Elphaba rushed out across the grounds of Shiz, trying to get as far away from her room as possible. She heard her name being called by a familiar voice, but it just made her move that much faster. She just simply wanted to get away, to be by herself. She managed to make her way around one of the buildings before she took time to stop and take a deep breath. Finally being out of sight and alone. I'm alone.

Finding a bench near by, she sat down, closed her eyes and leaned over, placing her head in her hands. "Why did I leave? Why did I run away?" Realizing something she leaned back and wrapped her cloak tighter around herself. "And why am I talking to myself?" She shook her head and just sat in silence trying to wrap her mind around her own reaction to a simple gift from a friend. Or was there something more to it?