On Wearing Braces

by Lois G. Grambling

I’m the only kid in room 209 whose smile doesn’t glitter, whose smile doesn’t shine. I feel almost naked. My teeth are so bare, not wearing those wires my classmates’ teeth wear. It’s time for my visit with Dr. McReath. Twice every year she examines my teeth. My checkup is over. Did I hear her right? She said I have quite an overbite. She said my molars have no place to grow. She said I’d be in braces a decade or so! My mother turns pale and clasps her purse. I bolt out the door, almost knock down the nurse. I run all the way back to room 209. I’m feeling elated, feeling just fine, ‘cause now I can tell all my friends and Miss Klem. I’ll soon be wearing…

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