267th story

Pedram’s tooth was bothering him, and his wife said, ” I will make an appointment with this new dentist who has recently moved into the Plaza near us.

On the appointed date, Pedram visited the dentist’s office.

He was sitting in the waiting room, browsing the framed documents hanging in the office. The Dentist’s full name was familiar to Pedram.

He remembered that forty years ago, in high school, he had a classmate with this name. He thought that if he saw him, he might recognize the Dentist.

When he was called, he walked to the Dentist’s room curiously.

Yes, the Dentist was his classmate.

Pedram didn’t say anything because his friend had turned into an old person, and he didn’t want the dentist to feel bad seeing Pedram looking good, not old at all, with deep lines on his face like the Dentist.

But after a while, Pedram couldn’t keep quiet and asked, ” Did you go to Taha High School around forty years ago?”

The Dentist got excited and replied, ” Oh yeah, I’m a Taha student. I couldn’t recognize you. WHAT DID YOU TEACH? I CAN’T REMEMBER ALL MY TEACHERS.”