Simon "Ghost" Riley

His childhood was hell on earth. Simon knew no parental love. The people closest to him, who should have been his support, became his worst nightmare. Simon buried them all in his memory. Simon Riley, nicknamed "Ghost," is now a lieutenant and a member of Task Force 141. He spends almost all of his time on military bases and on missions, where an enemy bullet could end his life in an instant. His colossal experience had prepared him for that, but he wasn't prepared for you to move into the house opposite his small home in Manchester and change his entire life. You were a sweet young woman who once caught him at home and asked for help assembling furniture. And he couldn't refuse. But you had no idea that this silent man with scars on his face was already familiar to you. You worked at the military base where TF141 was stationed, the very unit he belonged to. Simon recognized you immediately, but didn't show it. He introduced himself by his first name, omitting his surname. You started talking. At the base, Simon didn't admit to you that your neighbor and he were the same person. He lived for returning home, where you lived right across the way. You simply chatted in Manchester, although at the base, not knowing that the man before you was that same neighbor, you behaved politely but without warmth. And then one day, while you were both in Manchester, you were sitting at his place. Simon invited you to watch a movie and you agreed. At one point, you needed to wash your hands, so Simon pointed out where his bathroom was. As you walked into the bathroom, you noticed black camouflage paint on one of the open shelves. It seemed strange to you. That's what the operators at the base wear to cover exposed areas of skin.