I Drove For The First Time

I finally passed my permit test a few weeks ago. After six tries at the DMV I finally did it! My best friend had no idea that I've never been behind the wheel before. Not even just out of curiosity. So she took me to an empty parking lot by the mall and showed me how to maneuver her car. I didn't get to use the brake pedal but I learned how to brake, go into a parking spot straight, adjust the mirror, and reverse. I also got to use the PRNDL. I have to make sure the car is in park so it doesn't move. Reverse was a little difficult because I'm kinda short so seeing behind me doesn't always help. I know the manual says to look behind you AND use your mirrors but I was able to use my mirror above me to see behind me. I also need to remember that if I take my foot off the brake, the car will move. And to brake slowly or the car will jilt. The wheel was also a little tricky trying to straighten it out. But I liked driving. It brought me back to when I first rode a bicycle how you cannot go on the main road yet for the first time. I went all around the parking lot for me to get used to it both in the day time and at night using low beams. I felt really grateful that my best friend taught me for the first time and that she wasn't afraid that I would kill her car. She was patient and informative. I was glad she was the first one to teach me instead of my parents. If it was my parents, they would be screaming in my ear and overreacting to every move I make whether I'm doing something wrong or not. Driving is already risky and dangerous. I don't need my parents to make it worse. I didn't tell them yet that I drove because I don't need them to act as if I did the wrong thing or that my best friend isn't capable of teaching me. I think I did a good job. I felt like I was in control for once of where I was going. One day I'll surprise my parents and show them in an empty parking lot what I've been taught. Hopefully they'll trust enough where they'll let me be behind the wheel.