Second Chances

In Memory of...

"Why isn't Hana riding with us," Nico asked from the backseat, "to endure this torture?"

Amy shook her head, "Our sister has a date... which I still don't understand why she's the only one who's allowed to go with a date..."

Nico sighs, "She is oldest and our aunts will undoubtedly invite Asia's most eligible bachelors for Hana... So, guessing that showing up with one's fiance would stop that."

"We're here!" Robert announced, as he turned the engine off.

Amy steps out of the car and exhales, "Longest two hours of my life!"

Nico laughs, as she slams the car doorshut.

Tina shook her head, as she steps out of the car:

Robert immediately runs up to open the door to the farmhouse.

Hana sat on the couch:

"Hey guys." Hana smiles, as she stood up.

"Thought you might want pasta..." Andre appeared with a plate of pasta.

"Thanks..." Hana smiles, as she takes the fork from the plate.

"Anything for the love of my life..." Andre wrapped his arm around Hana's shoulders.

Two good looking Asian men in their late 20s came in with Maria and her husband, Kaye.

Maria had an evil grin when she looked at her oldest niece, "This is my niece, Hana. Hana, these are: David Long from Long Industries in Shanghai and Adam Tengku, he works for NASA."

Hana stood up and shook both men's hands, "Pleasure to meet you, both." She then looks at Andre, "This is Andre, my fiance."

Andre smiled at the men and nodded curtly.

As they all sat down for the meal, Hana looks at the fried fish's dead eyes staring at her and spun the plate.

Tina looks at Hana, "Seriously Hana?"

"It was staring at me," Hana shrugs, "creeped me out." Hana picked up her phone, "It's Guita... I gotta take this..." Hana walks in the restroom and emerges with a sigh.

"What's up with ギタさん? " Hiro asked, genuinely concerned.

"Doesn't matter." Hana waves it off.

Hiro sighs, "Just invite her."

"Really?" Hana looks up.

"Yes, Sadako liked Guita and treated her as a part of this family..."

Hana nods and texts Guita. Half an hour later, Guita arrived at the door:

with messy hair. "Hey..." Hana opens the door.

Guita looks at her friend, "He was making out with a blonde bimbo..."

"Bottle blonde?" Hana questioned.

"Yeah," Guita nodded, "an ugly blonde..." Guita's eyes twinkled when she made eye contact with Adam Tengku. "Hi..." Guita shyly offered her hand, "I'm Sampaguita Minoli, Guita for short..."

Adam takes her hand and kissed it, "Just like the Arabian Jasmine, I'm Adam Tengku."

Guita smiled as she retracted her hand, "Like Adam and Eve?"

"Precisely, unfortunately, I haven't found my Eve, yet." Now it was Adam's turn to be shy.

Hana whispers, "Gusto mo sya, no?"

"Opo." Guita smiles, "Tulong."

"Ako bahala." Hana grins, as she made her way towards Adam. "I've known Guita since we were 14, she's one of the greatest people I've ever met."

"Nice," Adam nods, "can you talk me up to her? She is the most beautiful woman I've ever laid eyes on."

Hana smiles and walks to Guita, "Feeling? Its mutual."

"Ask for his number." Guita ordered.

Hana frowns, "Here's an idea, why don't you ask him yourself?"

Guita pouted, "Dalagang Pilipina ako..."

"Are you for real? Dahil pogi tiklup ka?" Hana taunted, "Akala ko ba matapang ka..."

Guita frowns and walks towards Adam and starts talking to him. As soon as she walks back grinning from ear to ear, Hana raised an eyebrow. "He asked me out." Guita smiles, "The best part is that he doesn't think you're attractive."

"Wow..." Hana nodded, "took almost three decades to find someone who finds me as an unattractive..." Hana chuckles, "He is the one for you."