Concern

[Glinda Upland]

Glinda came into Elphaba's house in a flurry. "Elphie, where are you? We need to talk. I need to talk to you now!" she was flushed, frazzled, hair askew, big pink dress flying every which-away as she hurried in. She was practically in tears.

[Elphaba Thropp]

"What? What is it?" Elphie appeared as if by magic behind her friend.

[Glinda Upland]

"I'm afriad i've done something very terrible." she ran her fingers through her hair, shaking it. "I've done something that I'm quite sure is terrible. The monster I made years ago involuntarily was released again today all because I was trying to just live for the moment...I was trying to do something good for myself. And I picked something bad, instead." tears welled up in her eyes, and she threw her arms around Elphie. "And he still hates you. and I can't make him not hate you. Then he was so nice, and it felt so good to have someone hold me..." she was babbling out all her emotions, not filling in any of the necissary portions of the conversation to clue Elphaba in at all as to who or what she was talking about.

[Elphaba Thropp]

"What? What's going on?"

[Glinda Upland]

She pulled away from her hiding her face. "Boq. I went to see Boq. I mean, I was required too, but then I did..and we talked. And talking led to appologizing and appologizing led to him saying he still loved me which led to us dancing which led to kissing...." she squealed, exhasperated with herself.

[Elphaba Thropp]

"Glinda! Do..do you have feelings for him?"

[Glinda Upland]

She sighed, shaking her head. "I don't know. I don't know how I feel. I was just scared of him...he was the last part of my past I had to face, and then all of a sudden he was telling me he had always loved me...still loved me...and then, I just felt compelled to ask him to dance with me. I never gave him that dance I promised him at the Ozdust...twenty years ago...and then I kissed him. I don't know why I kissed him. I just..." she closed her eyes, "it felt so good to have someone hold me. I missed the way that felt...and kissing him was so different, maybe because I've never kissed someone who wasn't human..." she looked at Elphie. "I guess you've gotten used to it..."

[Elphaba Thropp]

"Glinda, do you really like him, or are you just using him?" Elphie hated to be harsh, but she had to be truthful. Glinda had had a habit of using people, not consciously, but still...

[Glinda Upland]

"If I knew I wouldn't be standing here." it was the truth. She had no idea how she felt about Boq. "I went in to see him because I was required to...and partially because I had decided to face my last demon. I walked in, we talked a little, I asked for his forgiveness, and I couldn't eve convince him I'd done anything wrong. And I told him I wanted to finally be his friend. And I meant it. It's all I wanted. And I thought I owed him that dance. I thought 'it's the least I can do,' and then, I don't know what came over me; but I kissed him! And that scares me, because I don't know Boq. I knew him a little twenty years ago...I don't know him at all now. What if he's not Boq anymore? What if he's some completely different person? What if he means next to nothing to me? I don't know. And that's why I'm so upset." there were tears rolling down her face by now. She and her big ball gown plopped down in a chair, burrying her face. "I don't want to hurt him. I told him I didn't. I told him I just wanted to get to know him...so why did I do it?"

[Elphaba Thropp]

"Glinda - you don't know him. You never did. Maybe nows the time you should get to."

[Glinda Upland]

"I'm just afraid i've ruined the chance of us ever being able to have a friendship...given him false hope...and I surely didn't want to..." she sighed. "Because i'm really not sure I could ever fall in love with someone who hates you, no matter how much he loves me..."

[Elphaba Thropp]

"Glinda, he doesn't hate me. He hated Nessarose. After she died, I was the only one he could blame. Boq has a good heart. I don't think he truly hates me. Don't worry so much. Maybe you should get to know him... but whatever you do, don't break his heart Glinda. Be upfront with him."

[Glinda Upland]

"I did. I tried. I was.." she shook her head. "I don't want to hurt him, Elphie." she took Elphaba's hands in her own. "How can I make myself not hurt him? The only way I know is to stay far far away, and that doesn't solve anything.."

[Elphaba Thropp]

"Stop worrying about it" Elphie smiled. "Look, if there's a chance you like him, just act like a normal girl and go on a date with him. Just say you want to see where it goes. I know Boq. He NEVER assumed you were his. He just wanted the chance to win you. The reason he never gave up was because he never got that chance. Try. Who knows, he may decide you're not right for him!" Boy, wouldn't that be ironic!

[Glinda Upland]

She shook her head, laughing. "What an idea! Convinced he loved me for twenty years and finally get over it by dating me." she hugged Elphaba close. "You always know what to say to me. How did you get so smart?"