Nanny ran down the steps of the Thropp home. She had told Elphaba to be ready to leave half an hour ahead of time, but who was the one getting to the carriage late? Oh it was Nanny alright.
She ran into the carriage and sat down abruptly. She tapped on the window seperating the driver from the passenger seating to instruct him that he may now leave. After a few minutes of catching her breath, I mean after all, Nanny wasn't the most in shape woman out there. Sure, she did things like laundry and all that nonsense, but never anything like sprinting through an entire mansion to catch carriage on time. She looked over at Elphaba. The poor girl was completely clueless about arranged marriages. She knew they were arranged, but she knew nothing of what was supposed to happen on the wedding night, or during any period after the wedding. Nanny had to address the issue promptly.
"Elphaba, I think it's time we talk about what's going to happen with this wedding." she sighed. Nanny knew this was going to be a hard talk with the socially outcasted child. She was already shunned by her family, city, community, whatever you please, and now she was running head first into a marriage where she knew nothing about the person she was marrying.
"Elphaba, we're going to arrive at Kiamo Ko a week before the wedding. During that week I want you to try and become close with the young prince. From what I've heard he's veyr kind, gentle, accepting, and yet somewhat naive. But nonetheless, I need you to be as kind as possible with him. But then again, you might just end up falling for this child." she winked at Elphaba.
"Nanny! How could you say that about me? I'm sure he's very kind and sweet, but that doesn't mean I'll just fall head over heels in love with him. And even though you think I know nothing about this topic, you're wrong. You needn't say anything more, Nanny, I have everything under control." she stated. She didn't like being underestimated, even though she knew Nanny was only joking with her.
"Well then, I'll assume you know what is to happen on the wedding night." Nanny replied, trying to hold all seriousness in tact.
Elphaba sighed. She knew what Nanny was getting at. She knew in her heart that she wasn't ready to have sex with someone she would only get to know for a week. But to reply to Nanny's statement she nodded her head gently, swallowing hard, and letting a small tear fall down her cheek.
Nanny went scooted next to the now afraid seventeen year old. She had just celebrated her birthday yesterday, and that wedding night was going to be the worst gift she'd ever gotten.