Epilogue......One month later.....As I lay in bed, the tears streaming down my face had finally ceased, leaving me with a numbness that was all-encompassing.I could hear the faint creaking of the door to my bedroom as it opened and closed, but I paid it no mind, my mind still consumed with the overwhelming sadness that had taken over my being."Layla?" My father's voice called out to me, and though I heard him, I couldn't bring myself to respond.My body felt heavy, weighed down by the emotions that had wracked me just moments before. I lay there, unmoving, as my father's footsteps drew closer, the sound of his breathing growing louder as he neared my bedside. I could feel a dip in my bed as he took a seat."Since you came back home, Layla, you haven't said a word to me," my father said, his tone laced with concern. "I'm proud of you for doing so well during your doctor's and therapist's appointments. But, as your father, I want to hear from you. Layla, please talk to me," he implo
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