Anirudh Malpani, Class X A
The boy was brought to my clinic in an unconscious state. I had just started my career as a dentist and somehow I was never fond of young patients. If I did like some, this experience totally changed my view.
The boy and his mother reached my clinic at around 10.30 am. Before meeting me, the nurse used to examine the patients. She told me that the boy was in extreme pain and one of his premolars was fully black and his mother wanted it removed.
The boy was not ready to come to me but somehow the nurse and his mother made him sit on the chair. But the boy picked up a pair of tweezers and pricked the nurse and ran away. Somehow we caught him and forced him to sit. That’s when my assistant told me that I had an important call and so I had to go to attend the call.
After I had finished talking, when I returned to the room, I could not believe my eyes. The mother was locked in the washroom and the nurse tied to the chair with my gloves. When the boy saw me enter, he ran to escape me but slipped and fell. His mouth started bleeding profusely. It took me a while to get everything back in order.
As luck would have it, the black tooth that had to be extracted had come off. On closer examination, I found that the tooth appeared to be in good condition. It had in fact been coloured black. We all looked at the boy. Amidst tears, he finally admitted the truth. He had a test in school that day and to avoid going to school he had struck upon a brilliant plan. He painted his tooth black and lied that he had a tooth ache. Perhaps he lied a little too well!
