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"Hey, Anthony," he greeted me as I closed the door and put my seat belt on.

"Hey," I replied, shifting the seat so that it was comfortable for me and checking my mirrors.

"Nice," he said. "You seem on the ball today. I didn't even have to remind you about the mirrors this time."

"Yeah, well, I'm feeling pretty good today," I replied. "Let's see what I can get this baby to do."

"Awesome," he said. I put the car into the drive, took my foot off the brake and started to accelerate.

Driving had always been one of those things that made me a little nervous. I felt like it put me on the spot and put a lot of responsibility into my hands. I wasn't like some of the other kids that wanted to get a driver's license so they could do donuts in their driveway and speed down the highway going ninety miles an hour at three in the morning. I guess I was just too crazy for thinking that rationally.

"All right," Nick spoke up as he pointed up ahead, "you're gonna stop ahead of that open set of cones, b