Status: For Nano Wrimo, finished November 28, 2012 at 51,214 words

The New Queen

Double Layout

Anna got back into training but she was still not 100 percent sure whether or not she wanted to continue. She felt like she had to, she felt like she owed the girls for messing up in Rio and costing them the gold. But at the same time, she was tired. Just the road to Rio put a strain on her mentally and physically.
She was invited to the American Cup again, though. Evgeny told them she would go on one condition, they could not invite her again. Anna wanted to win one last time then move on.
She struggled to find herself again. She still loved gymnastics, she was just so foreign to it.
You see, Anna had trained non-stop for Rio. Ad I mean NON-STOP for ELEVEN years. She maybe went a maximum of a week without training but even then she would still work out in some way. She’s been gone for almost four months. It just felt so weird.
New senior gymnast had moved in and she missed a few world cup competitions. She was ten pounds heavier and three inches taller. She went on birth control and her body started to betray her. She had the American Cup in FOUR months, how was she going to get in shape in time?
She struggled This was harder than having depression. She had to fight against her body and mind. It was exhausting. She thought about withdrawing from the competition as they got closer to it. Evgeny had a plan for everything, she got her in a good place.
She managed to drop four pounds and she could deal with her new weight well. They put together routines that were difficult but not as difficult. With the new code, everyone would struggle, not just Anna. She gained new skils like a double layout, that she had never done before.
By the time the Scam Cup came around, she would be ready.