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Welcome to The Three Things Challenge.
Below are three things that may, or may not, be related. Simply read the prompt and see where your creativity takes you.
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Your three words are:
HORN
CHEER
SOLID
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100 Word Flash Fiction from Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
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Kids!!
By Tessa Dean June 2021
“NO, NO! That is the accelerator, not the brake!” Gary, driver’s education teacher, slammed his fist on the dashboard of the little red, four-door sedan. “How many times must I tell you?” he yelled. 17-year-old Melinda froze.
She backed up again and tried to maneuver into the parking spot. Again the car shot forward, and they slammed into something solid, the wall.
A horn sounded behind them, the driver unable to get around due to the congestion in the area.
A cheer rose from Melinda’s classmates as they watched, glad that they weren’t the ones behind the wheel right now.
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Tessa –
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Tessa Dean - Author 
My dad would have said that some people should just be grateful passengers, never drivers 🙂
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He is right! LOL!
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Poor Melinda. Maybe driving’s not for her.
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It wasn’t for me either although I wasn’t in that situation. My problem was circles (turnabouts or something elsewhere) and I didn’t understand who was supposed to go first. My teacher said to just plow through others will watch out for you. I said, “HUH?” I don’t think that was the answer. Somebody has to watch out. I was so glad when that class ended. By the time I had the class I already had my driver’s licence since I was older than most of the kids in my class.
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Yes, turning is a nightmare!
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I was so pleased the we dont have fellow students when learning to drive in the UK. When I learned. Its just you and the teacher here much less stress. Good story!
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Thank you. Yeah we had a car full of students and we all took a turn.
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That’s a terrifying way to learn to drive.
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It is really. I don’t know if they still do it that way or not. This was back in the 70’s.
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I would hope not. It’s bad enough to screw up in front of an instructor. Let alone a load of class mates who’ll laugh at you.
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Yes it was pretty cruel. I don’t know what they do now. My kids are grown and they have children who will be driving in a few years so maybe I will find out then.
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I feel embarrassed for her! Terrific take Tessa.
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Thank you Keith. Can you imagine being in that situation? You are so nervous and then something like that happens.
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Oh, poor Melinda. The classmates will soon cease the cheering when it’s their turn.
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Boy that is for sure. Jolly fun to laugh until it is your turn.
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Poor Melinda, having to learn in front of unsympathetic classmates.
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That is how my driver’s ed classes were in school. I hated it. I didn’t crash though. LOL!
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Sounds like the fun fair dodgem cars. the last thing you need is a grumpy instructor to put you off.
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My actual school driving sessions were a lot like that one, but at least we didn’t hit any walls.
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I trust you are a good driver these days.
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Hmmm I never had an accident until the last 5 years and then I had 4 although not all my fault. I am 64 now so not a bad driving record.
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Poor Melinda. I seems like driving may not be her thing!
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Although fiction I understand exactly how she felt. I did not hit a wall though thank heavens.
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I know. It happens to most of us when we start driving. I’m glad that you didn’t hit any wall. 😀
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Oh how embarrassing being watched like that. No wonder she was nervous.
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I hated how they did driver’s ed when I was in school. The car was full of kids and they all had a turn and I didn’t want to drive in the first place.
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