Pick Me Up!

IN THE CHAIR

Sat in the waiting room, I wrung my palms together, my heart thumping in my chest.

Taking deep breaths, I tried to control my nerves.

But as a voice called ‘Mr. Michaelides?’ my body started shaking.

No one enjoys going to the dentist, but for me, it’s a crippling fear.

Sat back, I felt myself being turned horizontal by the motorized chair.

What’s he I thought, glancing over at the dentist’s collection of sharp tools, all neatly laid out.

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