Rotten #99WordStories

The masked face stood over my dread-filled body. Inhale through the left nostril, exhale from the right; they said to do, in a book I read once. So I did. Imagine having your feet massaged. Visualise soft hands gently kneading away your fear. I did that too. But I couldn’t relax my tremoring body. I dug my fingernails into the palms of my sweaty hands as his latex fingers came at me.

I cried inside as I imagined life without lemon drops and fudge. I tasted blood. I felt dizzy. Then it was all over. Another rotten tooth extracted!

Written for Charli Mills at Carrot Ranch. #99WordStories. In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about extraction. What is being extracted and from where?

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My nightmares in words. Nicely pulled words Gloria. 😁

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Gloria on May 4, 2022 at 3:08 pm said:

Thanks Ellen. I hate dental visits and I’m overdue one! 😭

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- ellenbest24 on May 4, 2022 at 4:25 pm said:
  
  We have no NHS dentists now, it is four years since I have been trying to register after moving. Because of covid -19 even the private ones are not taking new patients as the struggle to catch up with the back log. A real time nightmare. 😢
  
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- Gloria on May 4, 2022 at 3:27 pm said:
  
  Gosh that is a nightmare! Makes me wanna get my ass into gear and book an appointment while I can!
  
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