Gossip. That's all it was. People believe it too quickly, like naïve little children. And she was very disappointed to admit that she was once one of those naïve children. Gossip fueled her life. And it started to get out of hand the minute she got to Shiz.
And now, gossip had gotten back to her ten fold. It robbed her of her best friend. The gossip was that her friend was wicked. She just stood in front of the crowds and kept feeding the fire. Gossip. That all it was. A result of a bit of misheard gossip. And now the Wicked Witch is dead. And she should be happier.
"I'm so sorry, Elphie." She cried.