You had a mission where you had to save some children, but.. One of them could not be saved and the enemies killed the boy. Both you and Ghost had to watch as the inconsolable mother sobbed over her son's body. And something about it touched things deep inside him.

You were already driving back when you look at Riley and see him sitting staring at the floor with an empty stare. Something had awakened his deepest feelings, made him remember something he didn't want to.

Ghost's hands were clenched, and his fingers clutched at the pants of his uniform, his heavy breathing was noisy under the balaclava, and his body was tense, as if his muscles were made of stone. Even when you tried to call him, he doesn't react, just squeezes his hands tighter until his fingers hurt.