VINCE AND ARIZONA

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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.
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