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“So guess what I did today. I took my finals while I was practically high.”
Elphaba couldn’t help but stifle a laugh. “You did what?”
Glinda blinked slowly at Elphaba. “So let me start by saying that it’s finals week, I have a cold, and I’m absolutely exhausted. I threw the DayQuil in my back pack and decided to take it right before my class, thinking that would help with my stupid cold. Then I realized I had three of my hardest finals today, and there was no way I was surviving without coffee. So I order my usual coffee, but I get an extra shot of espresso and the energy boost.”
“You mixed caffeine and DayQuil? Glinda, you’re insane.”
“Just wait, it gets worse. So I get my coffee, take my cold medicine, and then finish my coffee and run to my first class. I sit down and immediately I feel like death. I checked the box of DayQuil in my backpack and I realized that I grabbed the wrong box. I took fucking NyQuil and mixed it with a super-caffeinated coffee.”
“And how did that work out for you?”
“Let’s just say I have no clue how I did on my finals because I don’t even remember taking them.”
Elphaba fully laughed this time, despite her friend’s hilariously unfortunate situation. “This is why we can’t have nice things.”
“Shut up,” Glinda grumbled as she flopped on her bed, “At least I don’t have any finals tomorrow.”
“Good, you can sleep off all that NyQuil and espresso.”
“And then after tomorrow, I only have one more final until this stupid semester is finally over. And then it’s summer break, and then senior year, and then no more college… but then there’s like getting an actual career and paying off loans and buying a house and settling down and all that stupid stuff… it’s never going to get easier, is it?”
“I’ve heard that the real world isn’t too bad if you’ve got the right person to spend it with.”
“I suppose you’re right. I’ve got you, and we can make it through anything.”
“Yes,” Elphaba pressed a kiss to Glinda’s forehead, “Yes, we can,”