Elisa’s POV
I stood frozen in the hallway, staring at Roman. He didn’t say a word. His eyes were wide, almost unreadable. I didn’t understand what he was thinking.
Then, without a single glance at me, he dashed off. My heart thudded. I wanted to call out, to ask him where he was going, but he disappeared too quickly. Frustration bubbled inside me.
I ran a few steps after him but stopped. The emergency room doors had closed. Doctors were rushing in, carrying equipment, moving fast. They blocked the way. I couldn’t get in.
I pressed my hands to my face. I wanted to see him, the man who had been saved. I wanted to know if he was okay. But there was no way past the doctors. They were too busy to notice me.
I paced back and forth in the hallway, biting my lip. My mind kept replaying the ma
