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by Steeve Author IconMail Icon
Rated: ASR · Fiction · Contest · #1511004
Fame is as disappointing as a kick in the teeth!
When Billy was a kid, his mom used to say, "Brush your teeth!  You will be a star someday!"

White as ivory they were, even plaque free.  His dentist loved him, the media loved him and turned him into a Colgate super star.

It quickly ended when he bumped into a sailor at a bar.

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