A witch was killed in Oz tonight.
You know her as the Wicked Witch of the West. Everyone did… and everyone wanted her dead. I don't know what kind of sick people wish for someone's death, and then celebrate it afterwards.
We weren't always like this, you know. We used to be normal… well, as normal as a green woman and her best friend could be. I still don't know how everything went so wrong… and suddenly, we were witches and leading very different lives.
Nothing lasts forever. Elphaba knew that all too well. That's why she chose to be the witch of the west. The sun must set to end every day, and it sets in the west. Elphaba chose to be that ending; even in the face of imminent death, she never wavered.
Nessa chose to be the opposition; the east. She believed in the light of redemption, and just as the sun rises consistently to begin each day, so Nessa rose to power to try and change Munchkinland. But no one can stare at the sun too long without getting hurt, and so Nessa found that same truth, and was punished harshly for it.
And I… I chose the north, a neutral position that placed myself as far from conflict as I could. The northern star never wavers, and leads the weary traveler home. I never let the citizens of Oz see my weakness; I did everything to please them and lead them to a better place.
Perhaps we would have remained this way, if Nessa's light hadn't been snuffed. It was a harsh reality, and Elphaba feigned nonchalance, but it hit her hard… and for once, the northern star wavered.
Everything just fell apart from there, and now, the sun has set on my Elphaba… my friend… my lover.
I can't live like this anymore.
When Elphaba died, I died with her. Oh, my body still moves; it still responds to mindless control, but I'm nothing more than an empty shell now. And the worst part?
They call me a saint… yet I am too much of a coward to follow my green sunset.
The northern star never wavers, and it leads the weary traveler home. Perhaps I can be that strong someday… and perhaps once my own sunset has come, I will find my Elphie waiting for me.
A witch was killed in Oz tonight… and I will mourn the wicked.