An Encounter with a Superpowered Girl

Medical Center.

After saying goodbye to Meredith, the upside-down little cow, Adam headed to the emergency department.

"Dr. Duncan."

The nurse handed Adam a medical chart. "Four visits in three months. Something seems wrong."

Adam looked up. The patient was an adorable little girl of five or six, but there was a frightening wound on her lower leg.

"Notify child protective services and talk to her parents."

After giving the instruction, Adam took the chart and walked over. "I'm Dr. Duncan."

"I'm Megan Clover. It's not as bad as it looks."

The little girl spoke up directly, bypassing her parents with remarkable maturity.

"She fell at the playground. There was a lot of blood, and the wound was deep."

Her mother stroked the girl's head.

"We know the injury looks terrible. She can be a little rough when she plays..."

Her father looked embarrassed. "This is her medical history, including records from before we got her."

"You're her adoptive parents?"

Adam took the more detailed file and flipped through it as he spoke.

"Yes."

The mother stepped closer and said sincerely, "Megan is a good girl. She just plays too rough. We both love her very much."

"I believe you."

Adam glanced at them a few times and nodded. "Go to the nurses' station and give them the documents to copy. I'll look at Megan's leg first."

"Okay."

Megan's adoptive parents nodded helplessly.

They understood what Adam meant.

"Sweetheart, we'll be back in a moment."

"Mm."

Little Megan obediently watched her adoptive parents leave, then turned to Adam and stubbornly emphasized, "It's not what you think. They're the best parents I've ever had."

"Don't worry."

Adam reassured her knowingly. "I believe you. This is just procedure. Don't worry, it'll be fine. Let me stitch up your wound first. You don't