The Masquerade/Episode 2 : The First Crack

MARA (female character): You said July I remember that Last week it happened in July Tonight you called it September Same little story Same easy smile Different weather I almost let it pass Maybe I wanted to Then you changed the road Changed who was there Changed what happened after two You said I remembered it wrong Maybe It was one small thing Barely enough to hold One little shift In something already told But once a story moves You start watching where it goes The first crack Wasn’t loud Nothing shattered Nothing fell Just one line Out of place And suddenly I saw the space The first crack So thin I could’ve missed it If I wanted to JULIAN (Male Character): You kept talking like nothing changed Like every word still fit But I knew what you said before And this wasn’t it You changed the restaurant Changed the time Changed who drove you home You said details didn’t matter Not until they move It was one small thing Then another took its place Nothing big enough to prove But too much to erase And every time I listened The picture changed its shape MARA: The first crack Wasn’t loud Nothing shattered Nothing fell Just one line Out of place And suddenly I saw the space The first crack So thin I could’ve missed it But I didn’t JULIAN: You said I was overthinking Maybe I was Until you changed it again You went quiet Nothing MARA: That was the problem The first crack Still wasn’t loud No scene No warning sound Just one truth That wouldn’t stay In the same place From day to day The first crack So small You never saw me notice But I did I did It was one small thing But one small thing Was enough