Safer With A Ghost | Simon "Ghost" Riley

Chapter 11

Ghost's POV

After sitting with Ivy for a while, Ghost went downstairs to talk with the team. Getting downstairs, he heard the team and Price whispering, "What's going on?" he raised an eyebrow under his bacalava. "Ghost, sit down." Price said calmly. "No, we need to talk about Graves and where to find him. What he did to her..." Ghost's body shook with rage. Soap stepped towards Ghost, "Lt. we'll talk about that, but there's something you need to know." The room was agonizingly silent. Ghost grew impatient, "Spit it out Johnny." Soap shook his head, tears filling his eyes, "Graves...uh..." the tears streamed down his face, "he assaulted her." Soap swallowed hard, containing a sob. Ghost snapped; he hadn't felt this type of fury since his family was murdered by Washington. "What..."

Soap's POV

Ghost's eyes turned dark; his voice was low and full of rage. Soap had never heard Ghost's voice sound like. "Johnny... Tell me your fucking lying." Soap shook his head. Ghost turned towards the kitchen and walked in there, his boots loud against the wood floor. Screaming guttural curses through the air, Ghost sent whatever he could reach through the air against whatever wall was unfortunate enough to be in the way. "Go make sure he doesn't hurt himself." Price said, sadness filling his voice. Soap, Alejandro, Rudy and Gaz rushed into the kitchen dodging appliances and whatever else Ghost threw and watched him unleash his anger. They knew they wouldn't be able to calm him down or restrain him. After destroying the kitchen he made his way outside. Once he was down the stairs of the deck, he walked towards the ATVs. Gaz sighed from the deck, "Not the ATVs" he whispered to Soap. Ghost grabbed one of the full-sized ATV from the bottom, flipping it effortlessly and walked into the forest. Walking down from the deck, the four followed him. Ghost made his way to shed that held the ATVs at one point and started punching the thick wooden outside wall, still screaming unfathomably loud. The boys watched Ghost destroy his hands on the wall. Then Ghost focused his anger on the contents of the shed. He went in the shed and came back out and started smashing an old lawn mower the same way a guitarist would smash their instrument. Ghost was slowing down, making it easier for Soap to approach him, cautiously.

"Lt." Soap said loudly but Ghost continued to smash the mower, sending pieces flying through the air. "Lt!" Soap shouted again, this time making him stop. When Ghost turned around breathing uncontrollably, Soap saw tears soaking his bacalava. Upon seeing this, Soap went to his friend and hugged him, and Ghost lost all control of his emotions. Too weak to stand, Ghost collapsed into Soap, causing them to fall to the ground, and Ghost sobbed into Soap's chest. Gaz, Alejandro and Rudy approached them slowly. Rudy, Alejandro and Gaz hugged Ghost and Soap. "I should've gotten to her Johnny," Ghost said quietly, "I should've been closer." "You tried Lt."

Valeria's POV

After Ghost went outside to unleash hell, Valeria went upstairs to check on Ivy. When she opened the door to her and Ivy's room, Ivy was sitting up on the bed, crying. "Mija, what is it?" Ivy tried to speak through her sobs, "He's... not gonna... want me.. anymore." Ivy covered her face with her hands, "Ivy, that's not true, me escuchas?" Valeria gently hugged Ivy, being careful not to hurt her more. After Valeria let her cry for a while, Ivy told her what Graves did to her.

"You don't have to tell me if you're not ready." Ivy shook her head, "I need to get it out." Valeria sat on the bed across from Ivy, holding her hand as she told her about the ways Graves tortured her. Each time Ivy paused, Valeria comforted her and let her take her time talking. After she finished, Valeria had tears in her eyes. "I'm so sorry mi novia. You've been through too much. I wish I could take it from you..." her breath hitched, "I really do." Valeria stood up and gently laid Ivy back to lay down. "Do you need anything for the pain?" "No I'm okay." Ivy smiled weakly. Valeria's voice was comfortably soft, "Okay, get some sleep babe. You need it to recover." She kissed Ivy on her hair line, covered her up with a blanket and walked out of the bedroom, making her way downstairs.

Valeria turned to Price as he stood in the living room, "Where's Alejandro?" "Outside with the boys." Valeria walked away without saying anything else to him. Once outside on the deck, she shouted, "Alejandro," she wiped her nose, "vete a la mierda aqui." Alejandro let go of Ghost and Soap and stood up to walk up to Valeria. Once he was in front of her, "estas bien?" Shaking her head no, tears because falling from her eyes. Without a word, Alejandro pulled Valeria in to comfort her. At first, she hesitated, but gave in. Valeria quietly sobbed into his chest and he spoke softly, "se mi amor" and gently kissed the top of her head.