Arizona His Crazy Queen

VINCE AND ARIZONA

NEXTDAY,THEBANKSMANSION**

Arizona'slimousinemadeit'sentryandshehoppedout,lookingstern.

Theguardssurroundingthehousebowedassheenteredthehouse.

RitaandPaulson(herparents)arealreadywaitinginthelivingroom.

Sheremovedhershadesandsettledononeofthecouches.

"Coldwater"shesaidandoneofthemaidsgotitforher.

Shetookitandgulpeditdownslowlybeforegivingthecupbacktothemaid.

RitaandPaulsonkeptlookingatherinawe.

"Hey"shesaidandthemaidcameback.

"Anapple,sliceitintofourpieces"shesaid.

"Yesmiss"themaidbowedandleft.

ShecamewiththeslicedappleandArizonatookoneslice.

Shetookabiteandfacedherparents.

"Gooddaymum,what'supDad?"Shesmiled.

"Andwhat'ssogoodabouttheday,thewholeofSeoulistalkingaboutyouArizona!"Paulson

said.

"Iloveattention...Somuch"Arizonasmiled,takinganotherbitefromtheapple.

"Badattention?"Ritasaid.

"I'mbadtoosoionmind"shereplied.

"WhydidyoudothattoMrsYeji?"Paulsonasked.

"ah,sothepresssaidIslappedhermadnessoutofher,theydidn'ttalkabouthowshewas

molestingapoorwomanbytheroadside"Arizonasaid.

"Thenyouburnttheshoesandsocksofzanillia'smanagerafterflippinghim?,Helandedinthe

hospital,Arizona.....

"Idon'twanttotalkaboutit,notlikeyouguyscanturnbackthehandsoftheclockandevenif

that'spossible,I'lltaketheopportunityandslapYejimorethanIdidandburnKevintogether

withhisdarnshoesandsocks"sheinterrupted.

"You'rejustlikethedevil"Ritasaid.

"Iandthedevilarebesties,wegetalongjustfine"shereplied.

"Ohjeezcanyoujuststop?"Paulsonsaid.

Arizona'sphonerangandshesmiledwidelyasshepicked.

"Itarrived?,Cool"shesaidandhungup.

"Anothercar?"Ritaasked.

"Actuallytwo,Isighteditonlineyesterday,Iboughttwodifferentcolours"shesmiled.

"Twodifferentcolorsofsamecar?"Paulsonsaid.

"Yeah,can'twaittoseemynewbabies!"Arizonagushed.

RitaandPaulsonexchangedglancesbeforelookingatheragain.

"Myfriend'sdaughterisgettingmarriednextweekend"Ritasaid.

"So?,Youwantmetobeherbridesmaid?"Shereplied.

"she'stwentytwoyearsold"Paulsonsaid.

"Howlucky"Arizonasaid,takingthesecondsliceofapple.

"That'swhatI'mtalkingabout!"Paulsonyelledandtheapplefellfromher.

"Youscaredme!"Sheheldherchest

"You'retwentyfive,yetallmenarestillsnakes,you'restillclassifyingmenaccordingtotheir

speciesinthesnakefamily,tillwhenareyougonnadothis!"Paulsonsaidloudly.

"Getmarriedandcryeverydaybecauseofasnake?,Ain'tdoingthat,Iwatchdramaseveryday,

guysjustlovemakinggirlscry"

"Andthat'swheretheproblemiscomingfrom,Dramas!"Ritasaid

Arizona'sphonerangagainandshestood,walkingaroundasshepicked.

"Mycruiseship?,JeezIcan'twaittoseeit!"Shesaidandhungup

"Youhavethreecruiseships"Paulsonsaid.

"Igottiredofthem,Ineedtogoseemynewbabies"shetookherbag.

"AreyouonlygonnadropthisphilosophywhenAdamgetsmarried?"Ritasaid.

"OhbythewaywhenisthatbratreturningfromAmerica?"Arizonaasked.

Ritafellheavilyonthechair.

"It'sover"shemuttered.

Cassidycamedownstairs,dressedforschool.

"MumIneedapersonalmaid"shepouted,strappingherbackpack.

"Youcanjustchooseoneofthemaids"Ritareplied.

"NoIwantanewone,speciallyhiredforme"shecurvedherlips.

"AmIinvisible?,Whyaren'tyousayingyourgreetings?"Arizonasaid.

"Personalmaid,mummakesureyougetmeone,byemum!,seeyalaterdad!"Cassidywaved,

leavingthehouse.

"Thatlittle....comeherebrat!"Arizonashouted,goingafterher.

"Hypertensionknocking"Paulsonsighed.

******

FLOWERSHIGH**

Blazeinhaledhardwhenhegottothefrontoftheschool.

Hesmiledwidely,finallyhe'sinhisdreamschool,thankstoscholarshipandhisbrilliancy.

"HopeI'llsurviveinhere"hesaidandproceededin.

Newboy!

Ohmy!,Ohmy!

Hisfaceforme!

He'shandsome!

GirlsstarteddroolingoverhimImmediatelyashewalkedpastthehallway.

Cassidystoodbythedoorofthehallwaywithhermates,watchinghim

Shesmiledknowingly.

"Ireallyshouldn'tdothisbutmybrotherismorehandsome"shesaid.

"EveryoneknowssociopathicmissArizonaisyouronlysibling"oneofthegirlssaid.

"Adam'sidentityhasalwaysbeenhiddencoshegrewupwithourgrandmainAmerica,here"

shesaid,showingthemapictureofhimonherphone.

Ishehuman?

He'sstrikinglybeautiful!

Hisdimples!

WhenishecomingtoKorea?

Willheattendthisschool?

Ilovehimalreadylemmehavehisnumber

"MyAdamorthenewguy?"Cassidyasked.

"YourAdam!!"EveryonechorusedandstudentsstartedpavingwaysagainasHavanaappeared.

Havanaistheprettiestandthemostpopulargirlintheschool.

She'saninfluencerandapopularTikToker.

She'sonherphoneasusual,snappingpicturesandmakingvideosasshewalkedin.

Guyswishedtobethegroundshe'swalkingon,they'redyingasshewalkedpastthem,she's

currentlymakingavideo.

"Higuys!,I'mjustgettingtoschoolandI'mhopingtohaveaniceday...."Shesaidandlookedat

thejuniorgirls.

ShepulledCassidytoherside,makinghergaspinshock.

"TheprettiestjuniorgirlinFlowershigh,sayhitomyviewers"shesaid.

"Hi!,I'mCassidyBanks!"Cassidysmiled.

"Thanks,Iloveyou!"Havanasaidandwalkedaway,stillcontinuinghervideo.

Cassidyheldherchest.

"Shetouchedme,seniorHavanatouchedme!,,themostpopulargirlheretouchedme!,Igot

featuredinhervideo,shetoldmeshelovesme!,EvenifIdierightnow,Ihavenoregrets,I've

accomplishedmydreams...goshIwannadie!"Shegushedhappily.

Anotherlouduproarmadeeveryonestartgivingcommentsagain.

It'sAvery....thesecondmostpopular,Havana'senemy.

She'salsoaninfluencerandaTikTokerlikeHavanabutHavanaismorepopular.

Averyisarrogant!,Shecandoanythingtogetwhatshecraves.

She'smakingvideosasshewalkedintoobuteveryoneisavoidingher,shehateswhenanyone

popsupinhervideos.

Steponher,you'redead.

"It'syourS*xyManiacagain!,Higuys!,I'mcurrentlysteppingintoschool....

Cassidysmirked.

"SeniorHavanaisthebest!"Sheshouted.

Averystoppedandlookedbackatherdangerously.

"Senior...Havana....is...the...best"Cassidywinkedandenteredtheclass.

"I'llbreakherbonessomeday"Averysmirkedandangrilyendedhervideobeforesteppinginto

theseniorclass.

AllthegirlsarebusystaringathandsomeBlaze.

"Newbie?"Shewonderedandtookherseat.

HavanaissittingbesideBlazecoincidentally.

"Thenewscholarshipstudent?"Sheasked.

"Yes,BlazeMendelssohn"hesmiled.

"Nicetomeetyou,mynameis...

"HavanaSmith,Iheardstudentschantingitwhenyoucamein,youmustbequietpopular"he

interruptedandshesmiled.

Heconcludedimmediatelythathersmileisthemostbeautifulthinghehaseverbeheld.

"Well...yes,theysayI'mthemostpopularandthemostbeautifulhere,I'mintoTikTokandI'ma

socialmediainfluencer"shesaid.

"Oh,cool"hesmiled.

"Youmustbeveryverybrilliant,that'stheprerequisiteforgettingscholarshiptothisschool"

shesaid.

"Iam"herepliedandsheextendedanhand.

"Friends?"

"Sure"shetookhersofthandandAveryscoffed.

"She'sseducinghimwell"shesaid,rollingeyesatHavana.

*******

KRYSTALGROUPOFCOMPANIES**

Arizonawalkedin,jumpinghappilyonherheels.

"WhatshouldIbuynext?,Anhelicopter?"Shegiggledandgasped.

"Thedramawouldhavestartedjeez!"Shesaidandmadetograbtheremotebutwhenshesaw

thepileofdocumentsonherdesk,shestopped.

"Ligament!"SheshoutedandYangrushedin.

"Who'ssupposedtoworkonallthese?"Shequestioned.

"You"hereplied.

"Me?,Howcomeit'sthismuch?"Shescowled.

"You'rejustcomingtoworkby10:30soyoushouldexpectmuch"hereplied.

Shefellonherchair.

"Iwon'tbeabletowatchmyfavoritedramatodayallbecauseofthisdarndocuments!

"There'saconferenceonehourfromnowsoyouhavetobedonewiththedocumentsbefore

then"Yangsaid.

"One..onehour?"

"Yes,andtommorowistheseminaratHaesungUniversity,theoneyouwereinvitedtogive

Englishstudents"hesaid.

Arizonaheldherhead.

"Getout"shesaid.

"Takeiteasy"

"Getoutsnake!"Sheyelledandherushedout.

Shestartedworkingonthedocuments,notlookingupforonce.

Shepickedoutoneandsmirked.

"Ligament!"Sheyelled.

Yangrushedin.

"Whotypedthis"sheheldupthepaper.

"SecretaryMing"hereplied.

"Getherforme"sherepliedandYangleft.

Mingcameinafterwards.

"Ma'am"shebowed.

"Howcouldyoumakeatypointhiskindofdocument?,Youdidn'teatbreakfast?"Sheglared.

"I'msorryma'am,Iwasrushingtogetitdoneand...

Arizonastood,Mingunderstoodimmediately.

"Noma'am...nonoI'msorry".

Shewenttothefreezerandgotthedevilishbottleandacup.

Shepouredthefirstcupandgaveittoher.

"Idon'twantto!!"Mingsaid.

"Thenyou'refired"ArizonarepliedandMingquicklytookthecupofaloeverajuicefromher.

Sheclosedhereyesandgulpedit.

"Urrhh!!"Shegruntedatthebitterness.

Arizonapouredthesecondcup.

Yangcamein.

"Shegotcaught"hemuttered.

Mingdrankthesecondcupandscreamed,herthroatsmakingweirdsounds.

ArizonapouredthethirdoneandMingalmostcried.

"I'msorryma'am"

"Completeyourdose,aloeverahelpsbodyfreshness"shesaid,givingittoher.

Minggulpedthethirdcupandranoutoftheoffice,obviouslytopukehergutsout.

"Ihatetypos,italmostgotmeruinedlastyear"Arizonasaid,returningthejuicetothefreezer.

"30minutestothemeeting"Yangsaid.

"Stopremindingme!"Shesnapped.

Heheldhislipsandlefttheoffice.

"Ligament!"Arizonacalled.

Heclosedhiseyesinfrustration."Imightjustdieat38"hesaidtohimselfbeforegoingbackin.

******

HAESUNGUNIVERSITY**

ThesecondclassisalreadygoingonwhenSummercamein,wearingalotofmakeup.

She'swearinganextremelyshortbumshortandthefactthatshe'scurvymadeitsotight,thena

thin-strappedsinglet.

Herheelsmadeherlookmores*xy.

"SummerHwang,thisclassstartedthirtyminutesago,whyareyoujustcoming?"Thelecturer

asked.

Shesmiledandwalkedgingerlytohim.

Shepulledhistieandstudentsstartedmurmuring.

"Mymumownstheschoolsoit'snoneofyourf*ckingbusiness!"Shegnarledbeforelettinggoof

histie.

ShewalkedtoChrissywho'ssittingbesideVince.

"Getup"sheordered.

"Why?"Chrissyreplied.

"Areyouquestioningmenow?,It'smymother'sschool,youwannagetrusticated?"Shesaid

meanly

"Ihavenoreasontostand"ChrissyrepliedandSummergiggled.

"Howrich,getup!"

"Stopalready"Vincesaid,notlookingather.

"Iwannasitbesideyou!"Summeryelled.

"Idon'twantto"Vincerepliedflatly,finallylookingather.

Summerbreathed.

"Stoplookingatmethatway!,It'llonlymakemewantyoumore!"shesnapped

"AndyouChrissy,getreadycosI'llsodealwithyourcrap!"Shesaidandstormedoutoftheclass,

her@ssbouncingasshewalked.

Chrissysmiled,lookingatVince.

Hejustdefendedherwhichissorareofhim.

Herarelytalks,heignoreseveryonetotally,it'sstillsurprisingthathetalkstoher.

He'scoldbutmaybeshelikesitlikethat.

Theclassfinallyendedandstudentsstarteddeparting.

"AreyoucomingforMissArizonaBanksseminartomorrow?"Chrissyasked.

"Idunno"herepliedandbroughtoutthetextbooksheborrowedyesterday.

"Here,thanks"hesaid.

"Nokeepit,Iboughtanotherone"shequicklysaidbutheplaceditonherhand.

"Ihatefreethings"hesaid.

"Vince....

"I'mleaving"hesaidandlefttheclass.

Sheturnedbackandstaredashewalked.

Hereyescaughthissneakers.

"It'swornout"shesaid.

******

H_HEYRESTAURANT**

Highschoolgirlsfilledupthewholerestaurant,theyhavefoodsontheirtablebutthey'renot

eatingatall.

They'restaringatthehandsomeserver,Vince.

Morestudentsarestillliningoutside,waitingfortheirturntocomein.

It'sthedailyroutineintherestaurant,girlsarethemainpatronizersallbecauseofVincethe

handsomeserver.

Cute!

Hispoutylips!

Ilovehairyguyslikehim!

Thosefullbrows!

Thebeautifullysculpturednose!

Manyaresnappinghispicturestoo.

Hedroppedatrayoffoodonthenexttableandallthegirlsgasped.

Hisbiceps!

Whoa!!

Itwentontillpast4whenit'stimetogoforanotherpart-timejob.

Hetookoffhisapronandfacedhisboss.

"I'llbeonmyway"hesaid.

"Aboutyourhouserentyoutoldmeabout,I'llgiveyoutommorow,youradvancepayment"the

bosssaid.

HeonlybowedandlefttherestaurantonlytomeetSummeroutside,standingbesidehercar.

"Heyhandsome!,I'llgiveyouaride"Shewaved,smilingseductively.

Vinceignoredherandstartedwalkingaway.

Sherantohimonherheelsandheldhim

Hebrokefreeandglaredbeforewalkingawayagain.

"Ya!,ya!Vince!"Sheshoutedafterhim,stumpingherfootontheground.

******

NEXTDAY,HAESUNGUNIVERSITY**

Arizonacamedownfromhercarandsighed.

Shesmiledandadjustedherblackshades.

"IgraduatedfromOxford,firstclass,that'swhyIwasn'tsurprisedwhenIgottheinvitationfor

thisseminar,Ideserveit"shesaidandfacedYang.

"Don'tyouthink?"Shesaid.

"Ofcourse,justdon'tthinkofbuyingthestudents"herepliedandshesmirked.

ShestartedherusualstylishwalkintotheschoolwithYangbesideher.

MissArizonaBanks!

Thepsychobeauty!

DidyouseethevideoofwhatshedidtochairwomanYejiyesterday?

Iloveher!

Iwannabelikeherinthefuture.

Myrolemodel!

Arizonaremovedhersunglassesimmediatelyshesteppedintotherightblock.

"Welcomemiss"theheadlectureroftheEnglishdepartmentbowedinrespect.

"Theclass"sherepliedandshewasshowntheway.

Sheenteredthefullclassandthestudentsstaredinadmiration.

Wellexceptone,Vinceisbusyjottinginhisnote.

"MissArizonaBanks!"Astudentgushed.

"Thanksforintroducingme,ArizonaBanks,afirstclassgraduateofOxford,IstudiedEnglishas

oneofmymajorsandthat'swhyIgotaspecialinvitationtoexpandyourknowledgeofEnglish"

shesaidandeveryoneclapped,exceptVince.

"She'ssocool"Chrissysmiled.

"Straighttobussiness,let'sstartwiththecomponentsoflanguage"Arizonasaid.

Yangjustfinishedprojectingonthewhiteboard.

"Asyoucansee,therearefivewhichare;phonemes,morphemes,context,syntaxandlexemes"

ArizonasaidandVincelookedup.

"Wrong"hesaidandArizonagasped.

"What!'

"Theonesyoumentionedarejustthemainfive,thereareactuallyeight...includinggrammar,

pragmaticsandsemantics"Vincesaid.

Arizonascoffed.

"Areyoucorrectingmenow?"

"Norulesaysastudentcan'tcorrectawrongperson"herepliedcasually.

"Wrong?"Arizonasaidshockingly.

Noonehaseverusedthatwordforher.

"Isimplycorrected"hesaid.

"Correctme?,Whoareyou?,Whothehellareyou!"Shesaid,walkingtohim.

Vincestood.

"Whereareyougoing?"Chrissyasked.

"Igottiredofherseminar"herepliedandstartedwalkingoutbutArizonablockedhim.

"It'smyseminar,sit!"sheordered.

Hetookanotherwaybutsheblockedhimagain.

"Sit!"Sheordered.

"Youshoulddothatinstead,you'rebreathingheavily"hereplied.

"Ya!!!!"Sheshoutedandgrabbedhim.

Theybothsuddenlyappearedattheedgeofacliff.

"Apologize!"Shedemanded.

"Ihavenoreasonto"herepliedflatly.

"Begme!"Sheyelled.

"Idon'twantto"hereplied.

"Thenleave"shesaidandpushedhim.

Hefelloffthecliffandshewokeupfromherimagination.

It'sactuallyanimagination.

"You'renothingbutanarrogantsnake!,af*ckinganaconda!"Shesaidtohisface.

Everyonelaughedoutloud.

"Thenyoushouldknowananacondaswallows,Imightjustdothat"Vincerepliedandbrushed

pasther,leavingtheclass.

Arizonaseethedwithangerandherneckveinsstoodout.

"Ya!,Anaconda!"Sheshouted,rushingafterhim.