Bad Karmal

I drove today. Well, I didn't so much drive as I was behind the wheel. I am not licensed or able to drive but I do have permission to learn. And today's the first day in months I've been motivated to try. My roommate and I were running errands today when we return to the car and see someone parked like 8" away from the drivers side. "Here's my time to shine!" I thought. And I volunteered to shimmy into the driver's from passenger's, put the car in reverse and save the day. Easy peasy! So I get in. First things first, I put on my seat belt, 'cause if I learnt anything from "Sister, Sister" I know safety is key to responsible drivin'.

So I check my mirrors, turned the key and placed the stick in "R". "Way to go!" She yelled! "You're doing it!" I thought she was saying as I expertly looked at her over my shoulder and reversed. I smiled and looked to her for more congratulations when I saw she looked panicked. "Break! Get out!" She was grating her teeth and motioning for me to stop. Turns out that as I was reversing I was taking a bit of the other car with me. I scratched a nice thin strip of gray across its doors. Or at least I think it was gray as I tried to inspect the damage as we drove off. I don't feel good about what I did. (Or the image I'm using to illustrate it...) But living with the guilt is part of my punishment.