Time was frozen. It was as if the universe had simply, stopped. All she could hear was the beat of her own heart, pounding in her ears. It could not be happening, it just could not. He was so much better than she was. She must have initiated it, because he never would have. No, it just could not be real.
She knew that she wasn't the very best girlfriend; she flirted with other guys sometimes, and sometimes she was late for dates, but she also knew that she was the most beautiful girl in Shiz. Not to mention, the richest, most desirable girl that most man had ever met. She had been sent to finishing school, and had been taking etiquette classes since she was seven. She knew how to be a lady, and knew how to blow man's mind out with a single kiss. So why wasn't she the one kissing him now?
No, instead it was her horrifically olive-toned, thin lips crashing against his in that world-stopping embrace. His hand was on her shapeless waist, and her back was arched. Both their eyes were closed, but even without the pure emotion that is conveyed through them, she could tell that there was love between the pair. It was quite simply not possible, yet love seemed to work that way didn't it? She was so confused, and had never felt so lost.
After an eternity of staring at the oblivious couple, a silent cry escaped her lips and she turned away, not quite sure where to go. Her best friend was betraying her, and her boyfriend was, she couldn't even think it. Raising her head high and walking slowly with a queen-like air, she moved towards the exit. Just before she reached the grand double doors of the Oz Dust Ballroom, and turned her head so that her voice was projected in their direction. "You deserve each other."
It was all she said, in no particularly loud voice, but she would never know how deeply those words cut her friends. They heard them, as did everyone else. But when Galinda walked out of those doors, she never turned back. She would forget it ever happened, and she would find her own true love, one that no one could steal. She would find her place in the world, even if she had to make it herself.
