The toothache

I have a toothache.

I could say it came on Wednesday night but it didn’t.

I could say it came on over the past week. It didn’t.

It came on over a very long time - so long, I honestly have no idea how long it has been. It isn’t just that I don’t remember; I mean, I don’t… but it is more that it belongs to a whole class of issues that “just had to wait”.

I…