Day 27: The Carnival Game
It was nearly evening as Elphaba and Glinda took one last walk around the carnival. They had been there since morning and were about to make their way back to the inn. It was when they were passing by the carnival games when Glinda suddenly gave a shriek of excitement, and detached from Elphaba's arm, as she rushed over to one of the game booths. The green woman had no choice but to follow her.
"Elphie, look it's a pink teddy bear!" Glinda cried out as she pulled at Elphaba's arm with great force.
"I see it, I see it, you don't have to pull my arm off. A simple pointing of the finger would have done just fine," Elphaba muttered.
"That bear is the cutest thing ever! It even has a matching ribbon behind its ear. Oh, Elphie, can you win that bear for me?" Glinda asked, as she looked at her girlfriend with hopefully eyes.
"I don't know if I can, my sweet. Those bottles look really heavy and in order to win I need to knock them all over at the same time."
"But you were the one that gave me a throwing lesson yesterday. If anyone can do it you can," Glinda replied.
"That was just throwing a stone. This is much more difficult," Elphaba answered, as she looked over the bottles.
"Come on, give it a try, win your girl a prize," The vender said, as he threw a ball up and down a few times.
"He's right, Elphie, just give it a try. Please...for me?"
"All right," Elphaba answered, as she paid the venter some money and in turn he gave her one ball to throw.
Elphaba picked up the ball and tossed it up in the air a few times to get the feel of it. She then looked over the ball for a moment or so. Her eyes then darted towards her target, and her brow came together in concentration. She then drew back her arm and threw the ball at the pyramid of
bottles. The strength of the throw was pretty good, but she was a bit off for all the bottles but three stayed up.
"Damn," Elphaba growled, when she noticed how close she had been. Like she thought the bottles were heavy, so it made it more difficult to knock them all over.
"Oh, Elphie, you were so close," Glinda exclaimed.
"I'll give it another try," Elphaba answered, as she placed some more money on the counter. The vender in turn handed Elphaba another ball. The green woman took careful aim before throwing the ball. This time her throw was better because all the bottles were knocked down except for one.
"Damn it," Elphaba snarled, as she watched the bottle tip back and fourth, but because of its weight it didn't fall down. "Third time's the charm," Elphaba added, as she gave the vender more money.
"Elphaba, please, you don't have to try again."
"It's alright, my sweet, I want to try again," Elphaba assured her, with a grin.
"I don't want you spending all your money though," Glinda retorted, as she gave a heavy sigh, as she stared longingly at the pink bear she was sure would never be her's.
"This will be my last try, I promise," Elphaba replied, as she gripped the ball and took aim. The vender just rolled his eyes. He clearly didn't think this green woman had a chance at winning. Glinda was moving from one foot to the other in a nervous fashion as she waited for Elphaba to let the ball go.
Just then, with strength that surprised Elphaba herself, she threw the ball and when it hit the of pyramid bottles it almost seemed like they exploded instead of being knocked down. The vender could only stare in complete shock, for there wasn't a single bottle standing,
"Elphie, you did it!" Glinda shouted, as she bounced up and down a half a dozen times before grabbing the green woman to give her a hug.
"We have... a... winner," The vender said, in a tone that showed he was still in shock. "Pick your prize."
"The pink bear," Elphaba answered, in a prideful tone. She felt extremely proud that she had won a prize for her blonde love. The vender handed over the pink bear to Glinda who immediately hugged it to her chest.
"I'm going to name my bear Princess," Glinda declared, as she kissed the pink stuffed animal on the head. She then walked up to Elphaba and stood on her tippy toes to give her a kiss on the cheek. "And thank you, Elphie, for winning Princess for me," Elphaba blushed slightly and Glinda responded by kissing the green woman a second time, but this time she kissed her love on the lips.
"You're welcome, my pretty," Elphie answered, as her and Glinda headed away leaving the still befuddled vender behind.