Anna smiled at his response. He wanted to talk about her, but he didn’t. That was okay. He knew that she would, and that was good enough for her.
”That’s complicated,” she said, with a nervous chuckle. ”Short answer is that I needed a change. I needed to find myself a little and this seemed like the place to be, but there’s more than that. It’s - when I was in college, I had a falling out with my parents. I was attending the best dance schools in the country and I was dancing in ways they wouldn’t approve of. We’re cordial, and get along now, but - things just never felt the same there after that.” she shrugged. ”Probably doesn’t shine a good light on me, I guess.” she looked down, feeling a little ashamed.
”That’s complicated,” she said, with a nervous chuckle. ”Short answer is that I needed a change. I needed to find myself a little and this seemed like the place to be, but there’s more than that. It’s - when I was in college, I had a falling out with my parents. I was attending the best dance schools in the country and I was dancing in ways they wouldn’t approve of. We’re cordial, and get along now, but - things just never felt the same there after that.” she shrugged. ”Probably doesn’t shine a good light on me, I guess.” she looked down, feeling a little ashamed.