interesting,” Benedict says.
I frown. “Why?”
“Well, on my way to work today, there was a person riding my bumper almost the whole time.” He leans back in the chair. “I was quite relieved when they turned into Lava Java Coffee Shop.”
My face heats up. “Um…” This is awkward…
Benedict gives me a half grin. “Don’t worry about it. But you may want to work on patience… and your driving.”
Time to chat! Do you drive? Which one are you: the speeder or the slowpoke? (I’m the slowpoke…) Ever had an experience like this? Comment below!
**Author’s note: I’ve got a surprise coming tomorrow… **
Oh my word, this made me laugh. XD I don’t drive yet, but I suppose I must be getting around to learning soon . . . *gulps*
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I didn’t want to start learning at all, but I guess I’m glad I got it out of the way. 😛
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Haha, love it! XD Benidict is such a good sport….
I’m still learning to drive. The lessons kinda dropped for a while after the whole brick incident. 😛
Dad says how he deals with slow drivers is he imagines that they’re my mom. He taught her to drive when I was a baby, whereas he learned to drive just as soon as he could. XD that’s dad for ya…
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He is, isn’t he? 😉
That’s definitely understandable… XD
Ooh, that’s a good idea!
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Haha. I am a slowpoke mostly. I aquire what I like to call ‘ducklings’ behind me. Poor things.
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Haha, that would be me. Even when I’m going the speed limit… XD
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I’m like three hours away from completing module one and then I can get my permit.
IS IT THE SURPRISE I KNOW ABOUT???
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Niiiice! Let me know when you do, I’ll stay off the roads… XD JK!
YES IT IS!!!! 😀
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I can drive. I don’t like doing it, generally. And I’ve been both the slowpoke and the speeder, but I’m mostly the slowpoke . . . which, honestly, means I go the speed limit or five miles under. (I’m from northern VA; everyone seems to go five or ten miles above the speed limit, at least on the larger roads.) But when I get stuck behind someone going even slower . . .urgh. 😛
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If I can avoid driving, I will. And yaaaaas, that’s what it’s like here, too!!!! Why does everyone have to be going at least the speed limit, more likely faster?
And yeah, when I get stuck behind people going slower than me, I usually just freak out because I don’t want to rear end them on accident. 😛
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Haha! I do drive. I’m the slow poke. I try to not to interrupt the driving of others, though. I don’t go agonizingly slow.
Aww, poor Benedict! I love his character.
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Yes, exactly! Except I usually end up doing that anyway, since I’m rarely speed. 😉
Isn’t he wonderful?!? *hugs him* I want a real life him….
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I’m too terrified to drive because I’d be super slow. 😛
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I know, right? It’s not me I’m worried about, it’s the other drivers. 😉 Do you have your license/permit yet?
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Exactly. Not yet, even though a lot of people keep bugging me about it.
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Yeah, same for me, until my mom finally made me get it. I just recently started driving myself places. It’s kind of scary. 😛
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Go you! It should be less scary with more practice.
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It is, mostly. There have been several times that scared me out of my wits, though. 😛
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Well, you’ll have personal experience for your stories. 😀
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That is very true. 😉
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Do you ever get the urge to write while you’re driving?
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Mmm… not really. I get some story ideas and stuff (ooh, that driver that just cut me off could get in an accident and…), but as for actually writing, not really.
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Ah, I see. I’m worried I’ll be tempted to write rather than drive. Yikes.
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I’m too panicked. 😛 There have been plenty of times I’ve been wishing I could be writing instead of driving…
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That’s why I’m putting off getting my license.
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I would be doing the same thing if I could. 😉
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I am learning to drive and I am mostly the slowpoke!
Great story! I haven’t had an experience like that, thankfully! XD
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Apparently most of us are. 😉
Me neither, thank goodness. But I always wonder if the person zooming past me is someone I know. XD
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😛 This is hilarious. X-D Poor Benedict. I agree. Drivers are crazy. X-P
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Excepting yourself, right? 😛
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Mm… I’m an okay driver.
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