I ran to the office and said, "Madame Morrible?" "Yes, Miss Galinda," she said. "Is something wrong?" "No, well, yes," I was unsure of myself—very rare—and I thought, Elphaba, where are you?I looked around and found myself honestly saying, "I don't know, Madame." "What is it, Miss Galinda?" Madame Morrible asked, looking very serious. "It's Miss Elphaba—I accidentally upset her and she ran off—I got scared—and she hasn't come back—that's not like her—she always comes to make sure I'm okay and I'm really scared and I wish she'd come back and I didn't mean to hurt her feelings." I said, quickly. Madame Morrible sat up and asked, "How long ago did this happen?" "A half hour," I answered. "She did get angry, but she didn't completely lose her temper." Madame Morrible nodded and said, "I'm sure Miss Elphaba is safe—she'll come back when she's ready." I nodded, reassured, still not knowing where my sister was, and said, "You're probably right—I'm going back to the room, before she gets back."
Three more hours passed, and there was still no sign of Elphaba. Suddenly, I got terrified, and whimpered. Elphaba, I thought. Where are you? Still only silence. Elphaba, please just answer me. Just stop blocking me and tell me that you're safe. Please. Still silence. I collapsed onto my bed, and struggled not to cry. Finally, I got up, grabbed a bag, and, after digging out my travel coat and putting it on, walked out the door—I had to find Elphaba.
I walked outside and walked around the entire campus. I located the library and I entered quickly. "Are you to check out a book?" I was asked. "No, sir. I'm just looking for my sister," I answered. "Elphaba Upland, sir," I added hastily. "She's probably reading one of the books in the back." I was told. "Thank you, sir." I said, hurrying in the direction that the librarian had pointed and, after walking around the entire library and still not seeing Elphaba, I left. "She's not here, sir," I said, still worried—where was my sister? I hurried outside and went to the bookstore—Elphaba wasn't there, either. I found myself walking around the campus, wondering where my sister was—eventually, I gave up looking for her and went to dinner.
I returned to the room, hoping I'd see Elphaba reading a book and completely ignoring me and saw nothing. Fighting tears, I changed into a nightgown and went to bed. I opened my eyes, when I felt someone shaking me. I whirled, and slugged the person in the gut the way Elphaba had taught me. I heard the person gasp and say, "Miss Galinda Upland! Come to the infirmary immediately!" I sat up and one thought ran through my mind—Elphaba! "What happened to my sister?" I demanded, as I grabbed my coat, not really caring that I was still in my nightgown. I put it on and hopping and stumbling around, yanked on my shoes.