'So everything was a lie?
Everything you told me was a big fat lie?',I asked outraged.
This is unbelievable. This meant that he did not trust me.
Imagine all the times he held my hand and I believed he was Daniel!
It hurt my pride very pointedly.
I wasn't trustable according to him.
'Amanda I didn't lie because I wanted to. I lied because I had to. My agents told me so.',he consoled me.
'You have agents who told you to lie?''Are you a celebrity or what?',I retorted crossly.
It was meant to be rhetoric.'Amanda can't you guess yet?',he said looking down partially ,his hands in his messy hairs casually.
He was smiling smugly.
He held his hands out to shrug.Oh! No! Oh! My! God!!!
He said something about studio. He sings well. He has pseudo names. He gave me a unreleased Smith and Paul's music CD.
This was ringing bells.
'You are The Smith.',I mumbled
It wasn't a question.
'Yes. I guess.',he said proudly to me.
'No you can't be. No no no.'
'You are being really pessimistic.',he said indifferently.
'Really? I thought I'm being angry.'
I asked in disbelief.
It didn't feel like my Daniel.
He loved me. He didn't lie to me.
This new person felt so alien.
My world was in a tumble.'Amanda please don't be so hard on me. You are making it so unfair for me. Besides weren't you so excited forever to meet me. Now that I'm standing right in front of you you are pushing
me away.''That's different Daniel.. I mean Smith. I'm so shocked.'
'Okay I shall give you time to absorb this but please don't isolate me. Stay with me. I need you right now and forever.'
And I had said Smith's voice was sexy. Such an oops. But he had the sexiest voice, my heart shot back.
Imagine him laughing at me. I cringed mentally. I had him around all the while but he never gave me an inkling.
How do I forgive that nasty fathead?'Give me your palm',he ordered.
'Huh?',I asked startled.
I was still thinking about all that he had revealed.
He made slow circles on my hand with his fingers and I calmed down relishing his finger's touch.
Time was going extra slow.
He had lost his dad...how insensitive I had been to him this past hour! That too by his psychotic ex flame. This sounded like a thriller book taken off my book rack.
That girl , Carolina is now after me! She could right now be after my parents too, Daniel's mother.
Everyone was in danger.'Am?',Daniel called again and brought me out of my thoughts.
He smiled a little sadly as if he knew what I was thinking.
' Amanda come here.'
I went and he enclosed me in his arms and turned me towards him.
'Time for your medicine.',he said.
We both sat on the grass and watched the stars twinkle.
It was such a clear sky. Just like after the storm.
All the doubts that muddled up my mind now cleared.
My mind should be at peace.
I had what I wanted and yet more.
I really felt peace in me when I assessed the situation. I was being given more than I had ever asked.
'Amanda do you remember the day when you said my voice was sexy?',Daniel said recalling our conversation from the past.
'Yes , no regrets whatsoever but I feel a little embarrassed . In my defense I do find your voice soulful and sexy all at once. Actually I was in love with you even before you were because I have been a smithen all my life long''Smithen? What is that? My fans call themselves that?'
'Yes'
'You are my fan?'
'Yes. Always been.',I smiled.
'No I'm yours.',he said kissing my eyelids, making me smile as he moved to my ears 'What do you want Amanda? Ask me the world and I might just give it to you. I love you so much. I have never felt this way before. ',Daniel whispered ,his words sweeter than the honey making my insides melt. It was a good thing that we were sitting because my legs had become weak.
'Daniel ...I mean Smith..it feels so weird..you know what ?...I'm going to call you Daniel because I loved you as Daniel.'
He laughed.
'As long as you let me be around and don't kick me out of your life, I would be forever grateful.''You love me that much?'
'Yes and more. Don't I tell it to you enough times in day?... So tell me did you really wanted to meet me?'
I laughed. How funny and wonderful this was!
'I am one of your crazy crazy fans. All of my song list is filled with your music...except I guess a little bit of Justin Bieber.''Why him? He's my biggest competitor. You have to delete his songs. Or else just let me curate your song list',he said bending down towards my bag to retrieve my ipod.
I swatted his hands away.'No . I have only my favorites in that.'
He actually hmphed at that.
So I sneaked my hand and turned his face towards me. He was such a baby.
'Can you tell me who's Paul then?'
I asked hopefully.
Samantha was going to go berserk. But I think I will have to ask Daniel...uh Smith about this.'Yeah. If you want to know.' That worked. He took my hand in his and looked animated.
'He's one person I want you to meet. He's my cousin and you must know that he's getting sweet with your friend Samantha right now.'
'She knows?'
You could tell hurt was written on my face.
'I had to tell her. When you were..',his voice broke a litte,'in hospital, she had called me to threaten me. She told me to stay away. She asked me what was going on. I confided in her.''She threatened you?'
I forgot how extra my friend could be!
'Yes''And now she's what?... kind of dating Paul.?
'Yes. '
That was so much to process but I was very happy.
'What are you thinking?',he asked me.
'It's like you are Miley cyrus leading a secret double lifestyle. And you are singer too.',I replied after a while at which he responded with a laugh, ' Yes I'm your Miley Cyrus'.
'Mine.',I said and believed.
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Loving A Lie
Roman d'amourAmanda Roberts shifts to stay in Vasai sans any expectations. She doesn't believe in love as much as she believes in people cheating each other. Daniel Gray is a British migrant. His charms are working their way on Amanda but she refuses to give in...