Meadow Valley High School

The Reaction

     Cristov had put Ana down and she began to look out into the audience and noticed that everyone was standing and cheering for them. It still hasn't registered with her fully just how well they had performed. A few of the dance scouts in the audience had took notice of how magnificent both Ana and Cristov danced together. They had brought the entire room to their feet and many people's eyes were filled with tears from their performance. Ana was still caught up in the emotion of losing her father and the two of them took a bow and then ran off of the stage.

      Sergio had made his way back to the dressing room so that he could be the first to greet and congratulate the pair of them. As Ana started to realize what had just took place she turned to Cristov and yelled at him.

"How dare you change the choreography at the end and kiss me like that."

     Ana was furious with him. Ana was a bit embarrassed by their kiss and wanted to make sure that should told Cristov how unhappy she was with him. Cristov had looked at her and defended himself.

"I don't understand why you're so upset with me, especially after you kissed me back that way."

     He put Ana on the spot. Ana was upset with herself for allowing herself to get completely lost in the moment and kissing Cristov back. She didn't even realize that she was kissing him back that way either, it felt like a natural response at the moment. Ana was not going to let Cristov off of the hook that easily and decided that she was going to remain mad at him for a while for violating her trust in him.

      From the audience David and Ana's grandparents were stunned by Ana and Cristov's overall performance. They thought that Ana was magnificent and never seen her dance with such emotion and passion before. David did notice that there was a slight change in choreography at the end and wondered why they had decided to add the kiss at the end of their routine. He had watched them perform that piece in practice many times before and never saw them do that before. David thought that maybe he should talk with his sister and Cristov about it. David knew that his sister would never intentionally kiss Cristov and that he must have taken advantage of his sister in the heat of the moment during the routine. David was a little upset that Cristov violated his sister's trust in that way and wasn't sure if he should confront him on it or not.

      Ana was ignoring Cristov as they walked back to change their outfits and meet up with Sergio in the dressing room. Sergio was standing there waiting for both of them with a big silly grin on his face and tears in his eyes. He was completely proud of both of them for doing such an amazing job on both performances. Sergio grabbed them both and they all three hugged each other in celebration of their memorable performance. Sergio turned to his brother Cristov and said something to him in their language and then he turned to Ana and picked her up and squeezed her as he kissed her on the cheek to congratulate her. Sergio told Ana that he thought that was the best he has ever seen her dance before. Then he told her that she was the best dancer he's ever worked with in his entire career. Sergio was so proud of them both and told them that he was certain that they would be getting several phone calls from the talent scouts.

      After all of the excitement started to settle down, Sergio noticed that there was a little bit of tension between Ana and Cristov. He had asked them what the matter was and why Ana was acting so distant towards Cristov. Ana tried to explain to Sergio that she was upset with Cristov for changing the choreography and kissing her at the end of their last routine. She told Sergio that she felt that Cristov had violated her trust in him. Sergio looked over at his brother and gave him a disapproving look because he feared Ana wouldn't want to work with the pair of them again. Ana was Sergio's best dance student and he felt like by teaching her he could get recognized somehow through her in the future. Sergio did not want to lose Ana as a student so he was going to make sure that he had a talk with his brother about it.

      Ana was still trying to process all of her emotions and started to get worried that Zach would find out about the kiss between her and Cristov. She also worried about what her family was going to think of her after watching the video of their dance. She kept trying to come up with ways for her to explain everything she was feeling at the moment to her family and Zach. Ana didn't know if she should call Zach right away and tell him what Cristov did at the end of their dance or if she should even say anything at all.

     Ana always tended to over analyze everything and wondered if she was making a big deal out of nothing. Although, she felt very uncomfortable with Cristov now and felt like he had violated her trust in him. She thought to herself what if he tries that again, could she really trust him to be her partner? Ana couldn't believe that Cristov would do such a thing because he knew that she was dating Zach. Ana started to remember what Cristov had said to her right before they went on the stage. Cristov told Ana that he had strong feelings towards her. Ana couldn't believe that she never knew that about him before and wondered why he decided to tell her about it at that moment. She wondered if that is why he decided to kiss her like that.

     Ana couldn't help but think about their kiss and the passion she felt when Cristov kissed her as he held her in his arms. She couldn't believe that she actually liked it at the moment and tried to shake it all out of her head and focus on seeing Zach again. After all Zach is the one who has always been there for her and he was such a great guy. Ana knew that Cristov was a player and had been with many women. There was just something about Cristov that made Ana a little curious after their kiss. Ana decided that she was going to not speak about what she was feeling to anyone, especially Cristov. She was just going to give him the cold shoulder to let him know that she was upset with him and that he crossed the line with her.

      Cristov had come over to where Ana was sitting in the dressing room and tried to apologize to her for being caught up in the moment and kissing her at the end. His brother Sergio had scolded him about changing the choreography and violating Ana's trust in them both and told Cristov to go over and make amends with Ana. Cristov cared deeply for Ana and wanted to make sure that she wasn't mad at him. Ana just looked up at him and told him that he broke her trust and she was going to need a little time to process everything and wanted to have some space from him.

     Cristov understood that he pushed it too far with Ana and was a little sorrowful but he didn't have any regrets about kissing her because he wanted to do that for a very long time. Cristov was used to getting his way with girls and most of the time they would just throw themselves at him. Ana was different, she was the first girl that actually rejected him and he wasn't used to that kind of rejection. Ana's rejection and the fact that she had a boyfriend just made her more appealing to Cristov. He thought of it as a personal challenge and was set on winning her over eventually. Cristov thought that since they shared the same goals and passion for dance then they were perfect for each other.