Chapter 7: Breifing

I slammed my door behind me & collapsed on the floor. WTF is wrong with me! I was shaking. Ghost probably knew now. Fuck! I panicked & began throwing clothes into a bag before I realised I was overreacting. "I won't leave, I'll just avoid Ghost from now on." I muttered to myself, trying to convince myself it would work. This was easier said than done as Ghost started pounding my door down.

"Roach open up!" I didn't trust my voice so I didn't answer. "Roach please!"

"What the bloody hell is going on! Do you know what time it is!" Great Soap had come to join the party. "Well? Are you going to answer me?"

"Nothing Soap. I just need to talk with Roach."

"Can't it wait 'till morning?"

"No!"

"Roach?" Soap called tentatively through the door. All I could muster was a small grunt. God I must sound like such a douche. Soap sighed knowing I meant I didn't want to talk. "Look Ghost it'll have to wait until morning."

"Fine! But I won't leave it alone!" I heard him stomp off & let out a breath I didn't know I'd been holding. I opened the door & shit it quickly behind Soap in case Ghost came back. He looked around & saw my half packed bag.

"Did he take his mask off?"

I shook my head. "No."

"Then why are you packing?"

"'Cuz he knows."

"What! You told him?"

"No! I'm not a complete idiot!"

"Well then, what happened?"

"He told me everything."

Soap stared at me for a moment, the seconds slowly trickled by until he spoke again. "What?" Yes, Soap was a man of many words.

"He told me about his past & why he is the way he is."

"You couldn't take it?"

"No! I mean yes! I did & he broke down! We were sat down so when he pulled himself together he stood up & was helping me up." My voice faltered as I remembered what happened.

"What happened?" Soap asked. He didn't sound like a captain. He sounded like a friend trying to help another in need of it.

"I stumbled & we ended up on the floor. If I didn't leave then I would've blurted it out." Soap blew out a long breath & opened his mouth to say something but Price's voice rang over the coms.

"Everyone to the briefing room, we have a new mission!"

Soap looked at me apologetically before we had to leave the conversation at that & headed to the briefing room. As we walked in I faltered when I saw Ghost. He looked up as me & Soap walked in together. I could practically see the anger & hatred roll off him in giant, black waves. Great. He probably thought I was 'with' Soap, lied about it & told him everything he'd confessed to me only an hour ago. Soap glanced at me one more time before joining Price at the front. I looked around for a seat, the only one left was next to Ghost. Fuck.

I walked over & sat down, trying to ignore the dagger eyes he was throwing at me. Failing miserably I looked up at him & saw he looked completely helpless behind his shades. He revealed his secrets to me & I ran. God I'm such a twat.

When Price began droning on about the mission so I knew he was happily distracted so I wrote on the back of my sheet & passed it to him.

'I'm sorry for being a prat.'

I waited for 5 minutes trying to concentrate until Ghost pushed the paper back.

'I trusted you.'

I felt my heart break as I could feel the sorrow Ghost seemed to beaconing at me.

'I haven't told Soap.'

I heard him snort quietly so I looked at him trying to convey with my eyes it was true. He pushedthe paper back.

'Why'd you lie?'

'About what?'

'You & Soap'

'I didn't.'

'STOP LYING!'

'I'M NOT!'

'How can I be sure?'

'Because if I'm lying, you can shoot me right now.'

5 more minutes passed. 5 deadly minutes as Ghost pondered on what I wrote. Finally he passed the paper back.

'Ok. I believe you.'

'Do you believe I haven't told anyone what you told me?' Another pause.

'Yes.'

I sighed in relief but before I could write anything else, everyone got up. I guess the briefing was over. Everyone filed out until only me & Ghost remained. I began walking to the door when Ghost grabbed my arm & forced me to sit back down.