Chapter 29. Frayed Ribbons and Ballet Slippers
Rifiuto: Non Miniera
Milla looked up.
Elphaba entered, her dance bag over her shoulder.
"Hey."
"Elphie." The two women hugged, before Elphie settled on the floor, and pulled out her Pointe shoes. She was dressed in her warm ups from college, her long raven hair pulled back in a loose bun.
Milla watched silently as her friend tied the frayed pink ribbons around her ankles, and then stood, taking her black sweater off and tossing it on the floor near her bag.
Silent, the two women warmed up, before Milla went to the stereo near the door. It opened, and Fiyero, Liir, and the others poked their heads in.
"Hey. Can we watch?" Milla nodded. She let the others in, and they silently watched the two. Both women, one a queen, the other a meagravess. They watched, as the two girls returned to their passion, the ballerinas.
Once they were done, the girls gathered their things. For a moment, Fiyero saw the girl his wife had once been. He saw the smile on her face, the light in her eyes.
And for a moment, she was back in college, enjoying life, without worrying about her daughter.
For a moment, she was young again.
Just a girl, dressed in warmups, frayed ribbons, and ballet slippers.
