Amelia reversed out of the parking space slowly, checking each mirror before easing the car into the empty lanes of the parking lot.
"This thing with Anotta," I said as I looked out the window. "Shit really hit the fan, huh?"
She let out a tired sigh. "You have no idea, Evan. This project is a lot."
"If only she knew how to keep her mouth shut." I shook my head before pointing ahead. "Let's try over there. Practice some parallel parking."
"Okay."
She drove toward an empty space between two parked cars and slowed to a stop. After lining the car up beside the vehicle in front, she shifted into reverse and carefully began backing in.
I watched the mirrors with her while glancing toward the passenger-side corner. "Keep coming."
She nodded and continued reversing.
"A little more."
The rear bumper kept creeping toward the parked car beside us.
I reached over and pulled the handbrake. The car jerked to a stop.
Amelia flinched and turned to me with wide eyes. "I was doing good!"
