X Ray: A Short Story

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When I was little I would get a lot of chest pains my mom always worried about me. After a few months she decided to finally take me to the doctor to get an x ray. I was really scared because i never had one before. When they called me in I had a mini heart attack, walking into the room she told me to wait in the far left room so someone can go check me. I waited a few minutes when my doctor came in he told me that he was going to take the x ray and that to take off my cloths so i can change in a robe. When i was done changing my mom took me to the x ray room. When i got there there was a huge machine. My heart was going a thousand mile per hour. They told me to lay down and gave me a led plate; while lieing there they put the matchine over

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