Driving Test Hell  
By Crossmanx
An ordinary day takes a turn for the worst  


By Crossmanx at - crossmanx@hotmail.co.uk - comments and ideas welcome.

Driving Test Hell

Gerald stepped out his front door and looked up at the sky, a few clouds and
the sun was out so that was good, then as he had done for the past 10 years or
so he got into his car, sorted himself out, fastened his seatbelt, checked
everything one more time and set off. His journey was the same as always, the
stop off at the corner shop in Jubilee Road, where he passed a few
pleasantries with Mr Patel. Gerald pick up his newspaper and a pint of milk,
if he didn't then no one else would and he had to have his cup of tea first
thing or the day just wouldn't be right. Ten minutes later and he pulled into
his allotted car parking slot and made his way into the old Victorian
building, down the main hallway and into the room marked 'Staff Only'.

He sighed to himself as he looked around, Gerald had been a driving examiner
now for just over ten years and before that a driving instructor, he'd been
coming to this place for years and in that time nothing seemed to have
changed. The building was the same, the decoration hadn't changed as each year
they were told 'this is the year the new testing centre will be built so
redecorating will be a waste of money'. But the new centre never did get built
so they were stuck there, and the people where the same, telling the same old
stories and antidotes about 'how I failed this celebrity' or 'I taught such
and such'.

Gerald went about making his morning cuppa 'morning Gerry ... ... Arh milk
good' a hand reached out and grabbed Gerald's milk, promptly used some and
plonked it down. The hand had belonged to Justin, a much younger and very
annoying man who, because he had gone to university and got a degree in social
studies had somehow become the chief examiner. Gerald finished making his
morning tea, put the milk in the fridge and watched as the 'chief' flipped
through the paper work on his clip board. Justin scanned the room and the
group of examiners, he looked again at his paperwork, then headed over to the
'daily board' where he started to assign that days testing schedule, clipping
pieces of paper to large bulldog clips the hung on a nail under the tatty name
tag of each examiner .

Once this major task had been completed he left to do whatever the chief
examiner does for the rest of the day. With candidates now assigned to
examiners the ritual began of everyone looking through their list. Some
examiner swore that you could tell who was going to pass or fail just by
looking at the candidates name, now followed the next ritual of letting
everyone know just how good or bad your day was going to be "Looks like a
mixed bad today, I'd say half will fail!" "No I've got all good ones here, all
of mine will pass" "I remember back in 97' when I had a whole week ... ... Or
was it a month ... where everyone passed ... ... " Gerald sighed 'another day
as a driving test examiner, nothing ever changed!' He picked up his list, took
his cuppa and went to sit outside 'I don't care if they all pass or all fail
just please for once can I have an interesting day!'

After the normal start of the day and the first couple of test, one pass and
one fail Gerald was feeling a bit more 'with it' but deep down he knew he
really should do something, new job, move on, apply for promotion, anything
but things couldn't stay the same. He was just about to walk back into the
testing centre when he saw the faces light up on the couple of men who'd just
walked outside. He knew the look of success and relief on passing the driving
test and this look wasn't that, he turned round to see what the men had been
looking at OH!

Gerald was taken a back at the sight of a pink car in the main car park, a
very pink car and if that wasn't striking enough there was stood the woman who
had just got out of it 'Oh My!' There stood a ... a ... He couldn't think of
the right words but whatever they where she was it, just then a man also got
out of the car, this time it was someone Gerald did recognised, Henry an old
friend and driving instructor. He went to the woman "I'll sign you in, just
wait here" Gerald could tell he was flustered at best, anxious at worst, as
Henry headed towards the main building he noticed his friend "Hi Henry,
everything OK?" Henry was relieved to see a friendly face "who's got her ... "
he pointed to the woman by the pink car. Gerald was concerned by his friend's
attitude! "who is she?" Henry was silent for a moment "its ... its Mandy ...
Mandy Wu!... Is she on your list?" It was the way he said that last part that
concerned Gerald, his friend was normal such a calm person. Gerald checked his
list, there she was ... Wu, Mandy - 11:30hrs'

"Yes she's on my list. Is there anything I should ... " An solemn expression
came over Henry's face as he placed a hand on his friends shoulder and headed
inside "I'll be in the staffroom for when you get back." Gerald was confused
at his friend actions and attitude; something wasn't right, not right at all
here. Just as he was about to walk over to the pink car a familiar voice broke
the silence "well, well, who is she?" Justin appeared from nowhere "don't tell
me she's on your list for today Gerald?" Obviously Justin was more than a
little interested in the woman by the pink car, Gerald started to take a more
detailed look at her, not only a woman with the pink car she was also the
woman in pink.

Mandy looked about 20 or so, with an Asian look about her, but he couldn't say
exactly where she could be from. He could say she was very, sexy, and like her
car she had a pink look about her, she wasn't shy about how she looked either.
From the bottom up she wore a set of white boots that come up to her knees,
then a pair of short pale blue jeans. Up a bit and Mandy revelled her toned
stomach, up a bit more and a bright pink 'hello Kitty' crop top covered her
well-developed chest. She was blond, well this week she was, her hair was of
medium length which had a natural curl to it, and today it was tied up in
pigtails to the side, with pink ribbons, of course.

WHACK! Justin slapped Gerald across his back "well I think I'll come out on
your next test Gerald ... ... You know, part of your performance review, come
out and see you with the candidates ... " 'Really!' Gerald knew exactly what
Justin was on about, his normal crap, as soon as there was an attractive
female candidate than Justin was there doing a 'review' of the driving
examiner. "Hello there I take it you must be Mandy Wu, My names ... ... ... "
Justin was now in deep conversation with Miss Wu, well Gerald had wanted
something to change or happen today, and he got his wish. He now had the best
looking woman to enter the testing centre in a long time as his candidate. But
unfortunately he now had to put up with Justin drooling over her during the
test, 'Oh well good days, bad days.' Gerald went over and interrupted Justin's
vain attempt with the woman "Hello Miss Wu?" "Ms Wu" the woman corrected him
"Ms Wu, I'm Gerald; I'm your testing examiner for today ... "

Gerald went through everything by the book; he didn't want to give Justin the
chance to jump in and embrace him in front of a candidate. It didn't matter
that she was a good looking woman, Gerald was 50, a bit over weight and losing
his hair, he knew he had no chance, but didn't want to give Justin any
opportunity to even try and impress the woman.

Everything had started off ok, the per testing protocols and checks had all
been done, the candidate, Ms Wu had talked through her car with Gerald as he
had done with each of his candidates before had. The three of them had got
into the car, Justin in the rear, making any comment he could whenever he
could to make sure he was still noticed by her. When everything was ready "OK
Ms Wu if you would like to drive off when you're ready, turn right at the exit
to the centre and carry on driving forward until I tell you otherwise."

As Mandy drove off there was quiet a crowd that had built up in the car park,
many had seen Mandy and hung around to take in the sight of such a sexy woman,
in pink, and see her drive off in her pink car, much to the envy of the other
examiners that had seen her. Unfortunately for Gerald he now wished he had
been one of those just standing around and watching rather that now being in
the car with her, and the apparent anxious disposition of Henry became
understandable!

For first five minutes of the test Gerald had his foot hovering over an
imaginary brake pedal and his hand griped onto the door handle. He hadn't been
this nervous in a long time "concentrate on the road, you're doing really well
... Isn't she Gerald?" There was no mistaking Justin's attempt to get on the
busty woman's good side. Mandy had another flaw apart from her awful driver,
that Gerald could see, and that was she incessant capability to talk all the
time, and without, what seamed, the ability to stop even to take breath! The
car swung in and out of the traffic as Mandy went through her interests in
food, music, her friends and anything in general she could think of to talk
about.

"At the next junction turn right please" Gerald knew what to expect, he
gripped the handle as Mandy got as close to the junction, then she swung the
car to the right. But she was getting better this time she did remember to
indicate, even if it was 'as' the car turned rather than 'before' she turned!
Gerald had directed the woman and the pink car down a road that lead to an
industrial estate, a quiet area that was away from the traffic and people. The
Merryfield Industrial estate was not the most prestigious of sites, it
consisted of bike shops, a couple of gyms, one in particular had a peculiar
reputation, a few doggie warehouses, car repair workshops and a couple of late
night drinking dens. Not the best place to be, especially at night but at this
time of the day it should be ok.

"Pull in over there please" time to get this woman off the road Gerald thought
"OK, are we going to do that turning around bit in the road thing you know I'm
good at that ... ... " He was nearly safe as the car slowed down and turned
towards the kerb "Oh look over there would be a good place to practice ... ...
" Suddenly Mandy turned the wheel hard to the right to pull out again and
CRUNCH! The car shuddered as it made contact with the bright red car that was
in process of over taking them 'Oh Shit!' As if it couldn't get any worse, or
so Gerald thought, at least Mandy had stopped the car, the red sports car also
stopped.

There was a moments silence then "did you see that they came out of nowhere
and hit me ... ... " Two men got out of the car, both where tall, broad and
didn't look as though they were very agreeable to what had just happened.
Mandy got out to see the damage to her car, the men started the walk towards
the car, Gerald wanted the day to be over there and then, Justin got to 'calm
the situation down!' "Gentleman my name is Justin and I'm ... ... " The two
men stopped as they reached him, instantly knew they weren't happy, to say the
least. "Are you responsible for her" the blond man in a jacket and tie pointed
to Mandy, who was more interested in the scratch down her lovely bright pink
car. Justin looked back at the men "well ... Well I am the senior examiner and
... " CRACK! The second man in an open neck white shirt extended his arm and
in doing so pushed his closed fist into Justin's face, it had been him who was
driving that brand new car at the time!

Justin was sent flying by the man, angry at what had just happened, he fell
over and lay on a heap next to the pink car holding his bloody and painful
face. The fact that Justin had nearly hit Mandy's car was the only thing that
really gained her attentions, she looked round to see the two men who were
storming towards her. Gerald, who was still sat in the car held his breath
'can this day get any worse' he thought. The men reached Mandy, the fact she
was attractive and dressed very sexily was not lost on either of the men, but
nor was the fact that the car was new, it didn't belong to either of them and
it had been hit. They had been tasked with picking it up for their boss, and
you didn't mess with him!

"So which one of you monkeys hit my car?" The men were surprised at her
attitude "why you ... " the man in the shirt was angry, the man in the jacket
was livid, he reached out to grab her and WHACK! SMACK! Two open hands shot
out, but it was the woman who had struck first, the palm of each hand drove
hard into the chests of each man. For her size the woman had delivered two
hash blows, both men stumbled backwards, had she been lucky, was she stronger
than she looked? Then THUD! CRACK! The woman followed up with a spin and two
well-placed high kicks, her white boots shooting up and out, finding the same
place her hands had struck a few seconds ago. Again the men staggered back,
being hit twice, by this woman, seconds apart would have taken down most men,
but not these two. Mandy realised these two were not your average men and may
need something extra.

Before they could regain their balance the Asian female in pink spun round,
lifting herself slightly off the ground her boot reconnected with the chest of
the man in the jacket. It was just as accurate as her first strikes but this
time packed with even more power, the man felt her forceful blow, lifting him
off his feet and sending him through the air. Mandy carried on spinning round
changing feet and landing on the foot that had just made contact, now her free
leg was whipped round and smashed into the side of the shirt man's head, the
boot struck hard and carried on, scrapping across his face, destructively
sending the man down to the floor.

Mandy took a step back to oversee her success so far, a slight grin of
satisfaction crossed her face, but she knew she could do better. The man in
the jacket pushed himself of the red sports car that he had fell against, the
man in the shirt still lay on the floor, nursing the bloody scar that ran
across his face. The jacket man took up a martials arts pose and came for
Mandy, she laughed, as he got closer WHACK! CRACK! SMACK! Female fists struck
home, she landed two sharp blows to his body, stopping him in his track and
hurting him, then a piercing blow to the side of his head, stunning him long
enough for her to send her white boot in THUD!

The boot impacted into the side of his head, jacket man thundered back to the
red car stunned, shocked and hurt. The Asian babe turned to the shirt man, he
was pushing himself back off the floor, he was ready for her, he was going to
rip her ... ... CRUNCH! Another white boot found its mark as she drove it into
the man's gut, followed by another and another, she then grabbed the man's arm
ARRRRH!

Slapping a 'goose neck' on him, she now had full control over him "come on big
boy up you come" he thought she was going to break his arm, to prove you don't
always need strength just technique, she manhandled him upwards. Mandy
controlled him easily, getting him to just where she wanted him then WOOOSH!
ARRRH! CRASH! Gerald sat there mouth wide open, he dare not move as he watched
the smaller Asian woman beat up these men, and how she had just thrown that
man He didn't know, she obviously knew some kind of martial arts but to throw
a man, bigger than her like that!

Gerald watched as the skilled Asian woman went about showing these men how
wrong it was to hit her car, their bodies were struck by feet and fists, she
used throws and holds to hurt and drain them of any energy they had. The floor
and their car provided and hard surfaces to break their falls, to land on and
be thrown against. She dealt with jacket man, delivering agony and injured
then turned to shirt man sending torture and suffering through his body, and
just for fun she inflicted torment and anguish to both man at the same time.

Both men where now thrown back against their car, it had quite a few more
dents in it from where the man had landed WHACK! CRACK! THUD! Each time the
men hit the car they bounced back off and to her and into the path of Mandy's
feet and fists. She struck shirt man who dropped to his knees exhausted, then
quickly turned to jacket man, she reaching out, grabbed hold of his tie,
pulling on it hard to drive his head and face back down to the car THUD! As it
bounced off she pulled on the tie again smashing his face and making more
dents in the cars body work, controlling jacket man by his tie she turned back
to shirt man to deliver some more painful kicks from those white boots. The
Asian woman was in total control of the men as she dished out pain and
discipline, jacket man's face had bounced off the car a number of time, she
now pulled on his tie yanking him back to her and also downwards. As his
battered face followed she gave a little jump upwards, her knee came up hard
and fast, his chest came downwards and the two collided. He was sent
backwards, she, still holding onto the tie, dipped down twisted round as was
now behind the man THUD!

A powerful kidney blow sent jacket man to his knees as well, still holding
tightly onto that tie and behind him she wrapped it around his neck, tight.
Shirt man was on all fours close by gasping and hurting, one small step and
ARRRRH! Her strong legs now clapped around his neck, shirt man in a standing
reverse headlock and jacket man on his knees being straggled by his own tie by
the woman behind him. The scene was one of beauty; well it was one of awe and
shock to Gerald who was still having troubles taking it what he was watching.
He could see Mandy was saying something to the men, but couldn't hear her,
mind you what she was doing to them right now he wondered if they could hear
or understand her.

Finally the men's were forced into unconsciousness by Mandy's grip on them,
finally she released her hold and they both fell to the floor. Then as if
nothing had happened she made her way back to the pink car. Justin was still
on the floor, his nose broken and bloody from the man's first hit, he was such
a wimp "come on we had better get you back" Many told him as she help Justin
back into her car.

Gerald just sat there, shocked at what he had seen, Mandy, got in started the
car up and turned it around, eventually, after hitting the kerb several times.
"Shall we go back to the driving centre now?" Gerald just nodded he couldn't
speak; he didn't remember the trip back, only the arrival back at the centre.
Justin fell out and rushed to the toilets to sort himself out, Gerald got out
and slowly made his way to the main entrance, he needed a sit down and a cup
of tea. "Oh Mr driving examiner" He stopped turned slowly, there was the woman
in pink, he swallowed hard "well did I pass ... I do hope so; I thought I was
very good, didn't you? I'll be very disappointed if I haven't passed ... ...
!"