"I'm not eating!" Mason protested, his head stubbornly turned away from the tasty food laid out before him.

"Even if you starve yourself, I still won't let you see your mother. Are you certain you want to put yourself through this?" Lyon questioned.

"It's none of your business!" Mason bellowed back.

"Aight. I'm curious to see how long you can go on with this," Lyon replied calmly.

For the next few days, Mason still refused to eat. His rosy cheeks soon grew gaunt, and his face lost its color. Even when Lyon would shove the food down his throat, Mason would spit it back out, having no desire to eat....