Second Chances

Back to Reality

"Ohh! Dude, I got a headache!" Hana said rubbing her temples.

Tina looked at her daughter worried, "なぜ?"

Hana shrugs, "知らない."

"So this is where you've been living?" Victor asked.

"This is weird," Chase admits, "can we mind wipe them or something?"

Gert hunched forward, "That's a trigger word for me now, can we not?"

Hana sighs, "I need to check on dad; mom, you coming?"

"Yes." Tina nodded.

"Anyone need a ride?" Chase offered. Stacey and Victor nodded. "How bout you, Hana?"

"No, thanks, pretty boy, we can walk to the 7/11 and take Lyft to the hospital." Hana smiles.

"Suit yourself." Chase shrugs.

"Mom," Nico calls out, "watch out for coyotes."

Tina looks over at her older daughter, who was halfway out the door.

"Wait!" Molly called out to Hana, "You forgot your bag."

Hana nodded grabbing her duffle her room upstairs, it was all dusty and full of cobwebs.

As Tina and Hana set out to walk two blocks, Tina wonders, "How do you know the way? Have you been here before?"

Hana only smiled but never answered.

Two hours later, they finally arrived at the 7/11 and finally called a Lyft.

They went home, Tina found her husband clothes all gone. "He's gone." she said solemnly.

"I'll go to the hospital and figure this out." Hana sighs, "Stay here and call, text, or DM him, I'll be right back."

Hana felt her heartsank as she turned the engine of her mother's jeep on, What if dad really left them? What if he woke up and thought mom abandoned him? All these thoughts swam in Hana's mind. Hana shook her head, "No, there has to be an explanation... dad can't just leave..."

As she pulled up to the parking lot of the hospital, Hana went straight to the nurse's station. "Dr. Andre George, please, tell him its Hana Minoru."

Hana sat on the bench, as George was paged; a few minutes later George had shown his face, "What is it, Hana?"

"I'm looking for my dad," Hana got up, "do you know where he is?"

"Six months ago, he got discharged." George sighs.

"Where?! He isn't at home, where is he?" Hana panicked.

"You know, I can't tell you that," George sighs, "Hippa."

"Bull!" Hana had tears in her eyes, "I am his daughter, his caregiver, I have the right to know..."

"You were his caregiver." George corrected, "You and your mom actually but now..."

"What?!" Hana screamed, "We were replaced?! George, please, I just wanna know if he's okay..."

"Tell you what," George put a hand on Hana's shoulder, "wait here for fifteen minutes; he has a check up today."

"Thank you!" Hana sighs.