The next morning, I went downstairs and I saw my mother—Glinda the Good. I smiled and called, "Hi, Mom." "Good morning, Elphaba." Then I froze and realized what she was thinking—no way could I go to school—at least not a normal school.
"Elphaba, it's time you go to school," Mom said. I nodded and said, "Mom, I'm not completely human anymore." "What do you mean?" I gulped and I unfolded my wings. Mom shook her head and asked, "What happened?" I shrugged and said, "The School happened." Mom nodded and then someone came in and said, "Lady Glinda, there are five children here requesting your presence." I froze—it was the flock.
I raced down ahead of my mom and said, "I can handle this. I know who it is." I faced Max and she said, "Angel, come on. We have to go." I shook my head and said, "No, Max. I have to stay here in Oz. I came here to find out who I am and I did. Now I know I'm needed here for a reason—I don't know what, but I'll find out soon." Max sighed and said, "Angel, we have to stay together—as a flock—you know that. Glinda came in then and I said, "Guys, I want you to meet someone. I want you to meet my mother."
Iggy looked in my general direction and I motioned to Glinda, and said, "Guys, this is my mother, Glinda the Good of Oz. I don't think I 'existed' before the School. Oz isn't real according to the School." Dylan nodded and he said, "That's why I could see what that tattoo meant." I grinned and said, "It was there, for years, Max—I was born with it. That's what Mom told me." Gazzy nodded and I realized something—Gazzy couldn't really be my brother, because he was born on Earth. Had I been adopted, and then kidnapped?
Nudge looked at me and I groaned. "Like, ohmigosh, your mom is like, Glinda the Good, who like totally hated the Wicked Witch of the West and, like, they, like fought over the Witch of the East's shoes, but your mom, like gave them to Dorothy, and then the Witch of the West was melted by Dorothy." I looked at my mom, who looked like she was in pain—it was because of what Nudge was saying. "For God's sake, Nudge, my ears are bleeding," I snarled at my best friend. Nudge, shocked, quieted down and I thought, guys, please don't talk about the Witch of the West in front of Mom. It upsets her. The others nodded in silence.
Then I said, "Guys, I want to stay here in Oz with my mom—she's already signed me up for school—and I don't want to leave. She was really happy when I came home." Max looked at Glinda, who finally spoke. "I would be happy if I could keep my daughter with me." Max nodded and I said, "One last flight—as a flock?" The others nodded and we flew around for a little while.