CHAPTER 31 AZALEA A month after I was discharged from the hospital, I tried to put my life back the way it used to be. I tried to be numb about the situation. I refused to talk about it, not even with my family. I didn't even cry. Dimitri’s parents were calling me often, but I begged them to give me more time. I wouldn’t want anything to remind me of what happened that day. I was giving my heart time to heal on its own before I even faced everybody. I refused to think about WHATs, WHYs, and HOWs. I blocked my mind entirely about the situation. I stayed at my parent's home to recuperate, which was the perfect place for me. They did not bother to ask anything after I begged them to forget about it for now. I knew Dimitri's parents and my parents talked, but as to what it was about, I re