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Ch. 9 A Setback
Hiro took a long time to get back from Japan. When he finally returned it was like a different person came back. Hiro was not his usually happy self. Hiro had always been a positive for anyone who met him. He seemed a lot more distracted and was by himself a lot more. The week of his return, Jade came to my office a few times voicing her concern for Hiro. I know he was becoming more of a liability to his team than an asset, but what could I do. Hiro was grieving for the loss of a friend; I felt the need to protect him. I thought that Hiro would get over this stage of grieving and would be able to at least function normally again, however I had been proven wrong.
"Mrs. Gabby, can I speak to you" Hiro said.
"Of course come in Hiro" I said. He took sat in the chair closest to me.
"I think I should quit the company" Hiro said.
"Why Hiro?" I asked.
"It has been my honor to serve under you but a hero knows when it's time to move on" Hiro said.
"Where would you go?" I asked.
"I will be going back to Japan. My father's company needs me there" Hiro said.
"Are you sure you want to do this Hiro?" I asked.
"I think it would be best to go back to Japan" Hiro said.
"We will miss you Hiro" I said getting up and giving him a hug.
"Ando would want you to be happy" I whispered to him. Hiro didn't reply but did his usually bow.
I couldn't pretend losing Hiro wasn't a blow to the company. He was one of the best agents and it seemed the company lost a great Hero. Peter thought Hiro must not want to be here because of Ando.
I hadn't seen my mother since our first meeting. I was anxious to see her again. Jake never mentioned it but would smile in recognition. We made a silent agreement not to mention we were related
If I think things couldn't be any worse then I was wrong. On my day off I was reading on the couch when I heard a familiar cry. I ran to Noah's room.
"What's the matter baby" I said.
"Don't feel good" Noah said crying. I picked him up and felt his head. I had a hunch that I knew what was wrong with him I just hope I was wrong.
I wasn't wrong. Blood test confirmed that Mohinder's vaccine was failing. It was a huge setback. Gabriel took this setback really hard. Mohinder couldn't understand what went wrong with the vaccine. For two weeks Mohinder ran a lot of test.
"I used your blood when making the vaccine but maybe I need to use someone else's" Mohinder said.
"Who's" I asked.
"Well I think I will ask Gabriel and Jade to give blood." Mohinder said.
"I think there is someone else you should look at" I said.
"Who?" Mohinder asked.
"My brother" I said. Mohinder gave me a questioning look.
"Jake" I said.
"Jake, the agent in your group?" Mohinder said.
"Yeah but you can't say anything" I said.
"Your secret is safe with me" Mohinder said.
Jake was a match. Mohinder said it would be at least five years until Noah will need another shot. This news seemed to relieve Gabriel. I could tell that Mohinder looked at all the information he could fine on Gabriel and Noah's ability. He explained to me that the reason why Noah's ability manifests early was because of his specific genetic code. Since both his parents had abilities it likely sped up the process of him developing his ability.
Gabriel seemed to be secretive these past couple of days. It worried me because I knew this behavior and it never led to anything good.
"Maybe he cheated and he been trying to tell you" Elle suggested. Me, Erin, Elle looked at one another and just burst out laughing. It was such a ridiculous concept.
"I am sure he would cheat on you, when he is almost obsessed with you." Erin said composing herself.
"Agreed, I am sure if you ask him he would tell you" Elle said.
I didn't want to question him about it since I keep secrets from him. I was curious so I did. He always came home late on Thursday.
"Where were you after work" I asked.
"I umm… promise you won't laugh." Gabriel said.
"I promise" I said.
"Ok I was at an appointment with my psychologist" Gabriel said.
"You see a shrink?" I said amused.
"Yes" Gabriel said.
"Since when" I asked.
"Since last summer" Gabriel said.
"I didn't know that. Why didn't you tell me?" I asked.
"I don't know. Guess I just wanted it to be private for a while" Gabriel said.
"I understand" I said.
"I was actually thinking maybe you should come one week" Gabriel said.
"Like marriage counseling" I said.
"No" Gabriel said. I looked at him in silence for a minute.
"What made you go?" I asked.
"Well what happened last year was a big part of it, but I been thinking about going for a awhile. I talked to Frank about it, and he said I should." Gabriel said.
"You talked Frank about it" I said.
"Yeah, you have no idea how much he cares about you" Gabriel said.
"What do you mean" I asked.
"He talks about you like you're his daughter" Gabriel said.
"He does" I said. Gabriel nodded
"I was thinking aob
"I will think about it" I said.
"Thank you" Gabriel said kissing me.
It was weird to admit it but I was a little proud of him. He seemed like a person that didn't believe in going to therapy. I think that sometimes even the most stubborn person needs help. I told Erin and Elle about it and they were surprised. They said that I should go with him to therapy.
