What Is This Feeling?

GALINDA Dearest darlingest Momsie and Popsical... ELPHABA My dear Father... BOTH THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION OVER ROOMING HERE AT SHIZ ... ELPHABA BUT OF COURSE, I'LL CARE FOR NESSA ... GALINDA BUT OF COURSE, I'LL RISE ABOVE IT ... BOTH FOR I KNOW THAT'S HOW YOU'D WANT ME TO RESPOND YES, THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION FOR YOU SEE, MY ROOM-MATE IS … Both pause, regard each other, trying to find the words ... GALINDA UNUSUALLY AND EXCEEDINGLY PECULIAR AND ALTOGETHER QUITE IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE ... ELPHABA (after a beat) BLONDE. GALINDA WHAT IS THIS FEELING SO SUDDEN AND NEW? ELPHABA I FELT THE MOMENT I LAID EYES ON YOU ... GALINDA MY PULSE IS RUSHING ... ELPHABA MY HEAD IS REELING ... GALINDA MY FACE IS FLUSHING ... BOTH WHAT IS THIS FEELING? FERVID AS A FLAME DOES IT HAVE A NAME? YES!: LOATHING UNADULTERATED LOATHING ... GALINDA FOR YOUR FACE... ELPHABA YOUR VOICE ... GALINDA YOUR CLOTHING ... BOTH 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 DETESTATION 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 LOATHING YOU MY WHOLE LIFE LONG! STUDENTS 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! GALINDA WELL ... THESE THINGS ARE SENT TO TRY US! STUDENTS POOR GALINDA, FORCED TO RESIDE WITH SOMEONE SO DISGUSTICIFIED WE JUST WANT TO TELL YOU: WE'RE ALL ON YOUR SIDE! WE SHARE YOUR ... ___ GALINDA AND ELPHABA sing simultaneously with students [see their part below] WHAT IS THIS FEELING SO SUDDEN AND NEW? I FELT THE MOMENT I LAID EYES ON YOU MY PULSE IS RUSHING MY HEAD IS REELING OH, WHAT IS THIS FEELING? DOES IT HAVE A NAME? YES … STUDENTS: LOATHING UNADULTERATED LOATHING FOR HER FACE, HER VOICE HER CLOTHING LET'S JUST SAY: WE LOATHE IT ALL! EV'RY LITTLE TRAIT HOWEVER SMALL MAKES OUR VERY FLESH BEGIN TO CRAWL … ALL: AHHH … LOATHING! GALINDA AND ELPHABA: [Here students sing "Loathing" in counter point a number of times] THERE'S A STRANGE EXHILARATION IN SUCH TOTAL DETESTATION SO PURE, SO STRONG! STUDENTS SO STRONG! GALINDA AND ELPHABA (Students sing back-up "loathing") THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST STILL I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN LAST ALL AND I WILL BE LOATHING FOR FOREVER LOATHING TRULY, DEEPLY LOATHING YOU LOATHING YOU FOR MY WHOLE LIFE LONG! STUDENTS: UNADULTERATED LOATHING ELPHABA BOO!