buried under the rocks of lies (episode 5)

i began to say with david and his family, david’s father i heared has not returned to nigeria for the past two years, i also found out that david had an identical twin brother who was also in the states with their father, i was told that his name was daniel, my familiarity with the family increased and over the time of months i had already blended into the family, meanwhile the friendship between i and david increased and it even began to get out of hand as david was always with me, always protecting me, always caring for me. he enrolled me in a lesson in order to prepare to write the west African examination and also jamb, i began the lesson because i have been wishing to go to school as mama d only sent me to a public school for my primary education while i learnt secondary stuffs from the other girls at the brothel, two girls for that matter they were my only friends at the brothel, anna and bisi. they said an opportunity does not come twice so when david offered to send me to school, i did not hesitate before saying yes, i worked very hard at the lesson center and prepared and studied well for the examinations, i made a friend name deride at the center and we both prepared for the exam, soon i wrote waec and neco and waited for the results, but while i did my relationship with david became more closer and it soon became obvious that we were closer than friends, i was with deride at the lesson center chatting with her when someone suddenly closed my eyes from behind and i immediately knew it was david)
me: (i laughed) i know it's you david (i said and he removed his hands from my eyes)
david: how are you doing tumi
me: am doing good! (i said as i smiled and he also smiled but i saw that my friend was getting uncomfortable) so what are you doing here?
David: can't i check on my friend anymore
me: of course you can
David: hope am not disturbing you and your friend
me: no David deride this is my best friend david and david this is my other friend deride (i said introducing them to each other)
david: (he handshaked deride) nice to meet you deride
deride: (smiling) also pleased to meet you in person David (i could notice how my friend looked at David) tumi has always spoke about you
David: i hope it's a good thing
deride: of course (she said still smiling as she looked at him and refused to drop down his hand) you are very handsome (that enough i can't take it anymore i just coughed out a bit and she finally released his hand)
david: tumi i will go and check your coordinator and when am true we will both g, alright
me: ok (i smiled as he pecked me on my forehead, david always has the habit of pecking me and i got to admit that i love when he does it but for so many times i told him to stop it though i did not mean it but he never stopped but i noticed how my friend looked at us she looked somehow jealous, well she doesn't have a boyfriend so i can't blame here)
David: i’ll be right back (i nodded in response as he walked away from us and deride’s eyes followed him, i had to cough out again before she looked at me)
me: girl what is up with you
deride: nothing (she said) david is really handsome
me: i guess he is
deride: and you are only friends
me: yes we are the very best of friends
Deride: ok(she smiled but somehow i could tell that there was more to her smile and there was more to what i and david have together, but certainly am not ready to lose him as my friend nor will that ever happen in this lifetime)
deride after that day that she met David began to come regularly to greet me butt each time she came she always asked about David but most of the times that she came David was not around, but she will still insist on waiting behind but David never paid her any attention. one day when I was chatting with damilola when David arrived but he was arguing with someone on the phone and was so engrossed in this that he walked past us without even noticing us
me: what is wrong with him
dami: am supposed to ask you, aren’t you his best friend
me: (I eyed her) aren’t you his sister
dami: even though I am his sister, I have never been close to David or Daniel as they were both raised and brought up in the states and mum gave birth to me in Nigeria and she never let me at once go to see them.
me: so, you just met David when he returned two years ago
dami: yes, as I was still very little when he was around, but i have never seen Daniel before
me: what! (i exclaimed) you have never met your brother.
dami: (she nodded) i think you should go and check on your best friend
me: alright (i stood up and walked to David's room, i knocked and he told me to come in, i saw him sitting on the bed but he was no longer on the phone and i sat down beside him) who were you speaking with? you sounded very angry with that person.
david: its nobody, just forget about it. it's just some company issues
me: are you now keeping things from me
david: no! (i will never want to do that (he said) OK i was speaking with my dad
me: so why were you arguing.
david: he was defrauded by some people over there and he now wants to come back home
me: well what's the problem with that?
david: the problem is i don’t want him to come back.
me: why?
david: because if he return Daniel will also return (he said angrily before he calmed down and sighed) i am not in good terms with my twin.
me: what!
david: yes.
me: why are you not in good terms?
david: my brother is very destructive, he destroyed almost everything, he always interferes in my life (he said) i was once in love with a girl Natasha when i was in the states and she was my love and the first girlfriend i had but but then my brother impregnated her
me: what! (i exclaimed with my mouth opened in shock)
david: because we were identical, he acted like he was me and went to her and he became intimate with her until he got her pregnant but the most annoying thing is that even when Natasha found out that she had been sleeping with my twin she still continued but when she got pregnant, that was when i found out about what they have been doing, i broke up with Natasha and i became enemies with my brother that day
me: but you could have just forgiven them
david: yes i could but there is only one thing i hate and that is for people to lie to me or keep secrets from me, i detest such people (as he spoke i remembered all my past and i remembered that i myself was lying to him and i was also keeping the truth about my past from him, my heart then began to thundered in fear) tumi! (he called me out of my thoughts)
me: yes (i stammered out) what did you say
david: you were so far away from me in your mind, what is wrong with you?
me: (i managed to smile) nothing david i was just thinking about the exam results, i was wondering when they will be out and how my result will be. (i lied)
david: (he laughed) come on that should not cause you to think, am sure that you did well because you prepared well.
me: you know what you are right but i can't help but to be nervous, so back to Natasha and your brother, what happened
david: oh! i really loved natasha with all my heart and i could have even easily forgiven her and also accept her pregnancy as my own but i hated her because she lied to me and so i left her on her own and my brother and i never spoke again.
me: wow i really pity Natasha but i pity you more, you must have been greatly hurt
david: i was hurt deeply hurt in fact i was shattered but i am over her now because i have met you
me: come on! ( i said smiling as i hit his arm playfully and he laughed)
david: but seriously tumininu, you have really tumininu, you have eased my mind and repaired me and i am never sad because you are here with me, you are the source of my happiness but please promise me that i can trust you and that i can always rely on you, promise me that you will always remain truthful to me ( i became stumped)
my pov
oh my god i know that everything i told him is a lie and now he wants me to promise him that i will be truthful to him, but i can't tell him about my past as i far that i may lose him but if i don’t and he later finds out i may as well lose him then, but i cant tell him not now that i have begun to fall in love with him, i have to make sure that he never finds out about my past, i just have to make sure he never finds out.