I woke to a tooth. Tucked under my pillow.

Thought it was an aspirin at first, but it was enamel smooth with little ridges and that cave where it fit in a mouth.

The spot where I’d found it waited. I dug a quarter from my laundry bin and paid.

Elena Eiss is a student in Pittsburgh CAPA’s Literary Arts Department. She is a fan of fiction and an avid reader. Her work has won Scholastic Writing Awards regionally and nationally, and the Pittsburgh City Theatre produced a one-act play of hers in 2021.