Both of them stared at each other without exchanging another word, but there was obvious tension in the room. Cillian replied to Roman, "You do not have to worry about my feelings for her. I don't mean to act on them, but I won't deny that she's important to me too."
Hearing footsteps coming from the corridor, they turned to look in the direction of the door and noticed Mr. Evans had reached the scene, and so did Melanie, who had a frantic look on her face.
"Oh, good, you men are here. I was worried that we were going to be late," remarked Mr. Evans, entering the dorm. He looked at Julie and asked, "How is she?"
"She's going to be fine with a goodnight sleep," replied Roman, and Mr. Evans nodded.
