I was just eating lunch when Grandma said that she might need to get acupuncture and when I heard that, my ears perked up. Ji-li asked Grandma if she needed anything and Grandma said that she would be fine but an idea was forming in my head. Grandma said that Mom would take her to the clinic to get acupuncture when Mom got home. Then, I offered to drive the pedicab to the clinic for her since I had some practice and I feel confident about driving the pedicab, since Ji-li pointed out that Mom would get home late in the night. I also told her that I drove it a few times but when Grandma looked suspicious, I added that it was just for practice.
Once we got the pedicab, I showed them a confident smile but inside, I was feeling very nervous since this was my first time driving it with people actually in the cab. With my sisters pushing the cab and me driving it I felt confident. We stopped at the first red light, and when it turned green, I turned around and yelled, “PUSH!!!!!” We hit a second light without noticing and a truck driver yelled for us to move. Ji-li and Ji-yun fell behind but then I picked up some speed. When I turned around to smile and reassure Grandma, the cab jolted to the side and ran over the curb. Grandma yelled at me and told me to be more careful. I felt a little irony because I did feel some confidence but it was washed away like a sand castle on the beach when I hit the curb.
When Ji-li and Ji-yun, caught up at the next traffic light, I turned back and yelled for them to push the cab. When Ji-li said that I needed to go slower because I almost made Grandma fall out when the cab went over the curb. Grandma told them that I had promised to be more careful from then on. I gave them a sheepish smile but inside, I felt bad that I got distracted and made the cab hit the curb. Once we made it to the clinic with no more mess-ups, I felt some relief that I was out of the cab and nothing bad could happen. After Grandma got acupuncture, I drove her home and I was a lot more careful this time. When Mom asked, I told her the truth that it was easy and that we could do it again anytime she wasn’t home.