Well, that ends one of the most dramatic days I"ve ever had...
I knew I was going to have a tense day, but I never would have expected this. I wait for my mom to take me to my driving test just before lunch. My friends act like assholes, taking advantage of my tenseness. Finally, I go outside to see my mom has arrived. We drive to the McDonalds I work at because I wanted to get my pay stub. However, it's busy and will take a few minutes, which I don't have. I only have about 40 minutes, and I have to practise reverse parking, which I am not 100% confident with.
I try backing into spaces with very little luck. I got very frustrated, trying numerous times. Finaly, there was about 20 minutes left and we decided to leave. We got to the mall where I was supposed to meet the tester. But, we had no idea where to go. We couldn't find an entrance, and the interior was off limits because of renovations. So we go behind the mall, but there's nothing there. I ask some guys where it is, they say it's not here. That there's only one in the city, and the one here has been torn down.
Okay, what the hell? Time's running out. 10 minutes until my appointment, and being late could get it cancelled. We drive over to the gas station next door so I can ask if anyone knows there, while my mom calls the main DMV to see if she can figure it out. We're at 5 minutes now, and things are really tense. My mom is getting seriously frustrated, and I'm about to have a nervous breakdown. The people at the gas station don't know either. I run out to se my mom on the phone. She yells "Walmart!" which is just down the road. I run into the car. One minute left.
If I don't get there in time, I'll lose my appointment and I'll need to renew my beginners lisence before I'll get another chance. We go down the road and desperately wait for some slow drivers to pass, and then pull down, looking for a place next to a doctor's office and a tailor's shop. I see a big alcove where there are a couple offices. I get out there and run across the street and find "Registry of Motor Vehicles" on one door. I burst in and run into a man, who immediatly asks "Are you the 1:30 appointment?" "Yes" "Okay, I just need to go to my car. I'll be right with you."
Holy crap...
He comes back and I get in the car. Now I"m very nervous. He gets in and we take off. Suddenly, all the advice I heard in the past from friends rush through my head. I remember a girl who mentioned she failed her test for not yeilding to a pedestrian. I then notice a person trying to cross. I stop and let her through. Phew...
I drive as cautiously as I ever have. I'm desperate to keep the speed under 50 kilometers (the limit) I drive around, make lane changes when I realize that I need to (like if I need to make a left turn in the right lane) early into the test, as a friend mentioned I would. I check everywhere, constantly worrying if the last action I made was correct. I notice my instructor isn't even looking at me. He's just fixed on the road ahead. I make a curb park and do it as good as I think I can, and turn the wheel the right way. He tells me to keep going, and I leave, but realized I didn't signal.
I end up going back to the Walmart parking lot, almost going into the painted island while checking my blind spot. Now the dreaded reverse park. I start reversing, and realize I'm going to hit the car next to me. I pull ahead a bit, and ease my way in. I'm actually making it, then he says that's good, and to stop. Here we go, moment of truth.
He tells me that I should remember to signal when I do my parking, and not to go into the left lane. He seems cheerful. He then says I'm qualified and I get my lisense. I felt like the winner of American Idol. I had a hard time picturing I would pass, but I did. I thanked him greatly, and searched for my mom who was coming out of Walmart. Apparently, she was more nervous than me, and couldn't believe I made it. We went back into Walmart, and I bought a new shirt and the Matrix Reloaded.
Afterwards, though, I was emotionally drained. I just didn't care about anything anymore. Even at the dance, I never danced with anyone, I just didn't seem to have the nerve to ask anyone, not to mention it was quite difficult to do so that night. But then, I still didn't care. It was boring as hell, and only one friend of mine was there, making it really hard to have any fun after the first hour or so.
But yeah, I'm fine now, and just glad to shut up all those dumbasses who told me I'd fail.