My 2 Front Teeth

I was chomping my breakfast with gusto when I bit on something hard and swallowed it.

On instinct, I explored the teeth and felt the sharp edges.

Shit.

My 2 front teeth are half fake. Years ago, I hated my crooked front teeth and the ugly gap between them. It made me look comical. I didn't want to go through the torture of wearing braces. So I had them filed down to almost half and pointed like a vampire's incisors. Then the dentist slathered veneer across and constructed 2 regular front teeth for me that have lasted for a good 4 years.

I grabbed the compact mirror from the bag.

Arrrrrgggggggggh!

A corner of one half-fake front tooth had chipped off. When I opened my mouth, there was a strange gaping hole right there for the whole world to see.

The regular dentist had an immediate appointment slot for me. So I turned up within half an hour of the shocking discovery.

"No problem." he said. "We'll fix that with resin. And do the usual polish and scale."

"Okay. Anyway, I was chewing on my breakfast bagel when it broke off." I explained, thinking wistfully about my half-finished Starbucks breakfast and cappucino.

The dentist stared at me.

Then he grinned. "It wouldn't be by any chance from Starbucks, would it? Those things are rock hard man!"

Dammit.