All Chapters of The Crescent Birthmark Secret I Almost Married my Twin : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Lucy opened her eyes slowly.The ceiling of Lucy’s living room came into focus first, blurred at the edges before it slowly settled.Then Mariah’s face appeared above her, too close, her expression laced with worry. “Lucy… can you hear me?”Anthony was beside her too, kneeling, his hand steady on her arm like he didn’t want her to slip away again.Lucy blinked slowly, her head heavy, her thoughts slow to catch up."Mum." His voice was tight. "Can you hear me?”“I’m fine,” she said, but her voice didn’t sound like it belonged to her.Mariah didn’t believe it. “You just collapsed.”“I just got dizzy,” Lucy replied, trying to sit up.Anthony helped her carefully, watching her closely. “You don’t look okay.”Lucy pulled her arm back gently, not meeting his eyes. “I said I’m fine.”For a second, the room went quiet.Then her gaze lifted, and it landed on both of them together."I'm fine," she said. Steadier this time.Mariah helped add a pillow on her back, so she can be comfortable. Lucy

Sergio showed up at Mariah’s door on a Thursday evening with food, drinks, and without any expectations.She opened the door and looked at him.“Hey,” Sergio said.“Hi.”“I was in the area,” he said simply. “I thought I could stop by.”“Of course, come in,” Mariah said.She stepped aside and let him in.They sat on the floor with the food and drinks between them, a show playing in the background that neither of them was really watching.They were both laughing at each other for something funny they did.He didn’t mention Anthony, even when he knew they had gotten back together.And she didn’t try to explain anything, and somehow that silence made it lighter instead of heavier.At some point, she looked at him and felt something she couldn’t name. It wasn’t love. It was just there, quiet and calm.“Thank you,” she said when the room fell into a soft pause.He turned to her. “For what?”“For not making it weird.”He smiled a little. “It’s only weird if you make it weird.”She shook her

Sarah panicked. She got up and began pacing her room. She picked up her phone and called Angela, but she didn't respond.She texted her…“You are in trouble. We need to meet now.” She held the phone waiting for an immediate response, but Angela never did.Sarah stood for a while thinking, then she grabbed her keys and left.~ ~ ~Mariah had offered to help with the dishes, and Lucy hadn’t refused.Mariah moved easily in the space, not trying too hard, but still making the room feel lighter. She laughed softly at small things, asked questions, and actually listened.Lucy stood by the doorway between the living room and the kitchen, watching her dry a ceramic mug with care.Then Mariah started to hum.It was soft at first, almost under her breath. A slow lullaby. The kind that felt old, like it had been there for years. The sound didn’t belong in that moment, in that kitchen, coming from her.Lucy’s knees gave out.One second she was standing, the next she was on the floor, her shoulde

Two weeks after Lucy spoke to Anthony about Mariah, he moved out into his own apartment.“I hope Lucy isn't feeling bad that you had to move out.?” Mariah asked. Setting down a bag of groceries she was holding.“ No. She's fine with it. I just don’t want any more tension,” he told her. “I want us… without all that.”Mariah looked at him. “Just us?”“Just us,” he said.“You picked this color?” Mariah asked, looking around.“It’s not bad, is it,?” Anthony asked.“It’s very bad,” she laughed.“You’re still here, so it can’t be that bad.”“That doesn’t mean it’s good.”“So you’re judging my taste already?”“I’m fixing it,” she said. “Big difference.”He laughed. “Okay, designer. What else do we need?”“Curtains. And better blinds. These ones are… sad.”“They’re not sad.”“They are,” she said. “We’re changing them.”He looked at her. “We?”She paused, then smiled softly. “Yeah… we.”He said something else, and she laughed again, louder this time.“You’re not even funny,” she said.“You’re

Sergio called Zara the next morning.“Good morning,” he said.“Good Morning,” Zara replied. “You sound serious.”“Can I ask you something?”“Depends,” she said lightly.“At the party. Mariah and Anthony. Did you notice anything?”Zara paused. “I wasn’t there, remember?”“Yeah…Sorry,” he said. “I just thought maybe… I don’t know.”“Okay, so tell me,” she said. “What did you see?”“The way they move. The same expressions. The timing…everything.”Zara let out a small laugh. “Sergio. They’re in love. That’s normal.”“This wasn’t normal,” he said.“What do you mean?” She askedHe hesitated. “I don’t know how to explain it. It just felt like more than that.”Zara was quiet for a second. “You’ve been thinking about this since last night, haven’t you?”“Yeah.”“You’re reading into it,” she said gently. “And you were already in your head because of her.”Sergio didn’t answer.“She didn’t even want to come alone, since I wasn't coming,” Zara added. “That’s why she brought Anthony.”“Maybe,” he