Lies Are our Lives

Chapter 15: Why keep lies?

I need to find out this whole Daniel-Mary thing. It's legitimately killing me since I don't know the truth. At least Daniel told me to meet him in his tent after the whole introduction thing.
Mary had went down to say hi to the people. Everyone treated her as if she were a princess...ironically.
I then saw Daniel go inside of a tent that was in another tunnel system. I then followed. Once I was at the entrance I peeked in.

Daniel: so...you actually came?

I fully went inside of the tent. It was like an office but with a queen size bed in the corner.

Jonathan: yea...you told me to meet you here

Daniel: I wanted to talk to you. In private.

I went near him as he started to take off his "armor". He took off his jacket and threw it aside.

Jonathan: then...what did you want to talk about?

Daniel: a lot has changed Jonathan.

He said as he went in some sort of closet. I then saw that he took of his shirt and threw it.
Damn.
Daniel was right. A lot HAS changed. He was ripped. I don't know what happened to the small, scronny kid I met years ago.

Daniel: what did she tell you?

Jonathan: huh?

He then stepped out of the closet and put on a new shirt. It was maroon just like Mary's.

Daniel: what did Mary tell you?

Jonathan: a lot of stuff actually... but I wanted to ask you something.

Daniel: what?

He stopped moving and looked at me. I had forgotten how amazing his eyes were.

Jonathan: ho-...how did you and *clears throat* Mary meet.

Daniel: me and Mary met about...what day is it today?

Jonathan: umm...September 23, 2017. Why?

Daniel: then about four years ago.

Jonathan: woah. So you were?...

Daniel: I'm fifteen Jonathan

Jonathan: you were 11 and she was 8!?!?

He then began to laugh as if I said something funny. I looked at him extremely confused.

Jonathan: what's so funny?

Daniel: you think she's twelve!?!

He kept laughing. Seriously, what the hell is going on here!??

Jonathan: yea! She's in seventh now. So she's twelve

Daniel: wow!

He kept laughing.

Jonathan: What's. So. Funny. Daniel?

He then stopped laughing and took a deep breath.

Daniel: if she lied to you of her age, I can't believe what else she told you.

He took a small chuckle as I went near him.

Jonathan: what do you mean!?

Daniel: look. Mary's 14. She's about to be fifteen in about four months.

She lied to me...of her age!

Jonathan: what the fuck...

I sat down in one of the conveniently placed sofas. I kept looking at the floor not wanting to make eye contact.