Galinda poured the hot, steamy water over her head, and letting it run down her hair, back and face. She ran her fingers through her soaking hair. The morning never made her feel groggy, but the stress of the previous night had taken its toll. This was the first time last night had even crossed Galinda's mind and she felt uneasy. Galinda being in the state she was last night, it was clearly obvious. Had Elphaba used Galinda's vulnerability to her advantage or did she honestly care? Elphaba had never cared with anything to do with the blonde, or at least she never showed any consideration, so what made last night any different? Of course Galinda acting childish was what was different, but Elphaba should've just thought she was being pathetic. Why did she take any notice?
Galinda's memories of the night were hazy but she remembered what she felt. The stress and the petrified feeling was there, to some degree still inside of Galinda, but she'd felt something else. She couldn't put her finger on it. The moment she had heard Elphaba shut the door she felt some reassurance, no doubt to the presence of someone else there, but honestly, Elphaba? The only thing she felt for Elphaba was loathing and dislike, let alone a slight bit of remorse. But Elphaba had gone as far as to sit next Galinda on her pink bed. The girl sat there with no hesitation. The awkwardness around the room was obvious, but Elphaba was close to her. Galinda always did her best to avoid her, but when Elphaba was close to her she felt... She didn't know what she felt. Galinda leaned back and let the water cover her body, the heat easing her muscles. It was soothing. No wonder Elphaba was always tense; she was unable to ever have a bath to relax her. How in Oz did she clean herself anyway?
Galinda suddenly realised what she had done. How inappropriate she acted. In her weak state she acted rashly. Grabbing Elphaba's wrist was only due to pure fear, wasn't it? Of course, even a little bit, she was glad she had the company of someone else in the room, even if it was the first time in that situation. Then previous night's events came clear, like the hot water was washing away haze, swirling it away gracefully. Her heart began to beat harder. She'd told Elphaba her secret. The one thing she wanted nobody at Shiz to know. She (if she was a praying woman) prayed Elphaba had not told anyone, but the odd thing was that Galinda realised one reason why she seemed to dislike Elphaba. She shared something in common with her and it was like she was being horrid to herself, the fact Galinda hated being alone so much in her childhood was being used to fuel the repugnance toward Elphaba.
'I can't think like this. It's not right. Galinda, you are pretty, smart and popular!' Galinda shouted at herself in her head. Of course she was. That was too long ago and you should never harbour on the past! Harbouring on the past only lead to trouble and upset and Galinda wanted none of that in her life. She was at Shiz University for Lurline's sake! She'd done well. Her Momsie and Popsie were proud of her and she wanted nothing more than to enjoy life. Galinda decided it was best to ignore Elphaba and just act like she usually did. The awkwardness between the two girls was already tight.
Galinda pulled herself out of the hot water and pulled the plug. With the nearest towels, she wrapped one around her hair and one around her body. After a while of drying off, she pulled on a light blue dress and took her time in front of the mirror. Another 20 minutes followed and Galinda walked back into dorm room. Elphaba was asleep, snoring lightly, her hair tied in the usual tight braid and morning sunlight was breaking slowly through the curtains. Galinda walked over to her shelf and pulled off a pair of matching heels, slipped them on and slowly walked out the door. She moved swiftly down the corridor, passing Shenshen and Pfannee's room. It was far too early for them to be awake, so she proceeded down the corridor and walked outside. Galinda walked into the deserted courtyard and sat by the large, delicately carved fountain and watched as the sun rose.