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He Knows - Simon “Ghost” Riley Pt. 10

an: this is my favourite part yet! Thanks for your patience!

Hi there, this is a series about Simon Riley from COD. This series does not follow any of the established plots or timelines from the games. While I use the names of some characters, they are different from the ones in COD.

Summary: You’re held captive by 141 for reasons unknown.

Word count: 2700

Pairing: Simon “Ghost” Riley x Reader

Warnings: angst, military setting, explicit language mentions of torture, graphic depictions of violence, use of guns.

I can still hear ringing from hours of relentless whirling of the helicopter engine beating against my eardrums. Ghost pulls me through the snow with one rough hand wrapped around my arm and the other on his pistol. In the time it took us to fly here, he only riled himself up more. Searing, red anger radiates from beneath his suit. I dread the moment we pass through that door.

Ghost doesn’t clear the safe house. He doesn’t have to. A thermal imaging camera attached to the chopper told him no one’s been there in hours. The night vision lenses reveal to him that no one’s trampled through the slushy snow or left tracks of any kind in days. The tiny cabin is between one of their bases and a large town in Latvia. It isn’t accessible by road. Only a helicopter, ATV, or 40-mile hike from the nearest settlement will get you here. This place isn’t meant to be found. The Ultranationalists won’t have suspected us to leave the country. No one will. Even the other task members have no clue where we are. Only Price. We’re completely alone.

It’s supposed to be safer, but I feel far from safe.

The cabin shakes as he slams the door shut and flips three deadbolts. There’s no escaping him. Even if I somehow miraculously made it out of the cabin, I’d be shot dead before I could make it ten feet away. Inside I am completely blind. There isn’t an ounce of light. Ghost releases me and blood rushes to the spot on my arm he was gripping. I can feel the bruises forming already. He brushes against my back as he steps further into the dark. It’s eerily silent. There’s no traffic outside or music from neighbouring rooms or wind gusts rattling the windows. Everything is completely still. Only my heavy breathing fills the dreadful space.

A small table lamp clicks on as Ghost lets go of the chord. The tiny metal chain clinks against the glass base. He paces around, looking completely out of place. We’re in a small room with a burgundy futon, a wooden table with two chairs, a tiny wood stove, and several cabinets on the far side of the wall. This is the only room in the whole building. It’s cozy and quaint; the kind of place new couples spend too much money on for a weekend getaway. There’s also another lamp standing in the corner of the room that Ghost now switches on. The lamps cause two jagged shadows to follow him around the room. Its warmer here than at the base, but not because the heat is on. This building doesn’t have heat, but we’re closer to the ocean so everywhere’s warmer. It’s just cold enough for the snow to stick to the ground in a slushy consistency.

I stand by the door, watching as Ghost undoes the clasps on his helmet before taking it off and placing it on the wood table. His skull mask is still covered in the bloody remnants of our interviews from this morning. Next to it, he places the large assault rifle. He doesn’t offload his handgun or any of the other various weapons strapped to his person. No, he might need those yet.

Ghost pauses for a moment as he scans the room, taking in our surroundings until his eyes land on mine. As much as I want to, I can’t look away. There’s something about his eyes. There always has been. They hold so much depth it’s hard to describe. So much horror I physically can’t describe. A type of desire that I’m afraid to describe.

He silently stalks across the wooden floor, holding my gaze the entire time, holding onto his anger even longer. Ghost stops only inches away. I shift back toward the door to put some distance between us.

“Are you scared of me?” his eyes narrow as he examines my face. Ghost is a well-trained bloodhound. There’s no hiding my fear from him. He can smell it pulsing through my veins. He can hear the muscles in my heart thundering at a terrifying speed.

“Should I be?” already, my voice is unsteady.

“I would,” he says plainly. My throat tightens and my mouth runs dry.

“Why are you doing this?”

“Why’d you lie to me?” he ignores my question, jumping right to the very thing that is fueling his anger. Ghost is already standing too close for comfort, utilizing his size just like he does during the interrogations.

“I didn’t lie to you,” I lower my voice. Maybe if we’re both whispering, he won’t start shouting.

“You did,” there’s venom in his voice. I can hear the rattles of a snake hiding in tall grass. If I take the wrong step, I’m sure to be bitten.

“I told you what he said. Just not all of it,” I press my sweaty palms to the side of my thighs. Ghost’s brooding eyes are shadowed by the bloody skull mask. He’s so close I can smell the tangy, metallic scent. I taste it on my tongue as I bite the inside of my cheek. I feel it in my veins as it pulses through my racing heart.

“That’s rubbish,” his brows furrow and his lower lids tighten.

“Is it?” I ask. What would he do if he were in my position? Are my actions truly that unforgivable? “Why don’t you just interview me like you do them? Then, you’d find out.”

“Because you’re not one of them,” he says with certainty. Maybe not, but are we so different? For years, people told me I was just like my father and he’s “one of them”. How different can we be?

“Maybe I am,” I push back. The rattling sounds closer. My mind is warning me to step away from the snake, but some morbid part of me wants to see what’ll happen.

“You’re not,” he states.

“How do you know?” I ask. What makes him so certain? Sure, 141 does their research before kidnapping someone, but maybe I could be an Ultranationalist. Maybe he doesn’t know me as well as he thinks. Maybe I’m the snake.

Ghost reaches into a pocket on his thigh. He pulls out his switchblade and snaps the blade out. My eyes widen as I step further back, trapping myself against the door. Ghost stalks even closer. His movements are slow and predatory. I have nowhere to go as he presses his chest into mine. The hard equipment strapped to his vest hurts as it rubs against my clothes, jutting into my flesh. One hand harshly wraps around my mouth as the other presses the tip of the blade against my cheek.

I jolt away from the pain and try to wriggle from his grasp, but it’s no use. Ghost has me pinned against the door with no escape. The pressure is sharp and I feel the skin threatening to break, any harder and he’ll draw blood.

“Simon,” I try to say his name but the words are muffled. My hands wrap around his forearm and squeeze. Not in an attempt to pull him away, but just to get him to stop. His skin is hot under my cold fingers and his tense muscles ripple beneath my palm.

When I finally make eye contact with him, my heart skips. His eyes are dark and analytical. This isn’t about hurting me. He is simply gauging my reactions. This is a test.

The skull mask leans in closer. “An Ultranationalist wouldn’t flinch. They’d lean into the pain,” he whispers. Ghost releases me, taking only a small step back. I don’t wait to catch my breath before asking my next question.

“Do you like hurting them?”

“I do,” he says with a sense of pride. It’s now that I realize he doesn’t see these men as people. In his eyes, as soon as they joined the Ultranationalists, they abdicated all their human rights.

“That’s sick.”

“Maybe,” he says, taunting. “But it’s nothing in comparison to what they do.”

I ignore his attempt at changing the topic.

“Do you like hurting me?”

“Y/n,” something in his voice changes. It’s strained, almost. I see his brows furrow at the edge of his mask. He leans back at this. “Do you think that low of me?”

“In Price’s office, the two of you mentioned intercepting a high-ranking Ultranationalist’s family member. That’s what you did to me,” I wait for him to tell me I’m wrong. I want him to tell me I’m wrong. That the families of the men they hunt aren’t being punished for their crimes. Deep down, I know I’m not. “Did you know about that?”

“I helped plan it,” Ghost admits. My throat tightens even more and I fight the urge to cry. Of course, he did. It’s all some stupid vendetta. They don’t care who’s hurt in the process. Part of me can’t help but feel betrayed. I should’ve expected it. When I look into his eyes, there’s no regret. I’m just collateral to him. There’s a larger plan at play and my life is just a small game piece.

“Were you there when it happened?” I ask. I need to know. How much of my suffering was directly because of him?

“No.”

“Do you know the things they did to me?” my voice cracks. “How they pumped me so full of drugs I couldn’t stay conscious? And when I was awake, I was sick for hours. I was so drugged up I could barely stand, let alone walk. My body didn’t feel like my own. They locked me in a dark room alone for weeks. The only time I saw another person was when I was fed just twice a day. I didn’t know if my family was okay! I still don’t! I had a bag over my head ninety percent of the time and when I couldn’t keep up, they’d grab at me and push me until I’d hit a wall or the floor. Did you know that, Simon? I am covered in bruises! Even now,” my eyes start to water, but my sadness begins to transition to anger. “You planned all of that, Simon?”

Ghost takes a moment to watch the emotions flicker across my face and weigh his options. He takes a deep breath before saying “It was a part of the plan. You were supposed to believe you were taken by the Ultranationalists, so you’d be more willing to cooperate with us. We contracted the job to one of our Russian allies so it couldn’t be directly traced back to us. The fact that you were looking into your family’s past was just a coincidence. A convenient one, but a coincidence nonetheless,” his voice is reserved. He’s holding back again and it only hurts more.

“You’re no better than them,” I hiss at him. “At least they’re honest about what they do.”

Ghost scoffs at me and when he looks at me his eyes are narrowed and his brows furrowed. “Honest,” he laughs in patronizing disgust. “You don’t know a fucking thing about them.”

“I don’t know a damn thing about you either! Everything you’ve told me was a fucking lie!” I hate to admit it, but I break first. I’m the first to raise my voice and now all bets are off.

“Have you watched the news lately? Don’t you-”

“It’s hard to watch the news when you kidnapped me!” my face is red and I feel a burning rage. I feel like I’m on fire. Like Ghost has soaked me in gasoline and struck a match.

“Shut your fucking mouth for two goddamn seconds,” he snarls. There are flames in his eyes. “Haven’t you seen the bombings? The shootings? The fucking airport attacks? Any of it? That was all them! They’ve killed thousands of people for political power and they’re only getting started,” his fists are balled at his sides as he pushes into me again. I so badly wish I was closer to his size. At least then I’d have a chance.

He’s becoming just as worked up as I am. Good. He deserves to feel what I feel. The anger. The pain. The betrayal. How fucking unfair all of this is. Ghost’s breathing becomes faster as his chest heaves with disdain. I imagine a scowl on his face as he tries to justify his actions. As he tries to justify all of the violence he is responsible for. 141 isn’t as righteous as they’d like to believe. Their hands are caked in layers upon layers of years worth of blood. Their skin underneath is stained a type of red that won’t wash off in the sink.

“If we take out Makarov and his top generals, we can disband the Ultranationalists. We can stop this utter madness from becoming any worse. If we do that, we’ll save thousands of people and stop wars before they begin,” Ghost rests both his hands on the side of my neck, his thumbs just under my ears. His grip is light, but I feel the urgency under his fingers. “I will do anything in my power to see that happen,” he says, reigning himself in as he steps back.

“Even kill my father,” I whisper. His eyes flicker back to mine. He doesn’t need to say anything to confirm my suspicion.

“He’s a bad man, y/n,” Ghost’s voice lowers.

“You don’t know him,” the pain is evident on my face. My heart aches and I miss him.

“No. But I know what he’s done,” he watches my expressions, calculating how much he should tell me. “Last month he coordinated a shooting at a refugee camp. Could call that his specialty. Refugee camps and immigration centers, sometimes homeless shelters. He targets vulnerable people and causes that the Ultranationalists know will get people riled up. Your father is responsible for the death of hundreds of innocent people. Do you know who lived in those camps? Young families. Children who had their whole lives ahead of them. He killed them y/n.”

My face scrunches up in disgust and disbelief. I feel the bile creeping up my throat as my stomach twists itself into an impossible knot. My knees want to give out. That can’t be true. He wouldn’t do that, not the man I know. My father is an introvert who likes to buy loaves of expired bread and feed pigeons in Central Park. He runs my mother baths and cooks too much pasta and kisses me on the forehead every time I visit. He is not that man.

“You’re lying,” my bottom lip trembles. “Everything you’ve told me is a lie, why would you tell the truth now?”

“I have video,” he says coldly. “Four of these attacks alone have detailed surveillance footage of him present during the events. But he’s not always present. Often, they’re planned at a distance. He’ll have coordinated most of them from your home.”

“That’s not true,” I mumble into my sleeve as I wipe my nose. “It’s not,” the tears finally spill from my eyes. It can’t be true.

“So no, y/n, I don’t like hurting you,” Ghost cups the side of my face, his thumb brushes along my hair as he gently guides me to look at him. “But I’d do it a million times over if it means stopping Makarov.”

“Where does it end?” my voice is pleading “Makarov, then my uncle, then my father, and all of their generals. Who else do you have to kill before it can finally end? Me? Am I on that list, Simon?”

“I would never do that to you,” he murmurs as his other hand brushes away my tears. All I want is to lean into his touch. To have him hold me and tell me everything’s going to be alright.

“How can I believe you, Simon? How can I believe you after everything you’ve done? After all the lies you’ve told,” my soft voice cracks.

His thumb soothingly brushes up and down my cheek. With each deep breath he takes, his vest pushes further into my chest. Before the pressure was alarming but now, I find a strange comfort in it. I want him to say that there’s a way out of this. That maybe he was wrong about my father. That when I go home, it’ll be like I never left. Simon leans down and rests his forehead against my own. My mind drifts to the blood sprayed across the white skull.

“You can’t.”

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There are wonderful mixtures of activities to experience and sights to see on the Polar Express train journey, making this a great adventure that all the family can get on board with over the New Year period.

New Year in Riga

However, your family might not be looking for a journey into the wilderness for New Year’s Eve. In which case, there are plenty of city break options awaiting you in the Baltics.

One of the best family-friendly New Year’s Eve breaks can be found in Riga, the understated capital of Latvia. The quiet streets of Riga are a pleasant place to take the family. As well as enjoying all the museums and the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Old Town, there will be some great firework displays and cultural events to see.

There are ice-skating rinks in the capital, markets selling hot food and drinks to beat the chill of New Year and, best of all, it’s not only a family-friendly city but a budget-friendly city too.

New Year in Tallinn

Travel north of Riga, and you can find the equally historic and family-friendly city of the capital of Estonia.

Tallinn is best known for its beautifully preserved Old Town. Over the New Year holidays, the historic centre of this medieval city is transformed into a lively marketplace where you can find delicious food and drinks, and an exciting calendar of cultural events.

Reykjavik

Spending New Year’s Eve in the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik, is sure to be a hit with all the family. This is the Land of Ice and Fire, and for New Year’s Eve the country lights up the cold darkness with spectacular events and festivities.

Reykjavik goes all out at New Year. After spending the day exploring its great museums or relaxing in style at the world-famous Blue Lagoon, you can enjoy fine dining or a gala dinner and concert in the capital.

But there’s more to a family-friendly getaway in Reykjavik than New Year celebrations. Even with just a few days in Iceland, you’ll be able to see the Northern Lights, travel to the steaming geysers and dramatic waterfalls of the Golden Circle, or explore frozen glaciers and icy volcanoes.

To find out more about our range of unforgettable New Year’s Eve breaks, contact Baltic Travel Company today, to plan your ideal family-friendly New Year’s Eve adventure.

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Plan your European getaway with Latvia as your starting point! 🌍🗺️

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SHOULD YOU GET A SELFIE STICK?

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On freedom, privilege and my body image

I believe freedom starts within. It's a state of mind and heart rather than a physical one.

Some people in actual prisons are much freer than some people I know will ever be. Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison and after his imprisonment he said: ''I went for a long holiday for 27 years''. Haha. The strength. His imprisonment wasn't easy, obviously, but he knew how not to waste his time on pity. He came out stronger, wiser, and more liberated than ever before.

And people can't sit in their homes for two months without complaining. It's ridiculous. We think of our current situation as an imprisonment. How entitled is to think that way?

People who protest staying at home in a time of health emergency are the unfree-est ones. They haven't found freedom in themselves. They rely on running around and the attention of others. They use others as entertainment and as an escape from themselves.

I am a loner, I spend most of my time alone. Perhaps, it is too easy for me to say these things.

I pick and choose my humans and my interactions, and to be frank, I don't like people that much, because many people just repeat words, repeat actions, and just live textbook lives. I hoped people would improve at this time. I know some would get offended by these words, but people get offended too easily. We don't experience suppression (yes, there are issues like sexism, homophobia, etc. but we are moving in the right direction, and we live in a relatively safe region).

What are we whining about?

I know the feeling when you want to go out, dance, #explore, meet cute strangers. But I've noticed when I have the urge to go out or to hop on a plane and leave, it's when I feel the most trapped in myself.

And I am the only one who can set myself free. Of course, talking with others and listening to their lives are a great reminder that my mind is overthinking, and life ain't that difficult nor complex.

Wanting to go on a trip is not problematic at all but in the end: wherever you go, there you are. Your restraints follow you no matter where you are going to.

I can remember experiences that were ruined by my own mind. My body didn't look ''good enough" so I didn't swim in that beautiful lake I may never see again, or I didn't go to sea because I didn't want people to look at my body. I think I still don't want to.

I have regretted going out and meeting some people. No, I didn't want to meet that guy. I just didn't want to face my uncomfortable feelings.

I have used people as getaways. We all have. It's not always bad (of course, there is abuse, etc. which is never good).

For years I thought I have to go out and meet people because I am young, and everybody tells you how they partied when they were your age. You see your friends going out, hooking up, talking about another party, another dick, another drug, but I just can't be bothered with all of that. Never been and most likely never will be. JOMO not FOMO.

How privileged I am to have

-a roof over my head and walls around me (I don't have to sleep in a tent or under a thin roof with holes in it);

-enough blankets and pj's to keep me warm at nights (not only one pair of pants that are getting thinner day by day because that is my only piece of clothing);

-clean water. I can shower every day, brush my teeth. I have money for toothpaste and toothbrush. I have tons of stores around me where I can get necessities. I can drink 2.5l of water every day. How great is that?

-access to health care (we are very privileged in Latvia. Of course, we have so much work to do to improve the medical system, but we are not America. Haha. Plot twist: America is not that great, and Mr. President is not making it any greater. Anti-Trump citizens will make States great, but it's going to be a long, long, long journey).

If someone thinks they are poor or unprivileged, you are reading this through your phone or a computer, you have access to the internet. You are under a roof, hiding from the rain or mosquitoes. Most likely, you have at least two meals a day, and you have the privilege to choose if you want to eat those meals or not.

If you feel unsafe, you can easily hide under your covers and watch Netflix. Zone out and be safe.

I've been seeing kids, who live with their parents in a house with a garden and with three TVs and a fridge full of groceries, complaining and acting like they are some freedom fighters.

One is a shitty #woke person when they don't see their entitlement. It's easy for people with cars and a steady income to stay calm or say everything will be alright. Many people have to use public transportation to get to work. Some of those people are dealing with different health issues, for example, with an autoimmune disease or an OCD.

I want to hear from the freedom fighters, who all clearly went to medical school together, why people should listen to your instructions? How can you tell when they should or should not keep calm?

Leave it or take it,

Sincerely, your Pablo

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What I’ve Learned and How I’ve Grown in 2018

I love writing reflection posts and today I will be sharing a little bit about my 2018 goals and how I was able to achieve them, as well as discuss some other important life lessons that I had to learn this year!

I never set resolutions but I do set goals for the new year and if you have been following me for a while then you will know the importance of setting SMART goals (which you can read about in a separate blog post)! I find that with goal setting I am able to divide them by categories, such as personal, academic, social media, etc. In 2018 I achieved 8 out of 9 goals and the one that I did not complete I will be implementing as a goal in 2019.

Here’s what I was able to accomplish in 2018:

Consistent yoga practice (focusing on stretching and flexibility)

Finished graduate school applications

Got accepted into a graduate school program

Saved money (for my move to Amsterdam)

Travelled (Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Netherlands)

Read 80 books

Grown on Instagram

Improved my writing skills

The goal that I did not complete was not using social media during bedtime, as I still struggle with using my phone before going to sleep, as well as watching YouTube videos in the morning. It really kills my productivity and has become a bad habit, so I’m trying to figure out ways how I can cut down on it in 2019!

2018 was a big year for me and there are a couple of life events that I would like to reflect on!

1. GRADUATE SCHOOL

Most of you will know that at the beginning of the year I was still on my gap year finishing grad school applications. I had my interview at the beginning of February and found out that I got into my dream program at the University of Amsterdam on the last day of February! This meant that I had a plan as my gap year was approaching the end. This was one of the biggest and most exciting highlights of 2018. It inspired me to write a series of blog posts called “The Grad Path” which you can find HERE to read more about my grad school experience and application tips!

2. MOVING

What’s better than getting into graduate school? Moving to another city and country to attend it! I moved to Amsterdam, the Netherlands at the end of August and have been living here since! I will be staying here until the summer of 2020, as I don’t know what I will be doing after my masters degree yet. I still have a long way to go but this was another big highlight of the year for me! It also taught me a lot of important lessons...

I didn’t realise how hard it will be to pick up my life and move to another country! I consider myself to be brave for doing it because the transition was not easy. I challenged myself to step out of my comfort zone, move to the unknown and try to survive my first months here. The adaptation period took longer than expected and once school started I had to deal with the pressure of grad school, as well as not being comfortable in the new environment.

Additionally, I had to step out of my comfort zone to network and make new friends! I think I need to write a separate blog post about making friends while at university, as well as an adult because it is never easy but I chose to invest time into making new friendships and it definitely payed off!

3. OTR II

You may laugh at me for writing this but my biggest life achievement to date is seeing Beyonce perform live at the On The Run II tour this summer!!! I finally got to see my queen live (and pretty close too!) and this was the best birthday gift that I could have given myself! It was a very emotional and memorable night that still feels surreal. At the same time I was also happy to travel to Warsaw, Poland with my friend and we had an overall lovely weekend getaway!

4. REBRANDING

Another important summer highlight was my rebranding project on all of my social media accounts! I used to be known as ‘juniorincollege’ and from the start of 2018 I worked towards rebranding this blog and Instagram accounts to “Academic Eve”! I think it payed off and the changes that I have implemented were very positive and well received!

One of the biggest achievements is not only changing my Instagram feed to reflect my personality and aesthetic better, which you should follow @academic.eve but also this blog! I worked hard to make sure that this blog consisted of only original content from me and I also put in a lot of time and effort towards improving my writing skills and publishing blog posts. I am proud to say that this year I was able to write 54 blog posts in total!

5. LIFE LESSONS

Even though a lot of amazing things happened this year I also had to learn some important life lessons. The first was that it is ok to feel uncomfortable while being out of my comfort zone and that with time things get easier. I also learned that I am not immune from failure and that second chances are given for a reason - to improve and do better next time!

I am still thinking about my goals for 2019 and have started writing them down but need to finalise the list! I hope you have enjoyed reading and following my blog this year! I appreciate you being here!

Happy New Year!

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