Two

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"Please bring Mila in" I spoke to my nurse as the parents left.

I opened her file, skimming the pages that had her basic information such as height, weight, insurance, emergency contacts.

I grabbed a notebook, opening it to a clean page as I saw my nurse open the door.

I stood as I watched the small girl step from behind my nurse, giving her a small smile before her eyes moved to me.

"You must be Mila, I'm Doctor Hemmings, but you can call me Luke" I spoke, extending my hand to her, making her immediately shake it, not hesitating for a second.

"Go ahead and sit, we're just going to talk, get to know each other" I spoke, watching her sit as I did the same.

I saw her glance around my office, her knee shaking lightly.

"Tell me about yourself" I spoke slowly, watching her eyes move to my own.

"Not much to tell" she spoke slowly.

"You're quiet" I pointed out, seeing a dimple appear in her cheek as she smiled

"Yeah" she mumbled out.

"How long ago were you adopted?" I asked her.

"About three months ago" she spoke slowly.

"Were you happy about being adopted?" I asked.

I saw her hesitate.

"I guess" she mumbled.

"You guess?" I questioned her, seeing her eye contact immediately shift towards a wall.

"It's just new" she barely spoke.

I dismissed the topic, writing that as a note.

"Are you nervous?" I asked her, noticing her immediately stop shaking her knee.

She cleared her throat lightly.

"Kinda" she spoke lowly.

"What's the main thought that makes you nervous?" I asked her.

Her gaze stayed down, towards her hands.

"It's a lot" she spoke.

I looked to her small frame, seeing her twirling her rings, all signs of nervousness coming from her.

I looked to my mints on my desk

"Want a mint?" I spoke, seeing her head look up, both of her dimples showing on her cheeks.

"No thank you"

One day, I would get her to take a mint.

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