Ignoring Oral Health, Killing Prospects With Future Wife

"Honey..aren't you gonna kiss me before you go?" asked Neeta. Rahul, who was already in a lot of hurry did not want to offend her and smilingly came forward to complete the gesture.
Neeta and Rahul were college buddies, and had been going around since their second year. It had been a full 2 years since they were inseparable.
Or, may be, not exactly Inseparable, because when they were in their final year, Rahul met Aashi, a fresher in the same college, and fell for her right there and then. She had those brilliant sparkling eyes, nothing interested Rahul more. And soon, Rahul had proposed Aashi and she had agreed.
So, now that Rahul had Aashi, his interest in Neeta was dwindling, just like the kiss she demanded.

Rahul came right in, with a wide, but fake, smile on his face. He was getting late to meet Aashi. How much he had missed her while she was out of town with her family. It was times like these, when Aashi wasn't around, that Neeta came in handy for Rahul's muse. But now that Aashi was back and he was supposed to meet her, he just wanted to run away from Neeta and stop only after diving into Aashi's beautiful eyes.

Just as Rahul's lips came close to Neeta's lips and he was about to kiss her, she suddenly withdrew. He could see the sudden anger that she had in her eyes. Had she known about him and Aashi already? Is this the time for his death? He was puzzled with what just happened.
"Dude..you have got Such Bad Breath. What the hell did you have for breakfast..your old socks!" cried out Neeta loudly.

Shocked from the sudden turn of events, Rahul tried defending himself - "No baby! It must be the damn garlic breadsticks from yesterday."
"No..its much worse than that. Much Much More Worse. And its not just today. I have been tolerating this from a number of days and also trying to tell you about it. But its just getting worse each day." Neeta replied instantly and started walking away from Rahul "I'm sorry to say this Rahul, but I cannot be with you anymore. Bye"
Rahul could not believe his eyes and ears. Neeta had just broken up with him and was literally running away like she saw a ghost. But this did not make him sad. He, himself, was thinking of ways to part with Neeta so he could only be with Aashi - his dream girl. And with what just happened, he couldn't wish for more. He thanked the garlic breadsticks and dashed towards the metro station, where he was supposed to meet Aashi 10 minutes back.

"What made you so late baby? I ve been waiting here for you since so long." complained Aashi just as Rahul approached her.
"Oh nothing honey. I just stopped to buy burgers for both of us." replied Rahul, giving one to Aashi before he started unwrapping his own ice-cream.

"My tikki burger is yummilicious. How is your vegetable burger?" said Rahul teasingly.
"Why don't you check it yourself. Here.." Aashi said while bringing her burger near Rahul's mouth as he took a large bite.

"Its good, but its not half as good as mine and no where in comparison of you, my love." Rahul continued his playful mood while she was looking at where Rahul had taken a bite.
"Come, let me taste you this time. I have missed you so much all these days when you were away.." Rahul continued while coming forward to kiss Aashi. He was still mid way, lost into Aashi's beautiful blue eyes, when Aashi suddenly withdrew and went away from Rahul.
Rahul, shocked as he was, could not understand what was happening. This was the second time this had happened in the same day to him. What was the reason this time? Is this a beautiful dream that has suddenly turned to be a nightmare?
Totally puzzled, Rahul looked towards Aashi as she started speaking- "Rahul, I don't know what has gotten into you. Your mouth has been smelling really bad lately. And as if that was not enough, your gums are also bleeding now and you just left traces of your blood on my burger.
I ve been telling you to take good care of your teeth lately, but it seems you have only been ignoring what I say."
"No baby..I really don't think its anything serious. Its probably just the garlic breadsticks I had from yesterday, that's causing the smell" defended Rahul. Deep inside, he was damning the breadsticks this time.

"See, you are doing it again. You are once again ignoring it. Fine, I don't think I want to go out with you anymore. I don't want to go out with a guy who has bad breath, bleeding gums and also wont listen to me when I am concerned. Bye!" shouted Aashi, as she shot off, away from Rahul.

Rahul, shocked with the happenings of the day, just couldn't decide what to say. Words just didn't seem to come out.

One week later, Rahul visited a dentist after repeatedly being told by parents and friends.
"Rahul, increased plaque concentration has caused Gingivitis which has been causing bad breath and bleeding gums. Unfortunately, you have been late in taking note of this problem and coming to me. Two of your teeth have started decaying already. Now I would advice you to use Colgate Total so we can reverse the gum problems fast. Here, see this link on my laptop and it will tell you the benefits.." dentist told Rahul opening My Healthy Speak Blog on his laptop, as Rahul repented ignoring all the signs and advices.


The Moral of the Story is: Ignoring Signs Of Oral Problems Not Only Causes Damage To Teeth Life, But Also The Prospects With Future Wife