Reaching Out
Glinda screamed, "Get off of me, let go."
The man grabbed her by her golden locks of hair and called out for help. Two other men came and restrained the girl by the arms as the man began to pry a door open. He twisted it open and the two men threw her in. At that the door was pulled quickly shut and a clinking of keys made a soft click at the door as they walked away. It was all quiet, as there footsteps carried away with the jingle of the keys.
Glinda gritted her teeth together as she started to bang against the door, "Let me out! Can't you here me, let me out!"
A stern voice whispered from the shadows, "You won't last one minute if you act like that. This is their place, you go by their rules."
Glinda stopped and spoke just as softly, "Who's there? What rules? What is this place?"
A person walked into the light, they, they were green.
She spoke softly, "Their simple rules, don't talk unless spoken to, don't bring attention to yourself, when hit by those above you never hit back and listen to those above. Because you're new here you right at the bottom of the ladder. If you want to move up, listen to me and do as you're told and maybe, just maybe you'll be let out of here."
Glinda stared, "Who are you and you didn't answer my question, what is this place?"
The green girl smiled, "May I remind you that you broke the first rule, no talking but because you're new so I'll make an exception. I'm Elphaba and this place, well; it'll make your nightmares look like a place of dreams. How old are you? Why do you think that you're here?"
Glinda blinked, "I'm seventeen and I don't know why I'm here."
Elphaba came closer to the light and Glinda saw her properly. Elphaba was half a head taller than her, she was wearing a plain black dress and, from what she could tell, nothing else.
Elphaba stepped forward to get a better look at the girl. She looked as if she had never been in a fight before. She was as old Elphaba was. This girl was wearing a nice pink dress and two shoes.
Elphaba spoke softly, "You should take off your shoes. Someone is bound to steal them from you. It looks like you're my new roommate."
Glinda paused, "What happened to the last one?"
Elphaba looked at the girl gently, "She didn't follow the rules. Don't worry, if you follow me you should be fine but remember you have to follow me to the letter."