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"Why exactly did we have to go this way home?" Elphaba asked on her way home from Nessa's.
"I told you. Shortcut." Chistery said, vaugely.
"It takes five minutes to walk from Nessa's house normally. We've been wandering through here for the better part of half an hour!" she protested.
"Alright, so it's a defective shortcut . . ."
Elphaba rolled her eyes. Chistery stopped.
"You did that thing again."
"What thing?"
"That eye thing." he said. "Your eyes went around in the socket."
"Gee, wonder why?" Elphaba said sarcastically.
"You're turning eleven today, not thirteen." Chistery muttered.
"What?"
"Nothing!" he said quickly. "I said nothing!"
"Yeah, whatev-"
Then she stopped. It went black for a moment.
Blood. Blood everywhere.
"Hold on, Elphaba." a teenage voice said. "Please. I can't lose a family member again."
So much blood . . .
Her blood.
This was her blood.
She felt faint. Her eyes closed.
"Elphaba!"
"Elphaba?"
She shook her head. "Huh?"
"Are you ok? You kinda stood there with your eyes glazed over for a second." Chistery said.
Elphaba nodded. "Yeah. It was just . . weird. Didn't you see that?"
"See what?"
Elphaba looked around. They were back on the "shortcut." Not a drop of blood in sight. "Nothing, I guess. Which way is home again?"
"Right up here." Chistery motioned ahead of him.
"Finally!" Elphaba could now see her house. "I was starting to get worried you'd lost your way."
"Ha ha ha." Chistery said dryly. "How was school?"
"Good. Cruella was a pain, but that's it."
"Yeah, well, Cruella's always a pain." he opened the door. "You coming in?"
"Of course I-"
"Surprise!"
Elphaba was startled as her friends and family popped out. "Happy birthday, Elphaba!"
She stood there in shock. "You . . . Chistery, you lied!"
"Well, it wouldn't be much of a surprise party if I gave away the surprise!"laughed. "Happy birthday, Elphaba."
"Fabala! Fabala! Fabala!" The twins ran towards her. "Happy birthday!"
Elphaba laughed as they nearly toppled her over. "Thank you." she said to everyone. "I can't beleive you guys did this all for me!"
"I can!" Gaylette said.
"We've been planning this for weeks!" Nessa added.
"We helped, too!" the twins said.
Mom came over and hugged her. "Happy birthday, Elphaba."
Elphaba hugged her back, the odd thing that had happened pushed to the back of her mind.
At least, for two more years.
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