HELLO my lovely friends. My wonderful, fantastic friends. My wonderful, awesome, fantastic friends who won't kill me for taking so long in updating :D

I need to warn you that in this chapter Elphaba gets to have a wonderful conversation…with herself. Before you all think Elphaba's gone nuts I should let you know I talk to myself openly. Sometimes I have the best conversations with myself. I mean…who here hasn't talked to those voices in your head? If you haven't yet, may I recommend you try it. It's good fun XD

My dedication is always and forever to my wonderful friend LeShea. And of course every single person who reviews deserves a thank you cause you're really all so kind XD

Enjoy Chapter 4 of 'Dear Life…'

Chapter 4.

Elphaba's POV

I had wanted to do something special for this strange girl I'd never even seen but I didn't know what. Me! Elphaba Thropp, the smartest girl in Oz (Ok that might be a bit excessive) couldn't think of some small simple act to make a girl who probably squeals every time she see's a baby, happy. What was wrong with me? I mean, why am I even trying in the first place? It wasn't like she meant anything to me. She was just another girl living a couple of hundred kilometers away, she wasn't special to me.

'You just keep telling yourself that my dear.'

Oh wonderful, I guess I'm gonna have some random voice in my head tell me differently right?

'Yep so get over it!'

Oh aren't we a bit bossy. I can't believe I'm arguing with a voice in my head over a girl. That sounded weird even for me. Fine, I might as well act completely insane and speak to you too. I woke up this morning feeling sick.

'No you didn't.'

Don't contradict me I did so!

'Describe the symptoms'

You were there! Why should I describe anything to you?

'Must you argue with me? It'll only make this harder than it has to be.'

Are you negotiating with me?

'Maybe'

'You're kidding right?'

'Would you just answer my question.' I realized this was futile. I guess my stubbornness in life was coming back to bite me on the butt cause I was getting it in full force. From myself no less!

I was confused. I needed to go look at my laptop and my stomach rolled every time I thought about it.

'Keep going.'

That's it.

'Really? What about when you opened the laptop?'

My stomach felt like there was an Ozdust party and everyone was invited.

'Ooo fun Why wasn't I invited?'

Sarcasm doesn't work on you as well as it does on me.

'Says the girl talking to herself.' Ok that snapped me out of my mental arguments with…myself. I realized I was dwelling too much on something that probably was the stomach flu. Pushing my way off the bed I tried to walk out of my room without looking at the laptop, maybe to prove that it wasn't as important to me as I was starting to believe, maybe to proveshe wasn't as important to me as I want to believe. Turning around to shut the door behind me, I glanced at the laptop and I knew I'd fallen into something that was way over my head.

Galinda's POV

There was a beeping. A consistent, irritating beeping.

'Shut it off Momsie I'm too sick to go to school today.' I groaned but the beeping kept going. 'Oh Oz!' I huffed attempting to reach out and hit the snooze on my alarm clock. Except it hurt, a lot. And it wasn't my alarm. Groaning I forced one eye open then the other and realized the beeping was coming from my computer. It was my computer! Of course! Momsie had come in earlier this morning to wake me for school but I had been so sick that even mother had told me to stay in bed. Now I remember it all. The beeping was Elphie's reply. Looking at the clock I realized it was late afternoon. Trying to move without causing too much pain I pushed myself out of bed and stifled a moan as I attempted to shuffle slowly to the computer.

As if magic itself, I felt my owies, and achies disappear as I read over Elphaba's words. My stomach tightened at the caring and unexpected words of Elphaba's reply filled her page. I didn't know why I cared so much. I had received sweeter, kinder words from friends and relatives when sick, yet Elphaba's words were so much more than that. They warmed my shaking body, a sign my fever had yet to break, and made me feel better even if only for a couple of minutes. Scrolling down the page, a little attachment file was visible in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. Elphie had sent me something? Clicking the attachment I had to bite my bottom lip hard to stop from squealing with laughter. Elphaba had attached a photo of a baby…but it wasn't a normal baby. It's face was screwed up in a giggle and it's eyes were wide, wider than a normal baby's eyes. Almost as if someone had purposely enlarged them. The baby was laughing hilariously at something and had a speech bubble coming out of it's mouth saying.

'Have a diaper. You're feeling crap.'

The crude message was trademark Elphaba yet I couldn't stop giggling. It was so cute yet so horribly funny. A little message from Elphaba at the end made me stop giggling. I could hear the emotion and worry in her voice and it made me melt just the smallest bit.

'I hope this makes you feel a little better Galinda. You're too bubbly to be down.'

I realized with sudden certainty and shock that I was suddenly in way over my head.

Elphaba's POV

I had found a picture of a baby on the internet that was laughing, it's eyes so huge even I had trouble denying that the creature was cute. And I don't like babies, they're constantly drooling and squealing and pooping. Yuck. But I knew Galinda was the kind of girl who liked little things and I assumed that included little people. I thought the message was rather funny too so I decided that it would be a great pick-me-up for Galinda. Not that I cared.

'You're lying to yourself again.'

It seems this voice in my head was now a common occurrence. I had spoken to it and now it was refusing to leave me alone. I thought that maybe trying to ignore it would help.

'You know you like this girl a fair bit.'

Shut up, shut up, shut up. I will not listen to this.

'Calm down honey you're getting yourself all riled up.'

Just leave me be. Why does this have to be happening to me? Sure I'm not friendly to the other kids but they always started it. Why do I have to be the one to go insane?

I waited for the voice to respond back to me but happily it stayed silent. Looking down at the screen I found there was already a message typed out. I must have been writing whilst arguing with myself.

'Dear Galinda,

I don't know what to do to make you feel better again though I do hate to hear you're in so much pain. I guess I feel guilty. I treated this friendship like a disaster before allowing it to even begin and now, when I finally agree to start behaving a bit more…courteous, you go and get yourself sick. I shouldn't have treated you so poorly and I do apologize. I know I'm not the nicest person in the world but I do want to try with you. I found this picture online and thought you'd like it. Maybe make you laugh for a while.

*File attachment*

I hope this makes you feel better Galinda. You're too bubbly to be down.

All my wishes.

Elphaba.'

I read the quick Ozmail through once and decided to click send before I began to doubt my actions. Yet the moment I hit send I realized I already regretted my actions, and now I had to wait to see how she'd react. Whether I'd made the right judgment or I'd said too much.

Now…now I feel sick.

Galinda's POV

Granted she had taken the time to make me smile and laugh but I was in so much pain I couldn't even think let alone type out a reply to her.

'I'm sorry Elphie' I whispered out loud possibly to try and remove the feeling of guilt that had begun to slowly setting in my stomach. I sat at the computer for a couple of minutes just reading over her message again and again and again. I couldn't believe she felt guilty, couldn't believe she felt so bad for my illness and her feelings of regret only caused the sinking feeling of guilt to grow bigger and bigger. But I really did hurt. The pain was immense. Looking at the computer one more time I attempted to crawl back into bed albeit slowly. Buy the time I got nestled into the sheets I had a new idea forming in my mind, one that took the harshness off the guilt.

'Don't worry Elphie. I may not respond to you for a couple of day's but when I do I'll be feeling better. I'll be able to prove to you that you mean more to me than you realize.' And that sudden thought was like a light had been turned on. My friendship with Elphaba has grown. 'Elphie's my best friend.' And that thought made me happier than anything.

I know it seemed like Galinda realized that she loved Elphaba but don't you think that's taking things a bit too fast? I mean she hasn't even really spoken to her yet. We don't know anything about Elphaba. So why would she love Elphaba yet? The childhood innocence of Galinda thinking that her feelings towards Elphaba being her best friend allows me to play a bit and you lovely friends are gonna get the chance to come along. XD Ok I'm in a bit of a mood today. Sorry :P

Hope you enjoyed this chapter of Dear Life… Sorry it took so long. I'm a terrible person and deserve to be punished XD

Stay safe lovely friends.

Grumbello