Having braces was bad,but what happened next terrible. one stormy afternoon,I was walking home from school. suddenly,there was a loud c-r-a-c-k!and lighting hit the ground in front of me. i got a terrible fright. i felt my hair stand up one end. i told mum about it when I got home. but I didn't find out I had a problem until later. as I was putting my school notes together,something very odd happened when I ate dinner that night,my fork stuck to my braces."that's not a good look,brad,"mum said."stop playing with you food." "I'm not playing," I said,pulling at the fork."my braces are like a magnet." "the lighting must have done it," mum said,as she pulled off the fork."don't worry.I'm sure the effect that is won't last." I hoped mum was right .the school dance was coming up,and the girls would be wearing lots of jewellery. i didn't want any of it ending up in my mouth.