Miranda – We're All Going On A Spanish Holiday

Chapter 6

AT THE POOL

Miranda and Gary settle down on the sun beds to spend the night under the stars, awaiting the sunrise. They can hear music from a bar down the road. The music is not at all night-clubby, and very pleasant to listen to.

Miranda – "It's quite good music, isn't it? Perhaps we should go there tomorrow."

Gary – "Yeah, sure, it's actually a really nice resort, I'm glad we came."

Miranda – "Yes, and it would be perfect if it weren't for…"

Gary – "For what?"

Miranda – "Doesn't matter. I'm glad you're happy."

Gary – "Yeah…I suppose. Are you happy Miranda? You know, with…Oh my god, sorry, we said we wouldn't talk about that, I'm sorry."

Miranda – "It's ok. I think I'm happy. Things didn't turn out how I imagined, but things are ok."

Gary – "Me too, I mean, things didn't turn out the way I expected either. And I'm not sure what to do."

There's a bit of an awkward silence. Miranda suddenly senses that Gary is saying he'd rather be with her than Rose, she can't believe it, but she knows that neither of them will ever admit their true feelings. Miranda realises that she'll never be completely happy with anyone else, not while Gary is there. She shivers.

Gary – "You're cold!"

Miranda – "It's actually quite chilly out here, I wish I'd put a cardigan on."

Gary – "Well, how about we use one of the beach towels as a blanket, here…"

He puts his towel over them and they wriggle to warm up.

The music from the bar changes to a much slower selection and 'Westlife – what about now' starts playing. The words make them both think about what might have been. Then the chorus plays and it's almost too much to bear for them both… 'what about now, what about today, what if you're making me all that I was meant to be, what if our love never went away, what if it's lost behind the words we could never find..'

IN THE MAIN STREET

Rose, Mike, Tilly and Stevie have been searching all the local bars to see if Miranda and Gary are there. They decide to split into two teams to be able to search quicker, and plan to go in different directions ending back at the pool in an hour. Tilly and Stevie go one way. Rose and Mike go the other.