"Hello, Peter?" I said into the phone as I drove away from Isaac's house. "Yeah, I just left Isaac's."
"Did he believe you?"
"Yeah, he had painted a few pictures where…well…let's just say they were Sylar's victims."
"Okay, well I haven't been able to find my mom or Nathan."
"You check your place?"
"Not yet, but that's where I'm headed."
"What's the plan after we find them?"
"I'm not sure. I'll call you when I find them and we'll all talk about it."
"Okay then, I'll see you soon."
We hung up and I continued driving. I glanced in my rear-view mirror and noticed that I apparently wasn't going fast enough for the person behind me. He might not have been paying attention either because it looked like he was reaching for something on the floor. I looked back at the road and was about to turn when I jerked forward and was being pushed along the road. The front end of my car turned but the back end just kept going and the side of my car slammed right into a tree on the corner. Of course the stupid air bag had to fly out of the steering wheel. It stung my face but I still ended up slamming my head on the side.
The next thing I knew I was being pulled out of my car from the passenger side. I was set gently on the ground and a hand caressed my face.
"Are you okay?" a voice asked.
I opened my eyes and focused on a man kneeling over me. He had short brown hair, kind of gelled outward in front of him. He looked about in his 20s and had a soft face, brown eyes, perfect eyebrows, and a cute nose. I thought about how lucky I was to be rescued by a hot guy. Haha.
"Uhh…I don't know," I replied.
"Here," he said, gently grabbing my right arm with one hand and my left shoulder with his other hand. "See if you can stand."
He helped me up and the only thing on my body that hurt was my head and my face. "I think I'm okay," I said.
"Good, I'm glad," the man said and pulled his cell phone out of his pocket. "I saw the whole thing and came running. The guy in the truck took off. I'm going to call you an ambulance."
"Oh, no," I said, "My cousin's a nurse. I was just on my way to see him."
"Well then I'll give you a ride," the man said and looked at my car. "I don't think you'll be able to drive anywhere in that. I don't think I'd let you drive anyway."
I looked at my car as well.
"Well, that's just perfect…"
"Come on, I'll drive you."
I followed the man to his car about 10 feet away. He opened the passenger door for me and helped me inside.
"You know, you don't need to help me. I'm fine, really." I said.
He smiled, shut the door, and walked around the front of the car to get to the driver's side door. He opened it and got inside.
"Where does your cousin live?" he asked.
"The apartment complex at the other end of this street," I told him. "I could walk there from here."
"Well I want to make sure you're okay."
I smiled. "Thanks," I said. "I appreciate this."
"You're very welcome," he said, and started the car. We drove off and about 2 minutes later we pulled over at the curb in front of Peter's apartment complex.
"This it?" he asked.
"Yep, thanks. Thanks for everything." I said. I dug in my purse for my pen again. Once I had found it, I gave him my hand and handed him the pen. "Maybe we can get together sometime. I have to make this up to you."
He smiled another brilliant smile and wrote his number on my hand. Just then I had noticed really what I had said. I told him that we should get together but I had totally forgotten that me and the fam were probably going to leave New York.
When he got done, he gave me my pen back and asked, "Would you like me to walk you to your cousin's room? Just to make sure you're okay?"
I laughed a little bit. "Really, I'm fine." I was about to step out of the car when,
"I forgot to ask you your name," I told the handsome guy sitting next to me.
He hesitated like he'd forgotten his own name. He breathed in and said, "Gabriel Gray."