Invasion of the Road Weenies (2005)
“Dr. Peterson told me as he examined my X ray.
“I brush,” I said. I looked at the X ray, too, trying to figure out what it was that he was seeing.
That’s when he said those words. Up until then, I’d never heard them directed at me, though I’d feared them. It was like hearing a jury say “Guilty.” He opened his mouth and told me, “You have a cavity.”
I felt my stomach try to leap out past my throat. My lungs went flat and fluttered like deflated balloons. My intestines started dancing. “A cavity?”... Maybe I’d misheard him. Maybe he’d asked me if I had a canary. Maybe he asked if I had a favorite charity.
Dr. Peterson nodded. “Yes, a cavity. Fortunately for you, I had a cancellation. You won’t have to wait. We can take care of it right now.”
“Uh, maybe I should come back . . .”
“Michael,” he said, “it’s best to get it over with. It’s not that bad. Honest. Now, you have a choice. If you don’t like needles, I can just drill the cavity. That will hurt a little.MoreLess
“I brush,” I said. I looked at the X ray, too, trying to figure out what it was that he was seeing.
That’s when he said those words. Up until then, I’d never heard them directed at me, though I’d feared them. It was like hearing a jury say “Guilty.” He opened his mouth and told me, “You have a cavity.”
I felt my stomach try to leap out past my throat. My lungs went flat and fluttered like deflated balloons. My intestines started dancing. “A cavity?”... Maybe I’d misheard him. Maybe he’d asked me if I had a canary. Maybe he asked if I had a favorite charity.
Dr. Peterson nodded. “Yes, a cavity. Fortunately for you, I had a cancellation. You won’t have to wait. We can take care of it right now.”
“Uh, maybe I should come back . . .”
“Michael,” he said, “it’s best to get it over with. It’s not that bad. Honest. Now, you have a choice. If you don’t like needles, I can just drill the cavity. That will hurt a little.MoreLess
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