"Wakey wakey, sunshine. Rise and shine." I groggily opened my eyes to see a barred room and standing in front of me was Damon. I tried to run, but I fell to the floor. Looking back, I saw a chain attached to my leg holding me to the wall.
"No use trying to escape, because you're here for good." Damon looked like his true self. A criminal.
"How are you here? You should be rotting in a jail cell." I pulled against the chain but it was no use. I was trapped.
"You're old friend, got me out. Legally I might add, so don't come up with any way to put my back in. It's a waste of time."
"What friend? Last time I checked, they all hated you."
"Why don't you find out? Come out here boy!" Out of the shadows, I saw Connor. He had the saddest, yet angriest look on his face.
"Connor?"
"Galinda"
"What? Why?" He couldn't seriously be so upset that I broke up with him could he?
"You left me for that scum! Now you'll know how it feels to be rejected. You'll be here alone, no one to rescue you."
"Ironically stupid isn't it?" Damon sniggered. What could be ironic about this? "You threw me in jail to rot and chose that munchkin. You chose him again over this boy and now you're the one rotting in jail. Seems this boy is trouble for you." He chuckled harder and left, fading into the darkness.
"Connor, you're not seriously going to help him are you? I told you what he was like. Please Connor, help me." He stared at me intensely, watching me grovel on my knees.
"Maybe you should have thought of that before you broke up with me. Goodbye Galinda." I watched him leave, beginning to cry. This couldn't be happening.
"Connor, please. Connor!" The door closed, leaving an echoing thud. I crumpled on the floor, curling my body. All my friends, my family. None of them might ever see me again. I cried until I fell asleep from exhaustion.
"Hey Fiyero. Have you seen Galinda at all today?" I was worried for her safety. We had agreed in the library at noon but she never showed. I searched the entire castle for her but she wasn't to be found.
"No in fact, I haven't seen her at all. I don't recall seeing her at dinner last night either. Have you checked with Elphaba or any of the staff?"
"Fiyero, I've checked every inch of the castle for her. I can't find her anywhere."
"Boq, calm down. I'm sure we'll find her. Maybe she and Elphaba have gone on a shopping trip or something." I relaxed a little. Galinda was known for her random sprees however my worry returned when Elphaba came running up to us. She looked terrified.
"Fiyero, I think Galinda's been kidnapped." Elphaba began to hyperventilate.
"Elphaba, breath. What happened?"
"I was trotting back to the stables and I found this." She held up a pink sparkly bobby pin. No doubt is was Galinda's. She always had some on hand. However this one was bent out of shape and we all knew that Galinda took very good care of her possessions, even small replaceable bobby pins. Galinda was missing.
"Alright, we'll find her. Boq, I want you to find my parents and tell them what's happened. Elphaba, I want you to go back to the stables and try to find anything else. Maybe we can dig up a few clues. I'll assemble to guard. We all meet back here in twenty minutes." Fiyero was firm about this. I could tell that he was worried. We split up and I ran around looking for the King and Queen. I quickly found them in the Library with an older man. They were obviously discussing something important. I slightly coughed to grab their attention.
"Sorry to disrupt your meeting Majesties, however this is of important matter. We have reason to believe that Galinda has been kidnapped." I watched their eyes widen. The king shooed the man away so we could talk privately.
"Are you sure about this?" Queen Natalie asked.
"Yes, Elphaba was the one to find out. I'm really worried." She looked at me sympathetically.
"We'll find her." She walked with haste out the door, with the king shortly following her. I told them to wait in the foyer as Fiyero had instructed me before running off towards to find Fiyero.
"Breakfast time!" I woke up to the sound of rattling bars. I spend most hours asleep. I could pretend I was back home with my friends, but in the end I was brought back to reality. I looked up to see Damon sliding a tray of food into my cell. Dry rice and water. He was smart enough to realise that I was worth more kept alive, however that didn't mean he had to properly care for me.
"Eat up, sweetheart. You don't want to lose your energy." He cackled as he walked away. I wanted to do horrible things to him. I could if I wasn't in my current situation. I grabbed the bowl and ate hungrily. My stomach was aching for food. Real proper food. I wasn't used to being malnourished. Connor visited my cell but only to take away my empty bowl and open the window for some fresh air. I longed to be outside.
"Connor I'm sorry about the way I treated you, but why are you doing this? This isn't you. I know the real you."
"You don't know me at all Galinda." I stared into his eyes. He tried to look intimidating but I could see right through his mask. His eyes were soft and gentle. They didn't show any sign of a man committing a horrible crime.
"Yes I do. You aren't a bad person Connor."
"Shut your mouth!" He stormed away. I knew he was cracking. I would just have to wait. In the meantime, I hoped my friends came for me. They should have noticed my absence by now.
"We've searched the Woods, the City, the Village. Everywhere, your highness. No sign of her." I looked at Fiyero. We couldn't quit now. We had to find her.
"We keep looking. We search everywhere until we find her."
"Boq, it's nightfall. My men are tired. We need to rest and continue looking in the morning. But now, is not the time." Fiyero patted me on the shoulder and headed inside with Elphaba. I followed after them, hanging my head. What if she was lost forever?
"What are we doing with her? I still get her money right?" Damon said.
"Of course. You get your revenge and I get mine. It's time for the blonde to get what's coming. And get rid of the boy. We don't need him anymore."
"Why. He could be useful to us. He hates her too." His sentence was cut off and he fell to the floor, choking for air.
"Do not argue with me. Now get rid of him."
"Yes Mistress."
