Here's Act 2. Favorite Lines? Digital Pumpkin Cheesecake Cream Ice from Rita's!
We finished all of the Twizzlers right away, because I was very angry at the Gliyero mush in the beginning. And apparently, I was forced to take out my anger on the innocent candy. I guess the same could be said for Elphaba, even though she didn't show any sign of emotion whatsoever. Maybe that meant she was really ticked off on the inside?
Well, "Thank Goodness" ended just as quick as it started (to Elphaba's and my relief), and the scene in the Governor's Mansion began. While she was watching, Elphaba seemed to be realizing exactly what she had put Nessa through when she left. I could tell she was biting down on her lip, trying not to cry as she watched her sister yell at Stage Elphaba. Before I even attempted to reach out my hand, Elphaba seized it and seemed terrified to let go.
"Don't worry," I whispered. "I won't let go." Yeah, that's what Rose said to Jack in TITANIC before she let him drown, I thought. Well, I'm not going to do that. I'm dead serious… I just wish she could know. Turns out, she already did. Elphaba leaned toward me and whispered into my ear tearfully, "Thank you."
I grinned and turned back to the stage. Elphaba did okay during the flying monkeys scene, but she still held my hand. In fact, she nearly cut off my circulation when she squeezed it even tighter because Dillamond had just been revealed under the blanket. "Elphie" was all I had to say for her loosen her grip. But she was still plainly upset.
Then came the moment all the Fiyeraba shippers were waiting for: Fiyero came in, ditched Glinda, and ran off with Elphaba. No offense to any audience member that was watching this performance, but this is what should've happen after Lion Cub Day. Come on people; were you really expecting Fiyero to be with that perky blonde chick this whole time?!
After the fifty-second reprise that still costs $1.29 on iTunes, the romance number started. As soon as Stage Elphaba and Fiyero came onto the stage, Actual Elphaba's eyes filled with tears. And as the song went on, they fell down her cheeks. She let go of my hand when Fiyero started singing and shut her eyes. I could tell she was trying desperately to relive this moment, to hear his voice once more. The sad thing was, she and I both knew it would never happen. Tears started to well up in my own eyes as I watched. But I wasn't going to stop her; I loved seeing her this happy.
Sooner or later though, that moment of happiness ended. Elphaba opened her eyes again and broke down quietly. "Fiyero…" she sobbed. I took her hand again. "It's okay," I told her. "I won't let go, remember? I promised I wouldn't let go." Even though Stage Elphaba was going on about the flying house, Actual Elphaba smiled. When we both looked back toward the stage, however, Nessa had already died.
"I… I was t-too late," Elphaba said hoarsely. "It was all… all my f-f-fault." She was uttering those hiccup-sobs that made me feel like someone was squeezing my heart. And to hear Elphaba doing it just made me feel 50 times worse. "Elphaba…" I soothed, now hugging her. "Elphie, please… it'll be okay… everything will be fine… trust me…" Soon, it just came down to a couple of sniffles. I guess that's "trusting me." Well, soon Elphaba and Glinda started the catfight, and I couldn't help but laugh hysterically. Even Actual Elphaba started laughing.
But once again, the happy moment had to end. The Gale Force came to arrest Stage Elphaba, but Fiyero put himself in the way so he would be captured instead. This is where it went wrong, I thought to myself. They were supposed to hold Elphaba down while they tortured Fiyero. Instead, Elphaba was allowed to escape. I guess they were REALLY trying to keep it ages eight and up. My thoughts were interrupted as I heard Elphaba fall limp in the seat next to me. And by limp, I meant unconscious.
You may wonder if I'm kidding or not. But I am not. Elphaba really did faint as she saw Fiyero being dragged off by the Gale Force. Now, I felt bad that I didn't save any Twizzlers in case this happened. I, of all people, should've seen this coming as a worse-case scenario. Actually, now that I think about it, the worse-case scenario would be to get thrown out of the theater because Elphaba might've been crying too loudly. And I did not want to miss Willemijn Verkaik's performance of No Good Deed.
Well, I winded up missing it anyway, because I knew I had to make sure Elphaba came to before "March of the Witch Hunters." I guess I could just watch it on YouTube. After all, isn't that what YouTube is for?
I held her body in my arms and whispered to her. After the longest three minutes and 31 seconds of my life, Elphaba finally came back to consciousness. "Fiye-" she started to murmer when I shushed her. "Now you have to pay real close attention," I told her, placing her body back in her seat. "This is really important. Not at first, but it is important."
No one in my shoes would've wanted to do it, but I had to make sure Elphie knew the truth: Morrible purposely dropped the house on Nessa to capture Elphaba. When I told the story to a couple of people I trusted, they all asked if I wanted to do it. I answered, "Are you crazy; of course I didn't!"
Well, Elphaba listened, and the truth fell upon her. She sighed. "I suspected as much," she muttered.
"You... you knew?!" I asked in disbelief.
"No, I didn't. Just... suspected." I put my head on her shoulder. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before," I apologized.
"Don't be sorry," Elphaba told me, putting her hand on my head. "It wasn't your fault." Wow... the message I've been trying to get across for what seems like ages now to her has been told by her to me.
"It wasn't your fault, either," I said for what seemed like the billionth time. "And... Elphie?"
"Yeah?"
"I will get you home. No matter what."
In case anyone was wondering where the usher was, today happened to be, "The-main-character-of-the-muscical-is-coming-so- no one-is-aloud-to-complain-if-she-gets-too-emotional Day!" Also, there really IS a video of Willemijn Verkaik singing NGD on YouTube, and it is AMAZING!
