Chapter 62, Teeth
I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t get back to sleep. Have you ever had a tooth ache? I never did before. The whole side of my face was hurting. By the morning my face was swollen. “You need to go see the nurse,” said Leah the house mother. Go right away, I will let the kitchen know you can’t make it today.” “I will call you a cab to take you to Zikhron Yaakov. This is the address of the doctor and he will take care of you.” The nurse said as she was writing down the address. “Meanwhile, I gave you this pill. It should make you feel a little better.” The last time I went to the dentist was a few years before when they came to our school to do a checkup to all the kids. They found a few cavities and the local dentist repaired them. It wasn’t painful but it was uncomfortable. I dreaded it this time I knew it wasn’t going to be fun. The dentist was an older man, maybe in his 60s. He made me sit on his odd chair and started to look at my mouth. I am not sure how to describe ...