The Last Resort

Maya stood outside Willa's bedroom door, her ear pressed against the wood. The silence on the other side was more frightening than any screaming would have been. For three days, Willa had barely left her room except to use the bathroom. She wasn't eating the food they left outside her door. She wasn't responding to their knocks or calls.

"Willa?" Maya called softly. "I brought you some soup. It's