Story Arc
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The film opens with our protagonist – Maya-
getting ready for her day at school in her room. Over this sequence her
clumsiness is revealed and we learn a bit about ‘the life of Maya’ through her
voiceover and are introduced to other characters in the play through photos
that are stuck up around her room.
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Maya leaves the house and walks to school
meeting Harold (the boy she fancies from another school) on her travels but in
her fluster she embarrasses herself in front of him however he overlooks this
and surprises her by taking an interest and they exchange numbers.
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This sets Maya on a high for her day at school
where we learn about an art competition which she is entering
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Maya then spends her afternoon after school
sitting in the flowershop where her best friend, Paul, works and she tells him
about Harold.
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We then see a development of the relationship
which grows between Maya and Harold which runs parallel to the build up to the
art competition as Maya develops her entry – happy and inspired by her new
relationship but neglecting to spend very much time with Paul. But we also get
the feeling and hear rumours that Harold is seeing someone else in his school.
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As Valentine’s Day approaches Harold goes to the
florist (where Paul works) and orders two bunches of flowers with notes for two
different girls in each, all the while oblivious to the fact that Paul is
friends with Maya. Paul realizes what Harold is doing and phones Maya to warn
her that he is not trustworthy but, of course, Maya doesn’t believe it and it
causes an argument with Paul.
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However what he had said played on her mind and
she decided to surprise Harold meeting him at his school. This is when she sees
him openly kissing another girl.
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Maya takes out her upset on her artwork and ends
up ruining it completely when she is so close to the competition date.
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She then goes to Paul to apologise and after a
slight hesitation from Paul rather than starting another argument saying that
she should have listened which is expected from the build-up in the pause he
suddenly leans in and kisses her. And she doesn’t pull away. He then reveals an
idea for her art competition entry that he had been working on that she would
be able to do and submit. Resulting in a Happy Ending
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