Ghosts of War | CoD - MW

Chapter 4.

Kimberly groaned as she stirred awake, opening her eyes. She stared at a rotten ceiling, and whatever house she was in was quiet, aside from the dripping water leaking through the roof.
Kimberly let out a groan as she rolled onto her side, having a feeling of fire raging in her chest. Something felt like it was burning, and she knew then and there that her wound had gotten infected.

Kimberly looked around, spotting a bucket and a bottle of water beside her on the floor. She pushed herself into a sitting position, her eyes landing on the Lieutenant. He sat in the corner of the room, his eyes peeking through some holes and cracks in the old wooden planks that were supposed to be walls. She rubbed her eyes before grabbing the water bottle and opening it. She took a sip.

Kimberly let her eyes move around the house, finding it old and dilapidated. The wood had gone rotten several places and some pieces of the roof had collapsed down.
-"Was this the best you could find? I'm impressed, truly," Kimberly muttered, rubbing her face. She felt utterly tired and sick. She took a few more sips from the water bottle before putting it aside.

-"Price told everyone about this house before we moved out. In case we would need to split up from an ambush. We'll be staying here until the others arrive. It shouldn't be too long. In the meantime I recommend you to shut the fuck up," Ghost snapped, barely glancing at her before looking away again.

Kimberly glared at her Lieutenant as he continued to stare out of the cracks in the wall. She was surprised that he had snapped at her, but she had said some stupid things. Ghost seemed like he didn't want to have anything to do with her. Not that she blamed him either.
-"I really didn't mean to call you Simon back there. It just... slipped out. Thank you for not leaving me behind."

There was a tense silence in the room, and Kimberly felt like she had said something wrong for a moment. Kimberly sighed as she pushed her feet closer to herself, sitting crosslegged on the mat. Her stomach was hurting, but she knew that she couldn't do much about it.

-"I could gladly have left you at the safe-house to die, and right now I regret not doing that. I'm not helping you as a teammate or a friend. My mission was to bring one person back, alive. You're my mission. Once you're dropped off at base, you're going home. And thank god for that."

That made Kimberly scoff out a short laugh.
-"I'm surprised Price didn't tell you though. I'm joining the Task Force," Kimberly said, glaring daggers at Simon. His words had reached into her, and she honestly felt hurt. She had not expected to be disliked this much by him. But to her comfort, he didn't seem to like anyone. Still, it didn't make sense to her why his words hurt. She didn't even know him.

-"You're too weak to be a soldier, and you're clearly too traumatised. Look at yourself... You're a danger to the people around you. There is no way you have a future here among us," Ghost said coldly. Kimberly opened her mouth to snap at him, but she quickly shut herself up.

She evaluated his words, fully aware that he was right. She shook her head and pushed the bottle of water away, getting up on her feet. The Lieutenant threw a glance at her, but she didn't really care.
-"Where do you think you're going?"

Kimberly ignored Ghost as she made her way towards the old door, pushing her way through it and stepping outside. She felt a few drops of rain hit her face, and her frown immediately turned into a smile. She snorted air out of her nose, which soon turned into a genuine laught. She spread her arms out, grateful.

The drops of rain quickly multiplied and soon it was pouring down. She heard the door open behind her, but she didn't care. She had not felt rain for so long. Right now, it was a luxury to her.
-"If you don't care, then just go back inside and let me enjoy this moment alone, Lieutenant," Kimberly said without turning towards him, her face a wide grin.
-"Negative. I'm just following orders. But don't get me wrong, I'd love to."