Second Chances

Grounded

Hana sat up looking around the room. "What the-"

Tina ran to her daughter, "You're okay..."

"You are not allowed to be a test subject for anything." Robert sighs in relief.

"My God..." Tina embraced Hana. Tina sat down next to her daughter, "What was the last thing you remember?"

"I was arguing with Stacey and Dale; they refused to test the drug on me..." Hana felt a sharp pain shoot in her head, "Ugh!" Hana touch her forehead. "I still have to go to Nemo..."

"You are staying here." Tina scoffs bitterly.

Hana taken aback replied, "But I made a promise..."

"No." Robert firmly said.

Tina smirks, "I know this is foreign to you but you are forbidden to get out of this office..."

"Wow," Hana sarcastically exclaims, "big word!"

Tina frowns; she knew exactly what Hana's getting at and Tina wasn't a bit amused. "I'm serious, Hana."

"I am too." Hana defended, "I, not only, have to go to Nemo; but I have paperwork to do, as well."

"No," Tina sighs, "you will stay here."

"So," Hana trekking carefully, "I'm grounded?"

"Yes, yes you are." Robert agreed. Robert, then, looks at Tina, "I don't know, how I feel about grounding her..."

"Yeah," Tina nods, "this feels weird..."

"Tell you what," Hana looks up, "you can ground me all you want, but I can go anywhere at anytime..." Hana stood up amd collected her things; before either of her parents could say something she waved goodbye to them and left.

Robert looks at Tina, "Was that supposed to happen?"

"No," Tina smiles proudly, "she's a good kid, so we have no idea how to punish her."

Nico chuckles, "Right Hana a good kid?"

"Is there something you want to share?" Tina looks at Nico.

Nico smirks, "She's the sneakiest person there is."

"What?" Robert shocked.

"Yeah, she's very sneaky... Ever wonder why her grades are always A+s?"

"Oh, my God!" Tina gasped.

"Oh calm down," Nico smirks, "nothing like that. Don't worry you still have one honest daughter... she just did a lot of extra credit."