It had been two days since the green bean arrived and still she had not gone back to Shiz. The others didn't seem to be bothered by it, but Pfannee was furious! How dare she stay here! Wasn't she making it clear that she was not welcome? The artichoke didn't come out of her room, but Miss Galinda seemed to be missing from our day's adventure too. She seemed too busy for the four. Was Galinda going to leave as well? It was just a joke. Pfannee didn't mean to wind her up like that.
Everyone had congregated to the den. Pfannee stayed back to collect my towel and bag, when she saw it. Miss Galinda had stripped to her underwear and waded into the still water. Pfannee was about to go over there when she saw that the artichoke had beat her to it. Staying in the background she decided to watch.
Miss Galinda swam over to Miss Elphie, who was kneeling by the bank of the lake.
"Come into the water with me?" Pfannee heard Miss Galinda say, the birdsong made it difficult to hear. Miss Elphaba shook her head. "It burns, my sweet." What an odd thing to say to someone! What burned?
Then it happened. From across the field, she saw their lips meet in mutual agreement. Connectivity. She was appalled. This was not happening, and it wasn't going to finish either. As Pfannee was marching over to the pair of harlots she saw that Miss Galinda was actually smiling. The green bean was able to make the blonde smile at will when no one else could this vacation. Pfannee slowed to a stop and watched the two walk off together, leaving her more confused than she had ever been.