Second Chances

What's in a Name

After dinner, everyone moved to the living room.

Leslie sat on the two sitter cream colored loveseat with Karolina. Leslie was drinking wine like the rest of the adults were; when Dr. George asked, "Why Hana?"

Hana looks at the doctor, "What do you mean?"

George leans forward, "Why is that your name?"

"Oh!" Hana nods, "I honestly have no idea..." she looks at Tina, "Mom?"

Tina slurs, "Hana in Japanese is flower and she-"

"Oh my God, mom!" Nico gasped.

"She's drunk." Hana looks up.

"Noo..." Nico sarcastically sighs. "What gave it away? The constant affection she's giving dad? Or the slurring of her speech?"

"It's actually, her willingness to talk about that in detail..." Hana shivered. "Speaking of drunk," Hana grabs Guita's drink, "I think you'd had enough..."

Guita shook her head, "No! Mine!"

"Sampaguita Minoli..." Hana warned. "Lagot nanaman tayo sa lola mo nito... She already sees me as a bad influence." Hana stood up, "Come on, I'm taking you home..."

Guita stood up and fell back down, "Whoa! Got dizzy..."

Hana takes her friend's arm and slings it over her own shoulders, as she walked her to her friend's car and puts Guita in the passenger seat.