[Engawa Teahouse] Dentist Series | The Pain Feint ~It Wasn't the Right Side~

When I woke up this morning, my right back tooth hurt.
This is bad.
I rushed to the dentist.

I had my checkup with a pounding heart.
There was nothing wrong with my right back tooth.
I felt relieved.

My dentist visits are over today!
Just as I was overjoyed, that happened—

The dentist said.

“Your left back tooth is starting to decay,
so let’s treat that next time.”

The festival that had been going on in my heart
quietly came to an end.

After making the appointment,
I trudged my way home.

Why was there a cavity lurking on the left
when the right side was the one that hurt?

I’ll add that to the seven mysteries of my body...

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Dentist Series

1. The Pain Feint ~It Wasn't the Right Side~
Everything started here. (This story)

2. When the Dentist's Chair Is Reclined, the World Ends
A simulation to overcome my fear.

3. Engawa Short Story: The Day I Didn't Want to Go to the Dentist
A story about how I didn't want to go to the dentist so much that I threw a tantrum,
and the castle's warriors all came out to persuade me.

4. The World Didn't End When the Chair Was Reclined, but the Treatment Continued
A story about the day I went to the dentist with the hope that treatment would end today,
only to have that hope crushed.