Elphaba waited in the hall outside of the nurses' station, she had been waiting for about an hour.
No one would tell her what was happening with Glinda, and no one would stop long enough to tell her if she was even alright. The green girl let out a soft groan as the clock ticked loudly in the bare hall.
Elphaba's stomach grumbled, reminding her she hadn't eaten in awhile and she looked at the Infirmary door again, willing for it to open with news.
As if on cue, Glinda walked out, the usual bounce in her step replaced with scraping of shoes on the floor. Elphaba stood and turned to her roommate who stared at the ground and held a small bag in her hand.
"Glinda, are you alright? What did the nurse say?" she asked cautiously. Glinda looked up and stared at Elphaba blankly as if she was surprised to see her. She tilted her head, stood up straight and flashed a bright cheery smile.
"She says I should be more careful what I eat, isn't it so funny a tuna salad could cause such a grout of stomach flu? I'm all better now, though. I just needed to get it out of my system."
"Tuna salad doesn't make you bleed, Glinda." Elphaba frowned and Glinda's smile broke for a split second, the edge of her mouth twitching slightly.
"Bleed? Oh, dear Elphaba I just don't know what you mean." Glinda said with a painfully airy voice. "I think I'd best be off, now. I have to get ready for class. It would be dreadful if someone saw me like this, in shambles."
Elphaba watched in amazement as her roommate quickly hurried off back to the dorm. Glinda had just lied straight to her face, and had done it with a smile. The tall girl's bare green feet and old nightgown showed that she had been up all night, all because Glinda had begged her not to leave, and now, now the blonde had the nerve to sidestep what was wrong?
Elphaba frowned as she made her way to the dorm. She wanted answers, but she was too tired to try and pry them out of her friend. She was mildly surprised to find she hadn't caught up to the blonde and put her hand on the knob to open it, only to find it locked. Needless to say, this was another surprise, since when Glinda was in the room she never kept the door locked.
Not thinking much on the matter, Elphaba reached into her pocket and pulled out the key, pushing it into the lock and opened the door. Her brown eyes fell on the sheets of Glinda's bed, which had quite clearly been taken off along with her comforter so the mattress was bare. Elphaba saw no spots from the blood she had seen, and started to wonder if it had just been a figment of her imagination. With a shrug, she walked into the room and began to get ready for the long day ahead.
She heard a noise from the bathroom and turned her head. "Glinda?" she called.
"O-oh… it's the tuna salad." the muffled and hurried reply came from behind the door. "Don't mind me."
The green girl made a face. Maybe Glinda really did eat something that didn't agree with her, and that was that.
But somehow, Elphaba thought, I doubt it.
AUTHORS NOTE: The Votes Are In from all voters; Gelphie: 7 Gloq: 2 Gliyero: 2 The Over all Pairing is going to be: Gelphie. Thank you so much for voting and reading and reviewing! Please stay tuned. (Sorry for any and all grammar errors, I don't have a beta for this story,)
