? ARIZONA ?
( His Crazy Queen… )
CHAPTER 80&81
By, Naomi Cindy B
★★★★★
TWO MONTHS LATER**
A BURIAL HALL **
The whole hallway was filled with crying and sorrowful people, down to the main hall.
It’s a sad place and everyone is either crying or sobbing silently.
Vince is sitting beside the wall, sobbing gently while br-anson consoled him.
C@$$idy is crying beside Trevor too and he’s also trying to console her.
Joy and Adam are sitting beside each other, they’re not crying but their faces are red, maybe they’ve shed enough tears.
Mr and Mrs White are present too, their tears were loud and sorrowful.
Paulson and Rita are sitting beside them, they’re also in tears.
Mrs Andrews from the orphanage watched everyone quietly, the old woman has traces of tears on her face too.
The atmosphere was clouded with grief and sorrow.
Vince looked at the pictures on the table beside the ash container and smiled sadly.
“Just like that…. just like that you’re gone” he cried, covering his face with his palm as more tears found their way out of his eyes.
br-anson hu-gged him and started petting him as he cried more.
It’s true that humans are meant to live and then p@$$ away at a certain time but….times can be sorrowful at times.
The fact that no one knows their time of death makes time more dreadful.
Time is dangerous and the time of death of a pa-rticular person might cause sorrow for an unimaginable period of time if the time is short.
Time is life, life is time.
Life and time works together but in all, doing good deeds matters a lot so when death comes, the people we leave will have something good to talk about or to miss… concerning us.
Bad people have people who love them too though but good…will always supersede bad.
*******
ONE MONTH LATER, KRYSTAL GROUP OF COMPANIES**
Vince came out of the conference hall, looking so exhausted,his eyes are tired.
Yang is walking beside him.
“You must be so tired boss, I’m sorry you had an hectic day” Yang said and Vince smiled.
“But I’m happy, doing this for her makes me happy even if I’m tired” Vince replied as they entered his office together.
“Should I order lunch?, What do you want?” Yang asked.
“Don’t worry, I’ll eat at home” Vince smiled and Ming came in.
“Boss,your signature is nee-ded” she said, tendering a docu-ment.
“For the Ann’s?” Vince said, getting his pen.
“Yes boss” Ming replied as he signed.
“What do I have left?” Vince asked.
“Nothing to be done here again boss, but an hour to this time, you have to supervise the students at the institute” Yang replied.
“Ok you can go for now, come back for me an hour later” Vince said and Yang bowed respectfully before leaving with Ming.
Vince stood and started walking around the office, smiling as Arizona’s face pla-yed around his head.
He tou-ched everything he came across, remembering when he killed a co-ck roach for her right her.
He went to the sp-ot and bent there, imagining the empty pizza box.
He looked at the door and imagined her running out throu-ghit , bumping into him and how their li-ps met accidentally when they fell together.
Sadness rowed his mind immediately and he stood, sitting on the couch.
He put on the TV and can imagine her watching it while crying loudly, eating popcorn with loads of tissues beside her.
He stood as tears piled in his eyes then he went into her dressing room, her jewelries and expensive adornments are still there.
Her shoes and bags, then her dresses in the open closet.
He rushed out of there and his eyes went to the couch again, he remembered giving her the anklet after confessing how he felt, they made out on the couch too, they had kizzed and care-ssed crazily.
His tears finally sli-pped out and he squ-atted sorrowfully.
“I miss you Ariz, I miss you” he cried loudly.
Yang peeped from the door and sighed.
“I miss her too” he said sadly.
*****
ARIZONA’S MANSION, 7PM**
Vince is just returning from the institute where he went to supervise.
The guards bowed in greetings as he entered the house .
He got in and the two maids greeted too, he replied with a nod and went to Pepper who’s purring in it’s cage.
“How was your day?” He asked, touching it’s beak.
It shook it’s tail happily and he smiled before going upstairs.
The first thing his eyes caught on her bed was the luck teddy he gave her.
He went for it immediately and took the small teddy.
He kizzed it countless times before laying on the bed, holding the teddy dearly.
“I miss you Ariz, please come back to me, I want to be with you again” he muttered as his long lashes hu-gged each other.
******
NEXT DAY, THE HWANG’S RESIDENCE**
Avery finished packing her things and dragged her bag downstairs, meeting Mrs Hwang in the living room.
She stood immediately she saw her.
“Avery where are you…
“I’m leaving this house” Avery interrupted.
“Why?, You’ll leave me alone in this big house?”
“Of course, I don’t want you to ruin my life, I can’t risk it mum” Avery replied and started dragging the bags out.
Mrs Hwang quickly blocked her.
“No daughter, don’t do this, I’m ready to beg on my knees for everything I’ve done, please don’t leave this house, you’re the only one I have left” she begged, holding her hands as tears ran down her face.
“I’ve been trying my best to stay since I became a college student but I just can’t, it’s suffocating to stay in the same house with a mother who ruined my sister’s life and almost ruined mine” Avery replied and removed her hands from Mrs Hwang’s.
She left the house and Mrs Hwang slumped on the floor, increasing the volume of her cries.
******
HAESUNG UNIVERSITY**
“Avery is not here yet, did she forget we have an early morning cl@$$?” Havana said worriedly, checking the time as she walked the hallway alone.
Someone suddenly snatched her phone and she quickly looked up.
“Babe” she smiled.
Blaze hu-gged her and kizzed her cheek lightly.
They became students of the school since last month.
Blaze is studying same course Vince studied… English
Adam is studying medicine with Trevor
Havana is in arts with Avery.
“Where are the others?” Blaze asked after breaking the hu-g.
“Here!” Trevor showed up with Adam.
“Were you guys planning to be late?” Havana said.
“We woke up late” Adam replied.
“Did I come late?, Tell me no” Avery appeared.
“What were you doing?, You almost came late” Havana smi-rked.
“I was making videos” Avery joked.
“Really?”
“I was actually moving out of my mum’s house” Avery replied.
“Really?, Now that you’re nineteen” Trevor said.
“Not that, I just nee-d my own space, I want to grow away from her” Avery replied and everyone exchanged glances.
“What’s everyone doing this evening?, Let’s hang out” she said when she noticed their eyes.
“I have a date with Joy” Adam said.
“I have a date with C@$$idy too” Trevor said.
“I have a date with my Havana” Blaze said, holding her wa-ist but she punched him slightly.
“Ou!”
“Our training starts by 2 today remember?” She said.
“Oh I totally forgot” Avery smiled.
“Till when?” Adam and Trevor asked at a time.
“7pm” Havana said.
“It’s cool, we still have time to date” Adam said and Avery got her phone.
“Let’s make one video before we go to cl@$$” she said and Havana got her phone too.
The guys stayed behind them as they made the video of them walking to cl@$$.
******
8PM, STREETS OF SEOUL**
“I love this night seriously!, Jeez!, The stars!” Joy said loudly, walking beside Adam.
“I’m glad we came for a date tonight, I’d have been bored at home” C@$$idy said.
She’s also walking beside Trevor, they actually came for a double date.
Havana and Blaze went for their date elsewhere.
“How was the training today?” Adam asked.
“It was fun, and I nee-d to tell you a secret” Joy replied.
“What?” Adam asked curiously.
“Ryujin eonni came to train us” she said proudly.
“Ryujin itzy?” Adam said surprisingly.
“Of course!” She smiled.
“Wow!”
“She was strict but at the same time cheerful, I love her” Joy said and swept back her hair as she talked.
Adam watched interestedly though, he’s not listening to what she’s saying anymore, all he could see is her pretty face, he’s just smiling.
“Ryujin itzy trained you guys today?” Trevor asked in surprise too.
C@$$idy just told him too.
“Of course!, We all love her, she’s training eight of us… I, Avery, Havana and Joy are the best four, I’m sure we’ll debut fas-ter than the others, and fas-ter than expected” C@$$idy replied cheerfully.
They got to an ice cream stand and the four of them got ice creams which they ate.
They visited the karaoke, the park, the game house, they went skiing and ate all sorts of junks as they did.
The time was past 10 when they started heading to their cars.
“Should we hang out again tomorrow?” Joy asked, holding Adam’s arm.
“Of course, was just about to say that” he replied and she smiled.
“Wait..you have something on your face” he said and she stopped walking.
He leaned in and kizzed her li-ps lightly, she blus-hed greatly immediately.
“I love you” she smiled, holding his arm ti-ghter.
“I love you” he replied and kizzed her again, more de-eply this time.
C@$$idy saw the scene and faced Trevor.
“I wanted to do that too, they were just fas-ter” he said before kizzing her.
C@$$idy smiled and ha-rdened it but a car honk made them break it.
Adam and Joy broke theirs too.
Paulson and Rita came down from the car and Adam’s eyes wide-ned.
“Mum!”
“Mrs Banks!” Joy gasped.
“Dad!” C@$$idy’s eyes wide-ned.
“Mr Banks!” Trevor said.
*******
THE BANKS MANSION**
Trevor, Adam, C@$$idy and Joy are sitting face to face with Paulson and Rita in the living room.
They all have their faces down.
“You guys are unbelievable, college guys dating highschool students?” Paulson said, pointing his walking stick at them.
“I love him dad, don’t try to separate us” C@$$idy said, holding Trevor.
“And I love her, you can’t tear us apa-rt” Adam said, holding Joy too.
“C@$$idy, joy….gosh you both..” Rita said.
“Remember you told me mum, that I’ll find another guy, he’s the one and besides, I’m in my second year in highschool already, by next year, I’ll join him at Haesung University” C@$$idy winked.
“She’s in her second year too dad, she only has few months left to join me in Haesung” Adam said.
“Shut up you both!” Paulson yelled and they all shrunk.
“appa” C@$$idy pouted.
“What if i tell you all to break up?” Paulson said.
“I’ll elope with him” C@$$idy replied.
“What!’ Paulson and Rita shouted.
“Same here, I’m gonna elope with her” Adam said.
“You think we won’t find you guys?” Rita said.
“We’ll refuse to go to school” C@$$idy winked.
“And we’ll stay indoors everyday without eating a thing, I know how worried you both get when we don’t eat” Adam winked too.
“Really?, Come here both of you” Paulson said, chasing them around the living room with his walking stick.
Trevor and Joy laughed on the couch but Paulson came for them also.
They jumped over the couch and ran upstairs with C@$$idy and Adam
Paulson held his back, walking back to the couch.
“These kids…oh my back”
******
NEXT DAY, KRYSTAL GROUP OF COMPANIES**
Vince finished listening to the presentation from one of the planning teams and everyone in the hall clapped as the lady went back to her seat.
“You did well, I must commend your efforts” Vince said.
“Thanks boss” she bowed.
“I’ll review it before tommorow, I think I have an headache right now” he stood.
Everyone bowed as he left the hall with Ming and Yang.
“You have an headache?, Should I get you some pills?” Yang asked with concern.
“No don’t worry I’ll be fine” he replied and his phone rang, a call from the hospital.
“Doctor” he said dryly.
“Mr Mendelssohn!” The doctor shouted.
“Huh?”
“She’s awake!, She woke up just now!, She woke up!” The doctor shouted and Vince almost couldn’t believe his ears .
He took the phone away from his ears and when his head finally processed everything, he ran madly out of the company.
He even forgot that elevators exists, he jumped the stairs like three at a time till he got to the front of the company.
He got into his car and decided to drive himself.
After driving crazily for fifteen minutes, he got to the hospital and rushed out of the car.
He stood still when he got to the doorstep of her ward, hoping it won’t be a prank.
He closed his eyes and held the knob before opening the door, slowly and gently.
He finally got in and opened his eyes.
The doctor wasn’t lying after all, Arizona is sitting on the bed, looking weak and worn out.
Her head is still bandaged though.
A smile spr-ead in her face immediately he appeared.
“Candy….” She whispered.
“Ariz!” He almost screamed, running to her despite the short space between them.
He hu-gged her ti-ghtly, wrapping his arms around her dearly as tears escaped his eyes.
“Thanks for waking up, thanks for coming back to me baby, thanks for not making me wait longer queen and thanks for not losing your memory, thanks for remembering me” he cried happily on her shoulder.
Arizona hu-gged him back slowly, crying silently too.
“I’m sorry I kept you waiting Vincent, sorry for making you worried candy…I’m so sorry sweetheart” she said gently.
“I missed you madly, it wasn’t easy without you queen, you’re my life Ariz, please stay with me forever”
“I missed you more sweetheart” Arizona muttered and he broke the hu-g just to look at her face.
He ru-bbed it gently, wiping her tears slowly.
He kizzed her hair then hu-gged her again.
“I love you so much Ariz”
TBC