The sound. It was always the sound that terrified her the most and it didn’t get any better, no matter how often she heard it.
Fidgeting in her chair, she watched as the second hand on the clock before her moved like a snail. Move faster, she willed it fiercely, hoping her angry glare would do the trick.
“Getting restless, are we?” The voice boomed in the room, startling her. “An impatient patient is never a good thing,” he said, cackling at his own joke.
She wished she could reach for a sharp instrument and stab the dentist with it.
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At the Dentist’sβ? I share her pain!
Ha ha.. never the most popular of people – dentists!
I have totally felt that way, and yes, my dentist enjoys cackling at his own jokes, which are rather good, I must say! Hugs!
That was brilliant!
Glad to hear it π
I am just mirroring their angst π
Thanks Raj!
Not surprised at all π
Ha, I see a fellow sufferer here π
Why am I not surprised? π
Another good one Shailja π In all your stories the last line is the highlight and depicts the story..Well written
Note to self – No jokes in operation theater with patient (I actually do make ’em)
He definitely needs to be stabbed for making fun of her!! Yep, the dentist job is one you wish it’d get over as quickly as possible!
With a joke like that I would definitely have stabbed him.
hahahahaa …Dentists all over the world must have been stabbed a thousand times in their patient’s minds π Loved this micro fiction π
Your last line made me laugh. I think there are a lot of people who would like to stab the dentist.
This one made me laugh! π
The worst thing about dentists is that they love to crack stupid jokes like these, specially when they are using some scary looking instrument in your mouth!
You’ve described the wait for the dentist perfectly! I had this one appointment where I had to get two teeth extracted. Extractions are done on an empty stomach, and my rumbling stomach couldn’t wait for those two teeth to be gone. Imagine my surprise when I realised that I had to wait for a few more hours before eating anything, and had to survive on ice-cream for that day! π
Haha! The dentist! Then you have written my story π
*scoffs* He thinks he’s funny. Stab him, girl, just stab him.
Fortunately my dentist keeps all the sharp objects out of my reach..great story!!
I dread of dentist chair.
Haha so empathize with her haven’t we all been in a similar situation, impatient waiting to just stab at the dentist?
OMG today you have scared all the dentists away π
Haha:) Another good one Shailaja. I empathize with the patient, she just wants to get it over with run out of there and never return!
Ha! I love this story! Dental visits are a nightmare, especially for people like me, whose pain tolerance is -5!
Aha! I like this story.
Sadly, no personal experience with dentists and my son loves visiting his. π
Dentists…..Phew! They put you through so much inconvenience and take all your money away…lol. Anyone would be furious…
Jokes apart- Awesome take on another one. Loved it Shailja π
Oh…so much rage…lol. Dentists have no right to make jokes given what they put people through!
And you nail it again! Good one Shailja. ?
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