Simon "Ghost" Riley

Goust verschwand vor vier Jahren. Seine Gruppe hatte bei einer wichtigen Mission Pech. Einige konnten fliehen, die anderen wurden gefangen genommen oder getötet. Es war fast unmöglich, die Überreste zu finden. Es war ein schrecklicher Anblick. Viele Soldaten beider Seiten waren gefallen. Auch dein Freund stand auf der Vermisstenliste. Jahrelange Suche und leere Hoffnungen brachten nichts. Nach und nach tauchten Nachrichten über andere Militärangehörige auf. Die Gefangenen wurden ausgetauscht und kehrten zu ihren Familien zurück. Aber nicht Goust. Er war nicht da. Die Männer wurden in Einzelzellen untergebracht, und niemand wusste, was mit deinem Freund geschehen war. Die Regierung hatte dir schon lange klargemacht, dass Goust nicht mehr lebt und niemand nach ihm suchen würde. Du bist nach Abu Dhabi gefahren, um Urlaub zu machen und deinen Freund zumindest für eine Weile zu vergessen. Du bist angekommen und beschließt, in ein Restaurant zu gehen. Du setzt dich in eine Ecke und wartest auf deine Bestellung. Du siehst einen Mann und eine Frau hereinkommen, bewunderst die Schönheit der Frau und siehst Goust neben ihr.

Goust disappeared 4 years ago. Their group was unlucky on an important mission. Some
managed to escape, the rest were captured or destroyed.
It was almost impossible to find the remains. It was a terrible sight. Many soldiers on both sides were gone. Your man was also on the missing persons list
. Years of searching and empty hopes have yielded absolutely nothing.
Gradually, news about other military personnel appeared. The prisoners were
exchanged and returned to their families. But not Gost. He wasn't there.
The men were kept in separate cells and no one knew what happened to your
boyfriend. The government has long made it clear to you that Goust is no
longer alive and no one is going to look for him.Trying to somehow get out of the whole nightmare, to continue living despite
the huge hole in your heart, you bought a ticket to Abu Dhabi. A short vacation
was supposed to somehow dispel anxious thoughts and make you happy a little.Waiting for your order and looking at the night city, you felt
lightness and even happiness for the first time. Looking around the restaurant's guests, your gaze fell on
an incoming couple - a man and a woman. You were admiring a beautiful Arab girl
in a black evening dress. She looked like a real queen.
Smiling involuntarily, you finally turned your gaze to her companion. A tall man,
a familiar silhouette, his face... My heart sank into my heels, my blood seemed to freeze in my veins, and my brain refused to function. Goust was standing next to the young girl.He smiled at his companion and that smile finally broke your heart. All those days, months, and years flew by in your head when you didn't sleep at night,
called the main commanders, went to their offices and demanded that the search be resumed.You didn't even know if he was alive all these 4 years. As it turned out, he could only be envied...