The Intersection

The piece begins with the author stalled in an intersection and a car coming fast towards here. The author is learning to drive a standard and obviously having a difficult time of it. She just can't seem to get it. It was frustrating. She even ended up crying in the front seat because she kept stalling out the car. She does finally learn to drive a standard and now not only has a license, she has a car of her own. She learns that perseverance pays off, that when she is stuck in the next intersection, she'll know how do get our. She ends with, "I still occasionally stall, but I know that can get through every intersection that I come too."