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His first bullet and it stung like lemon in a deep cut. It was painful, but not as bad as breaking his leg. It reminded him of one thing: Braces! He was 14 and in 8th grade. It was the end of the year and he needed braces. He didn't want them, but his mom thought they were important. His teeth were really crooked, but he didn't care. He went to his first consultation and had to get bright blue spacers between his 6 and 12 year old molars. That was not too bad. Don had only six weeks before he got his first set of brackets. Four caps on back molars and six brackets on top and six brackets on the bottom. The little pain that ensued was bearable. He got noodle soup for dinner and ice cream for dessert. Charlie was jealous that Don was getting all the attention.
The next morning, Don was in pain. He tried to hide it, but his mom could read him like a book. Margret helped Don place wax all over the brackets and gave him a Tylenol. He had a terrible night, so Don was allowed to sleep in late. When he got to school, everyone noticed the braces. He was the only one who had them. He felt silly.
As the weeks went on, the pain became a dull ache. Every six weeks, Don had more brackets added, thicker wires, and new colors. He got a treat every now and then, fried rice from his favorite Chinese restaurant or a blue raspberry slushie from the local gas station.
One night, Don woke up for some weird feeling. His braces were stuck to the inside of his cheek. He had to get his dad to help him get it unstuck. The metal left an imprint in his cheek forever.
The following week, Don got rubber bands. During classes that week, he had a history lecture and he sat there quiet all period. When his teacher called on him, he opened his mouth to answer and the rubber band shot at the teacher. The entire class broke into hysterics and Don got bright red. After that, he stopped wearing them in school causing him to wear the braces longer.
It had been three long years and he was almost done with braces. There was one more step before he could get them off.
A fiberotomy