His laugh stung and Romilda blinked her eyes quickly to keep herself from being a silly girl who cried over silly things. "Is that what you think? That I pity you?" She took a step back from Dennis, wishing she was more like Demelza and could kick him or hit him at that moment.
Her voice dropped and Romilda looked down at her shoes. "I don't want to lose my friend," she said quietly. "Why are you being like this?"