You are stupid, Eileen. Now he thinks he wished you would have fallen! Her subconscious yelled at her.
She knew she was going to look like a broken doll on the ground, however, two hands griped out to seized her shoulders until she was balanced. Eileen turned and saw his annoyed expression but it was quickly marked off before she could analyze it. Unlike those around her, she was much more observant of Tom than she'd like to admit to. Being quite a few years younger than him, her and some second year girls found him striking.
"I didn't mean to, I just stepped back and..I don't know." She put her hands on her face and pursed her lips in a insecure manner.