Later when rooms were being assigned, Elphaba and I got stuck with your typical dumb blonde, popular, and drama queen girl. Elphaba and I were not happy. I immediately began to write to the others, explaining to them where in the world I was, that I needed them to find me soon, and that I wanted Fang to bring his newly formed mutant army with him as well.
"Dearest darlingest Momsie and Popsical. My dear Father. THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION OVER ROOMING HERE AT SHIZ... BUT OF COURSE I'LL CARE FOR NESSA. BUT OF COURSE I'LL RISE ABOVE IT. FOR I KNOW THAT'S HOW YOU'D WANT ME TO RESPOND. YES, THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION FOR YOU SEE MY ROOMMATE IS... UNUSUALLY AND EXCEEDINGLY PELICULAR AND ALTOGETHER QUITE IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE. BLONDE. WHAT IS THIS FEELING, SO SUDDEN AND KNEW? I FELT THE MOMENT I LAID EYES ON YOU. MY PULSE IS RUSHING. MY HEAD IS REELING. MY FACE IS FLUSHING. WHAT IS THIS FEELING, FERVID AS A FLAME? DOES IT HAVE A NAME? YES!: LOATHING! UNADULTERATED LOATHING! FOR YOUR FACE. YOUR VOICE. YOUR CLOTHING. LET'S JUST SAY—I LOATHE IT ALL. EV'RY LITTLE TRAIT, HOWEVER SMALL, MAKES MY VERY FLESH BEGIN TO CRAWL. WITH SIMPLE UTTER LOATHING. THERE'S A STRANGE EXHILARATION IN SUCH TOTAL DESTESTATION. IT'S SO PURE, SO STRONG! THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST, STILL I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN LAST AND I WILL BE LOATHING YOU MY WHOLE LIFE LONG. DEAR GALINDA, YOU ARE JUST TOO GOOD! HOW DO YOU STAND IT? I DON'T THINK I COULD! SHE'S A TERROR, SHE'S A TARTAR! WE DON'T MEAN TO SHOW A BIAS, BUT GALINDA YOU'RE A MARTYR! WELL, THESE THINGS ARE SENT TO TRY US! POOR GALINDA, FORCED TO RESIDE WITH SOMEONE SO DISGUSTICIFIED. WE JUST WANT TO TELL YOU: WE'RE ALL ON YOUR SIDE! WE SHARE YOUR... WHAT IS THIS FEELING, SO SUDDEN AND NEW? LOATHING, UNADULTERATED LOATHING. I FELT THE MOMENT I LAID EYES ON YOU. FOR HER FACE, HER VOICE HER CLOTHING. MY PULSE IS RUSHING. MY HEAD IS REELING;. LET'S JUST SAY; WE LOATHE IT ALL. OH, WHAT IS THIS FEELING? EV'RY LITTLE TRAIT, HOWEVER SMALL. DOES IT HAVE A NAME? MAKES OUR VERY FLESH BEGIN TO CRAWL... YES... AHH... AHH. LOATHING! LOATHING! THERE'S A STRANGE EXHILARATION. LOATHING! IN SUCH TOTAL DESTESTATION. LOATHING! IT'S SO PURE, SO STRONG! SO STRONG. THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST, STILL I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN LAST. AND I WILL BE LOATHING, LOATHING, FOR FOREVER LOATHING, LOATHING, TRULY, DEEPLY, LOATHING YOU, LOATHING YOU, MY WHOLE LIFE LONG! LOATHING, UNADULTERATED LOATHING. BOO! AHH!"
I listened and waited for the two stop arguing. I then said, "Hey, Galinda, yeah, I loathe you too, but I usually loathe the popular kids, so don't feel like you're being singled out, 'cause you're not." Galinda glared at me and Elphaba high-fived me. Elphaba then whispered to me, "I'm glad that I have someone on my side, too." I grinned and said, "I usually fight for the underdog."
Then I whispered and said, "Thanks to you, everyone here at Shiz knows why I'm so tall and that I have wings. All of that was supposed to remain a secret. That's why I wouldn't tell you why I was so tall when we first met, Elphaba." Elphaba shrugged and said, "Sorry, Max. It is okay, if I call you Max, right?" I nodded and said, "That is my nickname."