But as Anna walked farther away from the bin and the notes to “Hava Nagilah” grew more faint, it slowly dawned on her that she was missing the point. The ridiculously tacky song was actually delivering an important message—that even though Anna had just had her heart shattered, and even though she had to fight the urge to hop on the next plane for New York, it was all happening on her terms. In essence, it
was
time to party.
Because for once, Anna Cabot Percy was free.