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Chapter five
They found Fiyero outside, nailing plywood to the window.
"The monkeys are annyoing Mr. Felly." He explained.
"Daddy, play with us!" Eldora said, jumping up and down.
"Tell you what," Fiyero said. "after I'm done with this, I'll change and we can go for a hike up the mountain. How does that sound?"
"Yay!" Eldora squealed.
"Glinda?" Fiyero said, looking up. "you're here." He was extrememley shocked.
"How did you find…"
"I have my ways," Glinda giggled. "nice to see you again. The children are dears."
"I'm six," Eldora repeated.
"I know. And your birthday is next week." Fiyero smiled at her.
"Do I pick out a cake?" Eldora seemed to be very happy with every conversation.
"Of course," Elphaba hugged her. She looked up at Fiyero. "Hurry. I want to hike before dinner."
Fiyero nodded and held up one last piece to the window.
"There. And.." he nailed the four corners in. "Done. Let me get changed and we'll go."
They went back inside the house.
It's not that bad, actually. Glinda thought as she looked at the living room. Blue wallpaper was posted. It had tiny pink rosebuds on it. Soft sofas were in the middle, directed at the TV. The kitchen was behind them, and a beautiful chandilier was in the middle of the ceiling,
"It's beautiful here." Glinda said.
"It's a working progress." Elphaba nodded.
"Is it just me, or did Fiyero not seem—"
"He'll be fine," Elphaba assured her worried friend. "he'll warm up. Hopefully soon. I'd hate to ruin that hike. It's so beautiful up there." She smiled. "your going to love it."
Fiyero knocked on Liir's door. "Hey, buddy."
He walked in and sat down on the bed. Liir was placing his Ozball cards in lines, according to favorites.
"Avan Gels, huh?" Fiyero said, pointing to a blue card with a picture of a tall, red-haired man getting ready to hit the ball.
"You know, we went to high school together. Top of the class." Fiyero laughed.
Liir just shrugged. "Cool."
"You know, your mom loves you." Fiyero said.
"Nobody has time for me." Liir blurted, feeling tears coming out.
"Hey, that's not true. We're just busy. But I've got time now." Fiyero said. "I'll play a little Oz ball with you during the hike."
Liir smiled. "You're on!"
They hiked up a a grassy mountain.
"Stay clear of the poppies." Elphaba warned.
Liir and Fiyero tossed a ball back and forth.
Eldora saw a frog and ran after it.
Elphaba and Glinda chatted.
"In the springtime, Fiyero and I used to some up here for picnics." Elphaba said.
"I can see why," said Glinda. "it's awesome."
It started to drizzle.
"It'll get harder in a minute." Said Elphaba. "Let's go."
They started walking back down when Elphaba noticed something.
"Where's Eldora?"
at that moment, they heard a scream.
They all darted back.
"ELDORA!" Elphaba yelled. "ELDORAA!"
"MOMMY!" they looked over the side of the mountain to see Elphaba's six year old daughter, eyes widened with horror, hanging from a limb above blue crystal waters swimming with alligators.
Fiyero started to climb down, taking Eldora's hand.
"Don't be scared." Fiyero said sternly. "I've got you."
A scorpion crawled on his arm and striked.
Yelling, Fiyero's grip loosened.
And Elphaba watched the whole scene, as if in slow motion, of her daughter, her precious six year old daughter, screaming in fear, of her husband, yelling in anguish, inadvertly losing his grip.
Then she watched as her daughter's hands slipped all the way from her husbands.
And her falling down below.