Chihiro got ready for her first night out on the streets in a car. Kaki was
to meet her at 7:00 sharp tonight. She slipped on the favourite pair of
denim jeans and her cute top on and made sure everything she needed was in
her purse, including her driver's license. Suddenly, while putting on
eyeliner, her mother busted into her room. Chihiro leaped in surprise, and
her face smeared with the eyeliner.
"Mother," she complained. "Look what you did to my..."
"I know, I'm sorry," she apologized. "I thought you left already and I wanted to make sure if you didn't need me out with you tonight."
"Mother," Chihiro said firmly. "I'm a big girl now. You don't have to watch me over anymore. I'm 16! I'm almost an adult! All you have to do is sit tight and do your own jobs. I'll drive myself to work, do the laundry, clean up all of the dishes, and sweep the whole house once a week. Fair?"
"No, not really," she replied with an amazed face. "That's why I'm also up here. I was wondering if you can move out for a few minutes so I can clean the carpet. Please, Chihiro? I want things to be fair for you."
Chihiro stomped out of the door with her purse and downstairs into the kitchen with a disgusted face. Things are already fair for me, she thought.
"Why don't you get a bite to eat? I made your favourite dumplings!" she yelled across the house. Then she turned on the vacuum.
Chihiro had just finished her dumplings that she had eventually eaten a full dinner's amount. She cleaned her dishes and her face before going out. Then she started putting on her boots and jean jacket when her mom came downstairs in a hurry. The vacuum came bumping down the stairs loudly.
"Chihiro, wait!" she yelled.
"Mother, I told you. I'll be fine!" Chihiro said angrily.
"I know, but isn't it a little bit early? You still got half an hour before Kaki comes."
"I decided to go to the park for a quick stroll," Chihiro said. "I'm sure you don't have to worry about that, right?"
"Ok, go. Be back in twenty minutes then," she said. "But I want you to remember, that whatever you do to the car, think first."
Chihiro left the house without an answer. Instead of walking, she decided to drive to the park, even though it was across the street. Chihiro had eventually snuck into her mother's purse and snatched the car keys out of it.
She turned on the engines as her teacher had instructed her. Then she started moving out slowly. Chihiro drove across the street slowly. It was a good thing that there were no cars to be seen. Otherwise, the whole neighborhood would be wondering what she was up to, even her mother.
Chihiro eventually got to the park within five minutes, but did not leave the car. She was too excited to leave the car. Then she thought about it, just as her mother had said.
'Whatever you do to the car, think first.'
"Think first," she said to herself. What will happen if I go out with the car right now? I can just give it a go around the neighborhood first. Besides, I've already eaten dinner. Kaki wouldn't be as mad if I showed up late or anything. She's my best friend. Surely she wouldn't get mad at me.
With this, Chihiro set out into the neighborhood, driving slowly and getting faster each time. This was just like what happened to her father, exactly the same.
But if it was the same, then what will happen after she had mastered driving? Will she take advantage of her skills? Will she end up with her father?
In fact, she went out of the neighborhood and onto the streets! Chihiro was driving pretty well. She drove downtown and through many places. Her mind wasn't on getting back home at all. She had forgotten all about it.
Chihiro came to an intersection and a red light. The car came to a halt. She then thought about going home.
What am I doing here? Why am I on the streets? She then decided to go home. That road might lead back home, she thought. Chihiro turned left when the lights turned green. Surprisingly, the road leads to nowhere but into a dead end. Most likely, Chihiro was dead lost. The road was lined between two forests of trees.
She then decided to turn back and head for the road she came from. Chihiro drove down the false road swiftly, not knowing that a baby deer was crossing the road. She then noticed it on the road.
"GET OUT!" she shrieked. Chihiro honked the car loudly. The deer got frightened and didn't move until Chihiro moved out of the way. The deer leaped into the darkened woods. Chihiro and the car came crashing down the road, through the trees and into thousands of leaves. The car was going berserk! Chihiro screamed loudly as she struggled to hit the brakes. She stepped on it with all of her strength. The car suddenly stopped. It tilted to the left side and madly toppled over on its side. The car then finished by falling over. The car was now in an upside-down position. It leaned in front of a flowing river. The air bag expanded inside.
Chihiro lay unconscious in the car, with her seat belt still buckled and her hands hung up. She was possibly...
...dead... just like her father.
"Mother," she complained. "Look what you did to my..."
"I know, I'm sorry," she apologized. "I thought you left already and I wanted to make sure if you didn't need me out with you tonight."
"Mother," Chihiro said firmly. "I'm a big girl now. You don't have to watch me over anymore. I'm 16! I'm almost an adult! All you have to do is sit tight and do your own jobs. I'll drive myself to work, do the laundry, clean up all of the dishes, and sweep the whole house once a week. Fair?"
"No, not really," she replied with an amazed face. "That's why I'm also up here. I was wondering if you can move out for a few minutes so I can clean the carpet. Please, Chihiro? I want things to be fair for you."
Chihiro stomped out of the door with her purse and downstairs into the kitchen with a disgusted face. Things are already fair for me, she thought.
"Why don't you get a bite to eat? I made your favourite dumplings!" she yelled across the house. Then she turned on the vacuum.
Chihiro had just finished her dumplings that she had eventually eaten a full dinner's amount. She cleaned her dishes and her face before going out. Then she started putting on her boots and jean jacket when her mom came downstairs in a hurry. The vacuum came bumping down the stairs loudly.
"Chihiro, wait!" she yelled.
"Mother, I told you. I'll be fine!" Chihiro said angrily.
"I know, but isn't it a little bit early? You still got half an hour before Kaki comes."
"I decided to go to the park for a quick stroll," Chihiro said. "I'm sure you don't have to worry about that, right?"
"Ok, go. Be back in twenty minutes then," she said. "But I want you to remember, that whatever you do to the car, think first."
Chihiro left the house without an answer. Instead of walking, she decided to drive to the park, even though it was across the street. Chihiro had eventually snuck into her mother's purse and snatched the car keys out of it.
She turned on the engines as her teacher had instructed her. Then she started moving out slowly. Chihiro drove across the street slowly. It was a good thing that there were no cars to be seen. Otherwise, the whole neighborhood would be wondering what she was up to, even her mother.
Chihiro eventually got to the park within five minutes, but did not leave the car. She was too excited to leave the car. Then she thought about it, just as her mother had said.
'Whatever you do to the car, think first.'
"Think first," she said to herself. What will happen if I go out with the car right now? I can just give it a go around the neighborhood first. Besides, I've already eaten dinner. Kaki wouldn't be as mad if I showed up late or anything. She's my best friend. Surely she wouldn't get mad at me.
With this, Chihiro set out into the neighborhood, driving slowly and getting faster each time. This was just like what happened to her father, exactly the same.
But if it was the same, then what will happen after she had mastered driving? Will she take advantage of her skills? Will she end up with her father?
In fact, she went out of the neighborhood and onto the streets! Chihiro was driving pretty well. She drove downtown and through many places. Her mind wasn't on getting back home at all. She had forgotten all about it.
Chihiro came to an intersection and a red light. The car came to a halt. She then thought about going home.
What am I doing here? Why am I on the streets? She then decided to go home. That road might lead back home, she thought. Chihiro turned left when the lights turned green. Surprisingly, the road leads to nowhere but into a dead end. Most likely, Chihiro was dead lost. The road was lined between two forests of trees.
She then decided to turn back and head for the road she came from. Chihiro drove down the false road swiftly, not knowing that a baby deer was crossing the road. She then noticed it on the road.
"GET OUT!" she shrieked. Chihiro honked the car loudly. The deer got frightened and didn't move until Chihiro moved out of the way. The deer leaped into the darkened woods. Chihiro and the car came crashing down the road, through the trees and into thousands of leaves. The car was going berserk! Chihiro screamed loudly as she struggled to hit the brakes. She stepped on it with all of her strength. The car suddenly stopped. It tilted to the left side and madly toppled over on its side. The car then finished by falling over. The car was now in an upside-down position. It leaned in front of a flowing river. The air bag expanded inside.
Chihiro lay unconscious in the car, with her seat belt still buckled and her hands hung up. She was possibly...
...dead... just like her father.
