Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)

Bicycles are fun. But, sometimes they can be a bit boring. Muriel found herself quick to learn this. She discovered the need when she kept noticing cars passing by her. The old biddy ignored them at first. But overtime, she began to take notice. Four wheels kissing the pavement. The wind going through her hair. Hands on the steeling wheel. Muriel’s notice grew into curiosity. Pretty soon, it all led to a revelation in her head.

“I want to drive,” she told her friends. Lewis, Pauline, and Clyde looked at her.

“Why?” Lewis asked. Her friend shrugged.

“Don’t know,” she said. “Felt like it.” Her friends didn’t speak at first.

“Do you even have a license?” Pauline asked.

“No,” Muriel said.

“Are you going to take the test?” Lewis asked. Muriel gave her a little shrug.

“I guess,” she said. Her friends looked uneasy about this scheme. Muriel noticed their faces.

“What?” she asked. The other old biddies quickly shook their heads.

“Nothing, nothing!” she lied. Muriel gave them a big smile. She clapped her hands together.

“Right!” the divorcee said. “Let’s go get my test now!” Her friends blinked at her.

“Now?” Clyde asked.

“Yeah now!” Muriel cheered. The girls all nodded at her. They all laughed nervously in the library. Oh boy…

The four old biddies wandered down to the testing center. Not many people inside today. Clyde, Pauline, and Lewis looked around at the place. Uneasiness filled the air. Lewis glanced over at Muriel.

“You sure you want to do this?” she asked. Muriel nodded again.

“Yeah!” she said. “I have to do this.”

“Okay…” Lewis mumbled. The other two went quiet. Muriel walked over to the electronic screens. She found one of the kids playing with the game. The old biddy tapped him on the shoulder. The boy glanced up at her. Muriel leaned in close to his ear.

“Excuse me,” she whispered. “Have you heard the phrase ‘Suffer little children?’” The tone of her voice made him tremble. The look in her eyes didn’t help either. He slowly shook his head.

“Well then, move it and you won’t have to find out,” she hissed. Muriel pushed the boy out of the seat. Boy did he run away! The old biddies watched him speed away. Muriel took her seat in the booth and reset the visual. She took a hold of the steeling wheel. Her friends all gathered around her to watch.

“Looks easy,” Muriel said. She kept on “driving” the car. Lewis shook her head.

“Not really,” she said.

“That’s because you drive a tractor on the farm,” Muriel said.

“Same difference,” Lewis argued.

“On a road?” Muriel asked. Her friend nodded a bit.

“Yeah, sometimes.”

“When?”

“To the store or to pick up something.”

Muriel made a face at the screen. “I’ve never seen you drive the tractor to the store.”

“Well, I do.”

“Focus on the road,” Pauline said.

“Right,” Muriel said. She kept on “driving.” In the end, she finished perfectly. Muriel sat back with a smile.

“I think I’m ready to take the test now,” she said. Pauline put her hand on her shoulder.

“Not yet,” she said. Her friend looked up, frowning.

“When?” she whimpered.

“Patience,” she said. “I will let you know.” Her friend just frowned deeper.

Pauline got Muriel plenty of driving manual books. Her friend didn’t understand it.

“What are these?” she asked.

“Driving books,” the rich old lady said.

“Why?”

“You’ll need it to get your license.”

Muriel blinked at her. “Huh?”

Pauline set down the books in front of her and patted her on the shoulder. “Good luck!” She walked away to the bedroom. Muriel, Lewis, and Clyde stared at the huge stack before them.

“Oh…” Muriel mumbled.

“Yeah,” Lewis said with a nod. Oh boy…

An hour later, Pauline returned to her friends. They looked up with the open books in front of them at the table when she found them again. The rich friend grinned at them.

“Well?” she asked. Muriel gave her a big smile.

“This is really useful!” she announced. “In fact, I’m ready for the test now!” Pauline fought to keep a true smile on her face.

“Now?” she asked.

“Yeah, now!” her friend said.

“Right now?”

“Yeah, right now!”

Pauline gave herself a nervous laugh in her head. Why do I get the feeling this will not end well?

The old biddies went with Muriel to sign up for the driving test. Pauline still didn’t enjoy this. But, why fight back? Her friend wouldn’t listen at all. Muriel made it up to the front desk. She knocked on the desk. The man looked up at her and opened it up wide.

“Yes? Can I help you?” he asked. Muriel gave him a little smile.

“I want to take the driving test!” she announced. The man gave her a puzzled look.

“You what?” he asked.

“The driving test,” she said. “I want to take it.”

“Uh… why?”

“To get my license.”

“Why?”

“I want to drive.”

The man stared at her for a long time. “Are you sure?”

“Yes!”

The man looked over at her friends. Clyde, Lewis, and Pauline all nodded at him. The man glanced at Muriel and faked a smile.

“Alright,” he said. “Fill out this form.” He handed her the paperwork. Muriel smiled at him like an angel.

“Cheers,” she replied. She filled out the needed information to take the test. The man and her friends tried to keep everything light and pleasant. Muriel finished up and handed back the forms.

“Here you go,” she said. The man nodded as he took it.

“Walk down the hall that way,” he said as he pointed down the hall to the left.

“Thanks,” Muriel said. Then, she headed down to take her test. Her friends followed behind, nervously. Heaven help them!

Clyde, Lewis, and Pauline waited in the hall as Muriel took her test. They didn’t look at each other the whole time.

“Think she’ll pass?” Lewis asked.

“Dunno,” Clyde said.

“I hope she does,” Pauline said. The other two looked at her.

“Huh?” Clyde asked.

“Why?” Lewis asked. Pauline shrugged.

“It’ll help to get it out of her mind,” she reasoned. “And when it’s off her mind…” The other two friends caught her drift on that thought.

“Oh,” Lewis replied. “I see!”

“Huh?” Clyde asked. Pauline shook her head.

“You’re hopeless,” she said. Then, the door opened wide. The old biddies all looked up. Muriel walked out of the classroom. Her friends all looked over at her.

“Well?” Pauline asked. Her friend gave them a little smile.

“I passed the written test!” she cheered. “Now to do the driving part!”

“Really?” Pauline asked.

“Yep!” Muriel cheered. She marched out the door. Her friends followed behind, biting their lips.

The driving instructor sat in the passenger seat of a ’73 Triumph GT6 in the back parking lot. He gave them a charming little smile.

“Hello ladies,” he greeted them. Muriel stepped forward.

“Hello!” she greeted him.

“Ready to go?” he asked.

“Yeah.”

“And who are your friends?”

“Oh, they’re just there for moral support.”

“Is that so?” He looked and noticed the panic-stricken looks on Clyde, Pauline, and Lewis’ faces. They didn’t enjoy this idea one bit.

“Yep!” Muriel bragged.

“I see…” he said. “Well then, hop in.” The women all complied and the trip began. They drove out to the country and… CRASH! The old biddies ended up running away as fast as they could.

“I don’t think I did so well!” Muriel cried as she kept running.

“You think?!?” Pauline screamed back.

“We are so in trouble!!!” Lewis yelled.

“Damn it!” Clyde shouted as she held onto her hat. The driver’s license will just have to wait for now.

Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)

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