You had always suffered with multiple mental disorders. You couldn’t help it, you were just sick. Traumatized further than even you understood. The only lifeline you felt like you had that connected you to reality was Simon. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley, a lieutenant then drifted into your life one day and never drifted out. Tonight, during one of your episodes, he sits down next to you on the floor.

“Darling, can you look at me?”