Lightning strikes her; It pierces right through her heart, and she could feel it, the pain shooting from that spot and then she falls, down, deep down into the heart of the ravine.
Elphaba wakes up with a start. Her forehead, she felt, was decorated with sweat. In fact, her whole body was drenched in sweat. She raised her hand up to her head and swept her hair back. Green eyes travel towards the window to her left, in between her and Galinda's bed.
The sky looked to Elphaba as if it were painted by the most warped but beautiful mind. There's a variety of different hues of reds, blues, purples, pinks and oranges. The stars above shone like little diamonds that were scattered on a marble floor.
Everything above seemed peaceful but if you look closely, inside room 22 of Crage Hall a green hand clutched the clothe near her heart. Feeling the furious beating underneath, Elphaba closed her eyes, inhale…..exhale…inhale…exhale…..inhale….exha-
In an instant, she calmed and slept soundly again.
"Elphaba…wake up." Said Galinda as she shakes the verdant girl from her slumber.
Elphaba groans and says a muffled: "Five more minutes daddy, I told you… I never want to see Finnley..." and swats Galinda's hand away from her hips.
'Finnley? Who in the Wizard's name is Finnley? Wait…Galinda why are you asking yourself? There! You're doing it again. STOP. But seriously, who is Finnley? And….' Galinda stops a giggle from escaping her lips 'daddy… I didn't expect this tough looking cookie to call her father daddy..'
As she put both her hands on her hips, Galinda coughs loudly. An idea comes into mind, the name Finnley sounds like a man's name, so maybe…
Taking a deep breath, Galinda dug for her best 'man' voice, sat on the edge of Elphaba's bed and leaned close. "Elphie, wake up."
In an instant, verdant eyes make their reappearance but are wider and the disoriented Elphaba sat up abruptly. "Finnley?"
Galinda could not tell whether it was a look of fear or excitement that, for a moment, was etched upon those green orbs of pure innocence, pure beauty.
Her thoughts of Elphaba were becoming more… let's just say…..poetic. Of course it was her first time thinking of a girl like that, but thinking of Elphaba like that…it came naturally, it feels natural, like she was made to think of the Wizard's daughter like that, like they were…dare she say it.. made for each other.
There.
She faced it.
She faced the thought that has been haunting her the moment their hands had touched by reached for the doorknob.
That ozdamned doorknob.
"Galinda?" Elphaba said with a voice so meek it sounded less than a whisper, like a fleeting sound the wind carries from the west.
The verdant girl moved her face in front of Galinda. "Miss Galinda? Hello? Are you there or should I call the Gale Force and have them search every inch of Oz?" she mocked.
Now the blonde mentally kicked herself, 'Why did I have to do that? Why did I-"
"Hmmm?"
She gets back from her reverie when she sees Elphaba's elegant eyebrows shoot up.
"Did you just say 'Elphie'?" Now her voice was normal, well, normal as far as Galinda knew.
The blonde tilted her head up, thinking and then replied: "I did, didn't I?"
Elphaba just stared at Galinda, urging her to continue.
"Well.." Galinda places her hand under her chin "It sounds cute. It fits you."
Gently leaning herself back down, the words register.
"What?"
Realizing what she had said, she turns her head towards the window. "Oh my, look at the time. We mustn't dawdle if we don't want to be late for dear Madame Morrible's Sorcery Seminar; I will go and prepare myself, it was a pleasure talking with you Miss Elphaba. Now, if you'll excuse me, I shall head towards the bathroom."
And with that, Galinda stood up and walked away, obscuring the gentle blush on her cheeks from view.
Laying back down, Elphaba sighs. 'This is going to be one long day.' She thought.
Elphaba rubbed her eyes and sat upright again after a few moments and looked towards her desk where neatly stacked books a satchel sat.
Time to prepare for Sorcery class.