As we walked through row after row of used cars, she described some of the features of the car to me. I was playing with keys, the trendy little remote access clicker, the valet key, and the door lock key. I kind of trailed off into my own world, picturing what I would look like behind the wheel. I thought about how many people at school would be surprised that I bought this car on my own. I must have been clicking the lock and unlock buttons on the clicker as I pondered the thoughts of never losing my car at the mall again before I realized that every time I pressed a button the car made a noise and its parking lights lit up. As I drifted back to reality I realized that we were only a few rows away from the car. I picked up my pace

, almost to a slow jog. The saleswoman snickered a bit.

Suddenly I became aware of the fact that I had the keys in my hand and that I hadn’t even popped the trunk. I pressed the clicker button that would pop the trunk. I lifted the trunk door, which was strangely heavier than I expected. I chalked it up the weight of the hatch. I pushed the trunk door as high as it went and looked around. The trunk was very spacious, actually quite suitable for the stereo system I was thinking of installing. I could see that the seats folded forward, which would allow for maximum sound if I were to install that stereo, or even for moving bulky items. It even had a nicely disguised spare tire cubby. I looked in from the trunk at the interior of the car until finally I couldn’t wait any longer to get in the driver’s seat. I pushed the trunk shut and slid around to the driver’s side.

I turned the off radio, I wanted to be able to hear the car. I put the car in first drive, and released the emergency break. Slowly, I began my journey. I couldn’t believe that I was here! I had waited so long for this! I pulled onto the highway and went through the gears, from 1 through 5 and then from 5 back down to 1. I rolled the window down and opened up the sunroof even though it was November and probably about 40 degrees. The thrill numbed my body so quickly that I couldn’t even feel the cold. After just a few short minutes, I had made up my mind. I finished my test drive, and pulled back into the lot. As I parked the car the saleswoman walked towards me to see what

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Mitsubushi Eclipse, ERIN MCCRAE, tail lights, test drive, door lock, pushed trunk, looked trunk, trunk door,