Elphaba slammed her fist down on her desk, sending everything on it crashing to the floor. She silently cursed herself for losing her temper. 'Why couldn't you have just stayed clam for once? Now she'll never want to even look at you! You promised things would be different here!' A million thoughts rushed through her head until she heard the soft sound of crying coming from the washroom. Elphaba's rage was quickly replaced with regret as she soon realized how selfish she was being.
Galinda sat on the floor trying to stop the onslaught of tears. She rubbed her arm where Elphaba had roughly grabbed her and winced at the bruise that was forming. 'No wonder everyone is so apprehensive when it comes to her…She has a horrible temper and grip like a vise.' Just then she heard a loud crash come from their bedroom and momentarily feared that Elphaba was going to break down the door. That fear quickly passed once she heard nothing more than silence.
Eventually she heard Elphaba's heavy footsteps move across the room. Shortly after, Galinda heard the creak of the bed as Elphaba laid down. She waited another moment or so before tiptoeing softly to her own bed and resting her head on her overly fluffy pillow. Sleep would not come easy tonight for either of the two women.
Galinda sat on the grass underneath a large tree eating her lunch. She hadn't seen her strange roommate all day. Even when she awoke that morning, Elphaba had already left. No sooner had this thought run through her head than she heard a commotion behind her.
"What are you all staring at?" yelled Elphaba. Her hands were clamped into large fists and the muscles in her arms flexed with each move she made. Those who were near her were now running in the opposite direction. "That's right! Just run away!" she snarled as she watched the other students run from her.
Galinda quickly turned around and pressed her back into the tree, hoping that Elphaba hadn't spotted her in her rage. She took a chance a few seconds later and peeked around the side of the tree. Elphaba was still seething as she made her way down the sidewalk in the direction of their dorm. Galinda swallowed the lump in her throat as she thought about what might happen when their paths would have to cross later that night.