2 Sides to every Story

[Gemini16]

Any "Mad" Maya or Ciaran fans might like this.

PART 1

(Maya walks into the Rovers.)

(Ciaran is behind the bar.)

Ciaran: What can I get you, Maya?

Maya: A G&T please, Ciaran.

Ciaran: Coming up.

(Ciaran starts to prepare the drink.)

Ciaran: Ice and a slice?

Maya: Please.

Ciaran: So how's life treating you?

Maya: Not great, (slightly angry) since that creep, Dev left me.

Ciaran: Ah, well, he's a very silly man to let a gem like you slip through his fingers.

(Maya sighs as she pays for the G&T.)

(15 minutes later.)

Ciaran: Can I get you another?

Maya: No, thanks, I'd better get back to work. See you again sometime.

Ciaran, (cheekily): Yes..soon, hopefully.

(Maya walks away. As she reaches the door, she looks back.)

Maya: And Ciaran......

Ciaran, (looks up from pulling a pint): Yes?

Maya, (smiling slightly): Work on your chat - up lines!

(A few weeks later.)

(Maya has often been in the Rovers, chatting to Ciaran.)

Ciaran, (hands the customer their change then walks over towards where Maya is standing by the bar.):
Maya, I was wondering..if you would like to go out to dinner tonight?

(Maya doesn't say anything, she's taken aback.)

Ciaran: I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you..it was only a suggestion, you don't have to.

Maya: No, No......I'd love to.

Ciaran: Great, I'll pick you up at 8:30?

Maya: Fine.

Ciaran: Where do you want me to pick you up?

Maya: How about my place? I live in a flat, The Sphinx. Do you know it?

Ciaran: Yes, so I'll see you then.

Maya, (her big dark eyes seductive): See you.

(At 8:30.)

(Ciaran has just rung the doorbell at Maya's flat. Maya opens the door. She's dressed in a striking red dress with black, heeled shoes. Maya's hair is swept elegantly up, pinned together with a gold and brown hair clasp.)

Maya, (smiling): Shall we go?

(At the restaurant.)

Maya: I didn't know that you knew anything about Greek cuisine, Ciaran.

Ciaran: I worked at a caterer's a few years ago.

Maya: Fascinating.

(The food arrives, both Rice dishes...the waiter looks suspiciously like Dev. On Maya's order she's specifically asked for Nutmeg cloves not to be put in as she's allergic.)

(Maya eats some of the Rice, suddenly she starts coughing.)

Ciaran: Maya, what's the matter?

(Suddenly Ciaran realises Maya is choking.)

(Ciaran gets up and stands behind Maya and takes hold of her in the Heimlich position. Ciaran performs the Heimlich manoeuvre. And after 2 attempts the rice reappears.)

(Later.)

(Ciaran and Maya are standing on her doorstep.)

Maya: I'm sorry I ruined the dinner.

Ciaran, (concerned): That doesn't matter...are you alright now?

Maya: I'm fine.....I had a great time tonight...apart from choking on Nutmeg cloves!

(Maya laughs lightly.)

(Maya goes to unlock the door.)

Ciaran: Maya?

Maya, (looks at Ciaran.): Yes.

(Ciaran leans in to kiss Maya passionately, she responds.)

[RitaLittlewood]

Oooh. Ciaran and Maya, eh? I can't wait for the next part. ;D

Patsy

[eithne]

Interesting coupling! Definitley interesting. I'm also looking forward to more.

[Jade]

Maya and Ciaren?! Didn't expact that! Cant wait to hear more!

[Gemini16]

Here's part 2. Especially for the kind people who replied!

(Next day.)

(Phone rings.)

(A long, slender arm reaches over and picks up the receiver.)

Maya: Hello?

(Voice crackles.)

Maya: I’m sorry, I can’t.... I think I’ve got a cold coming...thank you, bye.

(Maya delicately replaces the receiver.)

Maya: Well, that’s sorted

(Maya turns over and nestles against Ciaran’s muscular chest.)

Ciaran: You know, if you’re feeling really bad I could rub some “Vicks” on your chest.

Maya, (laughing): Don’t be so cheeky!

(Maya wriggles closer.)

Maya, (one finger gently stroking Ciaran’s rippling chest muscles): (sighs) You know...I could spend all day curled up here.

Ciaran, (moving away from Maya and slipping out of the bed.): Well, you’ll have to be curled up alone.

Maya: You don’t have to go into work, do you?

Ciaran, (by now fully dressed, just buttoning the top button of his shirt): ‘Fraid so.

(Ciaran leans over and kisses Maya. A long, lingering kiss.)

(Ciaran walks towards the door; he looks back at Maya, and her slender shoulders.)

Maya, (seductive): Hurry back, I shall be waiting...impatiently.

(At the pub.)

(Ciaran arrives to be faced with an annoyed Shelley.)

Shelley: Where in Heaven’s name have you been, Ciaran, I expected you here almost 2 hours ago!

Ciaran: Shelley, I’m sorry..look just give me 10 minutes and I’ll be yours for the rest of the week.

Shelley, (laughing): Alright, alright! No need to grovel!

(2 weeks later.)

(Maya walks through to her lounge, dressed in a black, silk dressing gown. She sits down on a chair beside the telephone. Maya picks up the receiver and dials a number.)

Maya: Hello is Miss. Tashara. Yarashima available, please? (pause) Hi, Tash, it’s Maya...Did you sort everything out?.... No, no it’s all going to plan..I can’t help thinking that Dev suspects something, though...ah, well no matter. (angrily) Soon he’ll pay the ultimate price for discarding me like a pair of worn out slippers! ...(evil smile.) What, Ciaran? Doesn’t suspect a thing...well, once I’ve had my revenge on Dev and his simpering wife, Sunita Ciaran will no longer be needed, I’ll just tell him it’s over. I know, he actually thinks I love him! (sarcastically) Poor misguided soul..being lead like a lamb to the slaughter....

[Jade]

Oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! What's going to happen next? This is brill... Can't wait to hear some more!

[RitaLittlewood]

Ooh! Well if Maya's turning down that offer of Vick's he can always rub some on me. I'll suffer the pong.

Poor Ciaran! What terrible fate has he got in store?

More Gemini! ;D

Patsy

[Jade]

Yea! Plz! Send us some more! I can't wait to hear it! You are keeping us in suspense here!

[Gemini16]

Sorry it's been so long!

RECAP: Ciaran is going out with Maya. Ciaran obviously has feelings for Maya but she's just using him in an attempt to win back ex - fiancée, Dev.

(3 months after the first date.)

(At Maya's flat.)

Maya, (talking on phone): I look forward to it, Ciaran.....Okay, see you later. Bye.

(In the Rovers Return.)

(Ciaran comes out to the bar, after talking to Maya. Fred is waiting.)

Ciaran: What can get you, Fred?

Fred: A pint, please, Ciaran.

Ciaran: Coming up.

(As he pulls the pint Ciaran’s eyes become almost liquid at the thought of Maya. Fred looks quizzically at Ciaran.)

Fred: I say, I say! What is the matter with you?! (pause) Let me guess, it’s got to be a woman.

Ciaran, (looking up): What was that Fred?

(Ciaran suddenly realises he’s still pulling the pint, which by now is overflowing.)

Ciaran: Oh no! (to Fred) I’m sorry about this.

(Ciaran hurriedly finds a cloth to mop the wet floor.)

Fred, (to himself): Aye, definitely a woman.

(That afternoon.)

(In the shop.
Dev is just looking over some paperwork. Maya walks in.)

Maya: Long time, no see, Dev.

Dev: What are you doing here?

Maya: I came to sort things out......(sneakily)..How’s Sunita?

Dev: It’s none of your business.

Maya, (sneakily): You know Sunita’s a pretty girl..it would be a shame if something happened to her.

(Dev has heard enough, he comes out from behind the counter. He walks up to Maya, they are almost nose to nose.)

Dev, (angrily): You ever lay a finger on Sunita I’ll...

Maya, (challenging): You’ll what, call the police! Oh please, Dev, you know that won’t work..I know you too well, (sneakily) besides, it doesn’t matter what you try to do to me, I’ll keep coming back.

Dev, (in a fit of rage): You bitch!

(Dev slaps Maya; she stumbles backwards but trips over some boxes and falls, cutting her cheek on a shelf. A few seconds later Maya picks herself up, brushing down her black coat.)

Maya, (breathing heavily as she walks backwards, her hand covering the cut on her cheek, towards the door.): This isn’t over, Dev....not by a long shot.

(That afternoon.)

(Maya gave Ciaran a key to her flat a little while ago. Ciaran has let himself in. Ciaran is concerned, why would Maya have gone out, knowing that he was coming to see her?)

Ciaran, (calling): Maya? Maya?

(No answer.
Ciaran goes into the lounge, he sees Maya sitting in a chair, shaking. Ciaran goes over to her.)

Ciaran: Maya?

(Ciaran touches Maya’s shoulder, she jumps.)

Ciaran, (soothingly): It’s okay, it’s okay, sweetheart, it’s just me.

(Maya relaxes.)

Ciaran: What is it?

Maya: Nothing, you made me jump, that’s all..

Ciaran, (softly): Come on, Maya, the way you reacted means something’s wrong.

(Ciaran gently puts his hand on Maya’s face, turning it towards him. Maya’s face is terribly bruised, the mark of Dev’s hand an angry red imprint. Blood drips from the cut of Maya’s cheek.)

Ciaran, (shocked): Maya, honey, what’s happened to you?!

Maya, (on the verge of tears): I went to see Dev..to sort things out suddenly he......he..(gulps back tears.)...blew a fuse and just started hitting me, I don’t know what I’d done....I was terrified.

(Maya starts to cry.)

Ciaran, (whispers gently, but inside anger burns): It’s alright..you’re safe now.

(Ciaran hugs Maya.)

(A few minutes later.)

(Ciaran is gently dabbing Maya's cut with a piece of cotton wool.)

Maya, (shakily): What are we going to do? Dev is so...so...unpredictable..I mean what if he harms Sunita..or you?!

(Ciaran puts an arm around Maya.)

Ciaran: It's going to be okay.

(Ciaran kisses Maya lightly on the head.)

[Gemini16]

Here's the next part. For everyone who's ever replied. Enjoy!

(A couple of weeks after Maya was supposedly severely injured by Dev.)

(A woman walks into the pub. She's wearing a white headscarf and dark glasses. The woman walks up to the bar.)

?: Hello, stranger.

(Ciaran looks up, and then walks over.)

Ciaran: Hi.

?: Dev's not here, is he?

Ciaran: No.

?: That's good.

(The woman takes off her dark glasses, it's Maya.)

Maya: I've missed you.

Ciaran: I've missed you too.

(Maya puts her hand on Ciaran's cheek and kisses him.)

Ciaran: How are you?

Maya: Okay, still a bit nervous though.

(Ciaran takes Maya's face in his hands.)

Ciaran: Dev scared you, badly.

Maya: I suppose I deserved it.

Ciaran: You were trying to sort things out; he had no right to lay a finger on you.

(20 minutes later.)

(Dev walks in. Maya sees him and starts acting scared.)

Maya, (stands up.): Stay away from me! Leave me alone, please!

(Maya starts to weep. She tries to walk away but her legs buckle. Danny Baldwin catches her.)

Danny: Easy, love.

(Shelley takes Maya into the back. Dev goes up to the bar.)

Dev: What was all that about?

Ciaran, (whispers angrily.): What have you got against Maya, eh?! Look what you've done to her!

Dev: What are you talking about?

Ciaran, (angrily.): Don't come the innocent with me! I know what happened to her, the bruises. I mean what kind of man are you, hitting a woman?!

Dev: Ciaran, I didn't touch her! Are you blind, Maya's playing you like a harp! She doesn't love you, she's just using you!

Ciaran: Don't give me that old line! You ever touch Maya again; you'll regret the day you were born.

(Ciaran leaves as Shelley comes out.)

Shelley: Let him simmer down, Dev.

(In the back.)

(Ciaran is cuddling a frightened Maya.)

Ciaran: It's okay..it's okay.

(Ciaran tenderly strokes Maya's black hair.)

Maya, (shakily.): Sometimes I just feel so...so...alone.

Ciaran: Hey, hey... I'll always be here for you, no matter what.

Maya: Oh Ciaran.

(An evil smile comes to Maya's face as she knows her plan is working.)