Your heartbeat echoing in your ears, Soap, Ghost and you cover each other, eliminating the rest of the enemies you can reach, as you make your way to the exit of the building you were supposed to "clean". A bomb has been located, and you have less than 3 minutes to get out of this hellhole before it blows you up.

2 minutes

You finally see the exit door, and the three of you run even faster, your hearts racing, your brains off, just adrenalin coursing through your veins, the need, and the will to survive stronger than anything.

1 minute

You manage to excite the building, trying to get as far away as possible before it explose.

45 seconds

As you run, you fell that something is missing, you turn around, seeing the blade of your knife glinting in the sunlight not far from the building.

20 seconds

You hear Ghost and Soap's voice waxing on you to come back, as you run in the opposite direction, reaching for your knife, that little blade containing far too many memories.

10 seconds

You reach your knife as you rush to get away from the building. You hear the voices of your two companions sa-…

0 second

The rest is just a haze of sensations, the explosion, the burns, your body against the ground, the scream of Ghost and Soap, your knife held tightly in your hand ....

You feel numb, as if every cell in your body has decided not to cooperate. You blink as you try to sit up. You feel a hand on your shoulder, pushing you back against the cushions. You're blinded by the light, the white and sterile environment of what must be a hospital room. You can make out the features of Ghost, who for once have his face bare, his skull balaclava no longer hiding his sharp feature. You can see him moving his lips, but you can't perceive any sound.

"can you speak up ? "

You say, still feeling that sense of numbness, and unease, everything is too quiet. You see Simon move his lips again, but you're still unable to hear him.

"I - I don't hear you"