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Vanity my favorite Sin

It was 3.30 in the afternoon; I sat anxiously in the waiting area of my dentist’s clinic, restlessly tapping my toes, I impatiently checked my phone for the tenth time in past 15 minutes, hoping it would distract me from the fear that I feel inside my heart. Finally a voice from behind the reception called out my name and asked me to move towards the procedure room. Spotting the discomfort on my face my cordial doctor announced “it’s a simple procedure, you will not feel any pain I promise” were his comforting words, as he wore his gloves and grabbed the anesthesia. I convinced myself that it’s a simple extraction and it will be over in no time, the images of many effective painkillers filled my mind. Taking a deep breath I sat on the chair fingers crossed, I was given anesthesia and three of my teeth were extracted as I have a severe periodontal condition leading to bone and gum loss (we will not go in the details of how or why it happened or whose fault was it). Surpri