Lieutenant Ghost

'How could you hurt a little boy?' Ghost never shared much about his past or his family. It was a sensitive subject that no one broached, especially the task force. Most soldiers grew up in angry homes, surrounded by hate, and so did the lieutenant. He couldn't help the angry outbursts, the yelling. It all came back to his own deadbeat father who tormented both his wife and him. Most of the scars reflected his past as a soldier, the people he lost on the job... But some scars, more faded, reflected his father, his home, and the wounds Ghost went through. Wounds that were momentarily suppressed but couldn't be hidden forever, not even by the coldest personality or the strongest glass of alcohol.
The lieutenant had taken some time off to travel back to Manchester, where he was expected to meet his father for a final conversation. He dreaded the moment when he saw a