Elphaba by twistedglinda, G

[twistedglinda]

Title: Elphaba
Author: twistedglinda
Rating: G
Fandom: Wicked
Pairing: Gelphie
Summary: Musicalverse. This is a summary of her life in her point of view.
Disclaimer: I do not own Wicked

 

Ever since the day I was born, I've been hated and ridiculed. And it was all because of one thing: the color of my skin. They called it 'green as skin stains,' like it was a curse. It was, but it wasn't one that could be easily obtained with a single touch. Because of my skin's unnatural tone, my family has chosen to ignore me and treat me only as a helper for my sister, Nessarose.

Life has obviously been unfair to me, but I pressed forward nonetheless. I strived to become someone that would be revered throughout Oz, much like the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. No matter what people said or did to me, I would not back down. My determination was what got me into Shiz. But there was no doubt that my father believed they'd ship me back home in no time at all.

Past the front entrance of Shiz University, however, lie the worst case scenario and the beginning of my destiny. I was placed as the roommate of a certain Miss Galinda Upland ("Of the Upper Uplands of Gillikin," as her title truly was). It was a disaster! That annoying blonde spread rumors about me and talked negatively about me within the first few says, and then she attempted to embarrass me after the second week had past.

Humiliation quickly caught me on the night of the Ozdust Ball. Galinda had given me a hat to wear to the party, and I mistakenly took it as a peace treaty of some kind. And I'd tried being nice to her! I was the one who begged Madame Morrible to let her into the damned magic seminar, even though there was no room left for her! Anger coursed through me as she stepped forward, a fake look of sadness and apology on her face and in her eyes that looked so shockingly real….

And she took my hand and she danced with me to spare me the looks of disgust and to share the pain I felt. Galinda gave up everything for me while still being in everyone's good graces. We became friends that night and that lasted for a long time. I brought her with me to the Emerald City—I wanted to share everything with her because she had done so with me. We went to the Wizard himself, hoping to have him give me a chance to be his Grand Vizier…. But that all ended in disaster, like so many things in my life.

Betrayal was the next thing that came. Two years after that unfortunate meeting with the Wizard, I found that Glinda had given in to him. I thought she was better than that! She gave in and was now known by all as "Glinda the Good," casting a shadow on how she truly is and pretending that she had nothing to do with the Wicked Witch of the West. But I realize now that she only did what she thought was right, and she is regretting her decision.

At long last, the pain of my existence has ended. Glinda had tried to save me—she tried to get me to understand… understand what? That I was her only friend—that I was actually worth something after all? No matter. My death should be celebrated because I have been nothing but a burden, no matter what she says.