Roman arrived at her door and the urge to open it without knocking washed over him, but he suppressed it and knocked first.
"Go away. I don't want to eat, I don't want to talk to anybody. Just leave me alone, please." Tessy's voice reached him from inside the room, and the hurt in her voice broke his heart.
Hearing her words, he tried to push the door open from the outside, but that proved abortive. She did lock the door from the inside.
"Open the door, Tessy. I'm not here to feed you. I just want to help." Roman spoke after letting out a frustrated sigh.
"I don't need your help. I'm fine." Tessy sniffed, keeping her gaze on the door but not making any effort to go toward it. Her mind was still reeling from what happened to her earlier.
