Meadow Valley book series- Everything's changed

Chapter 76: The day before

     It was the day before Ana and Cristov's trip to Miami. Ana was very nervous about seeing everyone again back at home and wondered how much everything has changed there. She was excited to be able to see her family and friends again but was nervous at the same time. It seemed like it had been forever since she had seen them last even though it had only been two and a half months. So much has changed in Ana's life this past summer. She was dating a really great guy who was becoming one of her best friends in Kentucky. Ana thought Zach was absolutely amazing and was glad that she got the chance to meet him.

     Zach understood Ana in ways she couldn't even fathom. He was always very charming and respectful towards her and was the perfect gentleman. They had only shared that one kiss at the Founder's Day Festival because after that time Ana became extremely busy preparing for her upcoming dance show.

     During their nightly conversations Ana got to open up to Zach and tell him all about her life and even about the recent feelings she had with the loss of her father. She shared with Zach how she was questioning her faith in God and he tried to encourage her and help her find her way again. Zach also shared many personal things with Ana about his life. The two of them were starting to grow very close to each other even though they didn't get to physically see each other all of the time.

     Ana was going to need to focus as much as possible on her dance while she was in Miami because this was what she has been working so hard for the past fourteen years of her life. The night before she left, Ana explained to Zach that she might not be able to speak with him every night because she had so much to do before her show. She needed to do a couple of final run through practices with Cristov on their Salsa and contemporary dance routines.

     There was so much work to be done and Ana was starting to panic a little bit about everything. She wondered if she was going to be good enough during the audition and if she had done enough to get the dance companies to even look at her. There was a lot of pressure on her and Ana was feeling the stress from it all. Zach tried to calm her down as much as he could and reassure her by telling her that she was the most amazing dancer he's ever seen. Ana loved how Zach always tried to be supportive of her dreams and encourage her when she was feeling a little down.

     Ana finally got to fall asleep that night by eleven o'clock at night. She needed to be up at five o'clock in the morning to get ready to drive to the airport in Lexington. Cristov and Sergio were planning on meeting Ana at the airport at six o'clock in the morning and her mother, David and Zach was going to be driving with her to the airport.

     David was going with Ana to Miami but decided not move back there like he originally planned. He wanted to stay closer to his family and be there for his sisters. Adam had offered him one of the rooms at his apartment in Lexington. He was going to transfer to the University of Kentucky and start in the fall with Adam.

     Zach had asked Lisa if he could ride along with them to drop off Ana at the airport to say his final goodbyes before she left to Miami. Lisa had welcomed Zach's company, especially for the long drive home. She looked forward to talking with Zach and getting to know him a little better. Ana couldn't sleep very much that night. She tossed and turned all night long thinking about her show. She was too nervous and kept running through everything in her head. She was filled with all kinds of mixed emotions and eagerly gathered the last of her belongings for the trip when she woke up.