I found Glinda sitting down, several feet away from Fiyero. I sat down next to her and she sprang to her feet and walked away. I followed her, realizing that there were still a lot of hard feelings between the two of us and that it was all my fault and that it was up to me to fix what I had done wrong. I stared at Glinda and began to sing.
"It's our fathers who disagree."
She turned and stared at me. Then she too sang.
"And there are differences between you and me."
I walked toward her and held out my hand to her.
"We hear the drumming and the mustering for war. We hear the troubles rumbling just outside the door. And there's a tempest in every pot of tea."
She took my hand cautiously. I smiled gently at her.
"But there's no denying. There's no denying. It's plain to see. It's plain to see. I really like you. I really like you. And I can tell that you like me."
I knew Glinda wanted to still be friend with me.
"Can't we still be friends? Forgive and make amends? In spite of the differences that pull us apart, there's no denying the pull of the heart."
I wanted our friendship to last in spite of everything that had happened.
"Can't we still be friends? With a friendship that never ends? Untangle the knots between you and me and faithful friends forever be."
Things were a bit stormy between me and the citizens of Oz. Glinda could heal it, but would our friendship survive?
"Can't we still be friends? In this patch of stormy weather? We'll just wait it out together."
I looked at Glinda, and she smiled gently at me.
"Untangle every knot. Hang on to what we've got! And even though my favorite drink is not your cup of tea. Thank you, Elizabeth, I will take no tea."
I cautiously hugged Glinda and she smiled widely at me.
"We'll faithful friends forever be. Faithful friends forever be!"
We smiled at each other and I said, "Glinda, I'm sorry about everything. You'll always be my best friend." Glinda nodded and I said, "Glinda, listen, earlier, before we reached Kiamo Ko, I got some bad news from the little blond girl, the one that had me first join her family, and I really don't trust her. Don't play her in poker unless you're a robot." Glinda nodded and said, "What is it?" I placed my hands on Glinda's shoulders and said, "Don't freak." "It's bad, isn't it?" she asked. I nodded and said, "Angel said, 'I hate to tell you this, Elphaba, but Glinda is going to be the first to die and it will be soon.' If I had still been with the flock on Earth, I would have raced to return to Oz to save you. I can't lose my best friend all over again." Glinda hugged me and helped me calm down.