This chapter is a bit random and crappy. So is the song, I guess, but I couldn't think of anything. Ssooooo, here ya go! Elphaba's shoes shall be on my profile. I wish I had a pair like them...
Chapter 4
I Don't Care
"These friends, the don't love you
They just love the hotel suites, now
I don't care what you think as long as it's about me
The best of us can find happiness in misery."
I Don't Care by Fall Out Boy
I got up early the next morning, deciding to actually put effort into how I looked. Maybe a certain boy had something to do with it, but I'm not admitting anything.
I put on a pleated black skirt, a tight black tank top and knee high black boots. They weren't like my normal combat boots, they were patent leather with a short, thin heal and a pointed toe.
I also lined my eyes with black eyeliner and dabbed on a bit of clear lip gloss. Well, it wasn't perfect, but I did look prettier. My hair hung down like a glossy black curtain and I smiled. It was nice to have naturally pretty hair.
"So why did you call me last night?" I asked Fiyero at school. Estolia wasn't hanging onto him, which was a plus. But I did have a run in with her this morning. I had expected to see Galinda, Milla, Pfannee and Shenshen walking down the hall with arms linked, but this time it was Estolia with them instead of Galinda. The perky blonde was nowhere to be found.
"Oh, Uh… ya know…" He trailed off and chuckled nervously. I raised my eyebrows.
"Right. Whatever you say." I shook my headed and walked to class. I was getting stares today, but not because of my skin color. Maybe they were looking at me because I actually seemed pretty. I smiled and felt a new air of confidence. Maybe I could do this everyday. It was certainly no Galinda-fied makeover, but it was a start.
At lunch, it seemed like Estolia and Fiyero were attached at the hip. I could barely stand it and I had to leave and go recollect myself in the bathroom. I sat in the stall, my head in my hands. I couldn't do this, harbor these feelings. I needed to push them away or something. Needed to focus on my studies, not stupid boys…
My thinking was interrupted my a gaggle of girls entering the bathroom.
"Ugh, that green freak is so annoying." I heard Estolia say. Well, I certainly couldn't leave now.
"I know! I heard that she went over to Galinda's yesterday. That Galinda even invited her over." Pfannee spoke up.
"No way! Are you serious?" Milla chirped, probably happy to hear this bit of gossip.
"I heard her dad's going bankrupt. That he gambled away all the family money." Estolia said cruelly.
"No!" Shenshen gasped.
"Yep. I think their house will be going on the market soon. My father will probably buy it or something so that the Upland family isn't homeless."
"Oh, Esa, you're just too good!" The girls declared before they all walked out of the bathroom in a huddled clump, giggling about Galinda's apparent family crisis.
I left the confines and the bathroom stall and hurried off to the library. I skipped history and stayed in there. I was developing a horrible headache. Good gracious, girls could be such bitches. Why would somebody talk that way about their friends?
"There you are!" I looked up to see Boq. He was out of breath. "Where did you go? Fiyero and I have been searching everywhere!"
I flicked my wrist to motion here and there. I went back to reading from a text book. I needed to finish up with English project.
"Boq! Oh, Elphaba, there you are!" Fiyero came to our table and sat down by my side.
"What? Where's Estolia?" I asked bitterly, saying her name like a curse. I didn't mean to say it, it just came out. Fiyero's eyebrows knit together.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Well you two always seem to be attached at the hip. I figured she'd be with you." I said, shrugging. I probably just dug myself into a hole, didn't I?
"You're kidding right? She's my cousin!" Fiyero started laughing uncontrollably. "You… Thought… We… Together… Ha!" He almost fell on the floor.
"Shut up." I muttered, blushing a deep shade of green. I felt so stupid now. I could totally see that they looked alike. Even Boq was snickering.
"Oh be quiet, munchkin." I spat at him. Boq immediately silenced.
"Oh, calm down, Fae. It's alright. She is a bit of a flirt." Yero rubbed my shoulder and I shrugged off his hand, grumbling.
"Fae." He groaned. "I'm sorry for laughing. Forgive me?"
I studied his face for a moment, taking in his expression. He seemed genuinely sincere enough.
"I suppose." I said, before going back to work.
Choir was absolute hell. I was planning on telling Galinda about what happened at the bathroom, but Estolia was thrust into our group.
"Won't this be just fun!" She exclaimed. Galinda glared at her. I noticed Galinda's eyes were rimmed with red and she kept sniffing. Had she already found out? Or did something else happen?
"Elphie and I already worked out the harmony and melody. You'll have to take low harmony." The blonde said to Estolia.
"That's perfect!"
We rehearsed all period, singing and not speaking once. I let out a sigh of relief when school ended for the day.
"Hey, Galinda, you wanna go with me to Starbucks? I'm meeting Fiyero and Boq there." I said as we headed out of class. Galinda looked like she had had a rough day.
"Yes, that… that would be great." She smiled weakly and followed as we went to the ninth grade center to get Nessa.
The five of us sat in the back of the café, each of us cradling our own drink.
"No offense Fiyero, but I really do not like Estolia." I said, ripping a napkin to shreds.
"Why not?" He looked at me curiously.
"She was saying awful things about Galinda, you're supposedly her friend, right?" I asked the last part to Galinda, who nodded ". Plus she's all over you and you're her cousin." I snorted.
Galinda was in shock.
"What did she say about me?!"
"Something about your father going bankrupt, about him gambling away all your money."
"That bitch!" Galinda cried, standing and making her chair fall to the ground.
"Calm down, we'll get revenge, don't worry." Boq said. Despite his massive crush, it seemed he could still think clearly. Nessa didn't approve of Boq's idea, but she kept quiet, staring at him with a glazed over look in her eyes.
Galinda just grumbled.
"Why were you so upset in Choir?" I asked her. She sighed and stared down at the table.
"Avaric broke up with me. He said we should see other people." She began to cry again and Boq patted her back soothingly.
"Don't worry, Galinda, the Unnamed God will look down upon you and see your goodness, and he'll reward it."
Nobody knew how to respond to Nessa's comment so we all kept quiet for the rest of the time.
"Hey Elphaba!" Fiyero called as I was climbing into the car.
"Yeah?" I called back.
"You look beautiful today."
I choked out a thanks and hurried into the car, blushing worse than I had during free period. He thought I was beautiful. My heart soared. Galinda noticed the blushing and giggled.
"You've got it baaaaaad." She sang.
"Oh shut up." I muttered as I drove her home.
There's the end of that chappy. Review pretty please with sugar and a cherry on top!
