I was supposed to be assigned a private suite, but made the mistake of not stepping back when Madame Morrible, the Shiztress, was looking for volunteers to room with Elphaba Thropp, the unusual green girl.
Quite honestly, I didn't have any issues with her emerald complexion. What /did/ bother me however was her studious, bookworm like personality. I used to be just like her, a teacher's pet.
As we moved into our dorms, I tried my best not to stare at her, but I must admit, I was quite intrigued by her. Although Elphaba may be a teacher's pet, it was clear that she had attitude.
When she first arrived with her father, the Governor of Munchkinland, and her handicapped sister, the beautiful Nessarose, everyone stared at her because of her skin.
She obviously knew why we were staring, but she started her response as follows, "What?! What are you looking at? Oh, do I have something in my teeth?" This clearly wasn't the first time that she had used this startup phrase. "Okay, let's get this over with," she said as she advanced towards us, "No, I am not seasick, yes, I've always been green, no, I didn't chew grass as a child."
As she was walking away to return to her sister, I could hear several snide comments such as, "I never thought I'd see a walking artichoke." I felt bad for Elphaba, but I remembered that I must appear as the chic, rich girl from the Uplands.
While I was reflecting on those recent events, I hadn't realized that I was staring at the girl. "What?" Elphaba snapped, meeting my gaze.
"Oh, nothing." I smiled, pretending to be a bubbly blonde.
As I turned away to unpack my things, I caught Elphaba rolling her eyes from my peripheral vision. She also muttered something along the lines of, "Stupid blonde." I winced slightly from her words, but pretended not to notice.
After unpacking and doing my makeup, I left the suite, allowing Elphaba to sulk about her life or what not.
As I was exiting Crage Hall, I was greeted by my new found friend, Pfhannee, and some other Gillikenese girls. "Come on," Pfhannee giggled, "Let's go to the front gates. . . Who knows? Maybe they'll be some scandalous boys." We all tittered with excitement and followed Pfhannee.
When we arrived at the gate, we were startled by an interesting sight. Standing by the entrance was a Goat who sported a long, brown trench coat, trousers, and a collared shirt. "Oh Oz," I murmured, "Please don't tell me that that Goat is one of our professors..."
In that exact same moment, the Goat decided to look up from the book, which he had been reading. "Well hello there ladies," the Goat smiled, or at any rate, as close as you're going to get to a smile with Animal features. "I'm Dr. Dillamond."
"But.. but you're a goat!" one of the accompanying Gillikenese girls exclaimed. Dr. Dillamond bleated indignantly, "Let me remind you, that I am an Animal, not an animal." Emphasizing his species' title. "I'm able enough to conduct this conversation with you, and definitely well educated enough to be one of your professors!"
He started walking hurriedly past us, a waft of musk passing as he did so. "Good day!" Dr. Dillamond exclaimed gruffly as he entered Briscoe Hall.
Pfhannee scoffed, "Well that was different. . . Come on, let's head over to the town and go shopping!" We all squealed with delight and went off to follow Pfhannee.
I'm sorry I haven't updated any of my stories recently! I've been extremely busy and I've also had writers block. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Please review!