Miranda – We're All Going On A Spanish Holiday
Chapter 8
NEXT MORNING - AT THE POOL
Miranda and Gary are fast asleep on the sun beds, snuggled up under the towels. They've completely missed the sunrise. Stevie and Tilly are wending their way towards them having stayed up dancing all night.
Stevie – "Tilly! Look! Miranda and Gary!"
Tilly – "Shhh! They're fast asleepingtons! Awww, that's so totarifficly cute!"
Stevie – "What about Mike and Rose?"
Tilly – "Well, it's none of our business, let's just get back and pretend we know nada!"
Stevie – "Good plan."
They creep past and go up to the villa.
AT THE VILLA
Stevie and Tilly get back to the villa and go to the girls' room. However, Rose and Mike are asleep in there. They back out again hurriedly.
Stevie – "What is going on?"
Tilly – "I have no idea, how long were we away, a month!?"
Stevie – "You don't think Penny and…"
Tilly – "Noooo! Don't even vocalise it!"
Tilly's phone bleeps with a message.
Tilly – "Bear with…bear with…"
Stevie – "Who..."
Tilly – "BEAR WITH! Oh no!"
Stevie – "What!?"
Tilly – "Mummy says Daddy says my Amex billibobs is toute astronomique and he won't buy me Stinky's pony until I reduce the deficit to a piddlington 20K!"
Stevie – "You've got over 20 thousand pounds on your credit card!?"
Tilly – "I know! I'll just have to go home…sort it out…sell some shares!"
Stevie – "I'll come with you – I don't fancy hanging about to witness the explosions that are about to happen here!"
Stevie and Tilly quickly (and quietly, so as not to wake Mike and Rose) pack their things and leave Miranda a note to say they have gone back to the UK.
They notice two other envelopes on the table but need to leave in a hurry to catch the bus back to the airport.
Mike and Rose wake up.
Mike – "Morning."
Rose – "Hi."
Mike gently nudges a curly lock of hair from Rose's face and kisses her nose. Rose smiles.
Rose – "So what now? It's going to be messy!"
Mike – "I have a friend who lives about 30 miles from here. Why don't we hire a car and go and stay with him? I certainly don't want to say here."
Rose – "Ok. We'd better leave a note, they might be worried…"
Mike – "I doubt it. But yes, we'll leave notes."
Mike and Rose pack, leave a letter each for Miranda and Gary, noticing three other envelopes on the table, and leave, hand in hand.
AT THE POOL
Gary wakes up first. The sun dazzles him and for a moment he is unsure where he is. Then he looks over at Miranda and remembers. Smiling, he snuggles back down facing her so that he will be the first thing she sees when she wakes up. A few minutes later, Miranda stirs. The moment she opens her eyes, Gary kisses her.
Miranda – "Hello."
Gary – "Hi."
Miranda – "Ok?"
Gary – "Perfect. You?"
Miranda smiles and then screams. Two burly security guards are stood behind Gary with menacing looks on their faces. The guards are accompanied by the Manager.
