An Extra’s POV

'Isn't that Rey?!'

The boy in question was hiding behind the bushes, chuckling slightly to himself.

So many questions ran through Alicia's mind as she spotted him. She felt paralyzed, unable to move for some reason.

Perhaps it was because she had just been thinking of him aloud right before seeing him, or maybe it was due to some other reasons.

She felt downright embarrassed.

'D-did he hear any of the things I said?'

She would hope not! Especially the part where she admitted to not having any friends.

Alicia didn't know why exactly she felt it mattered whether Rey perceived her a certain way or not, but she just didn't want it to be the case.

And it was in the heat of this moment that she blurted out her thoughts.

"What are you doing here?"

By the time she heard herself, it was too late.

Her voice traveled faster than she could ever imagine, and Rey was now looking in her direction as a result of that.

'What the hell?! Why did I have to say it out loud?'

Rey's eyes met hers, and while she was slightly flustered by the whole thing, she did her best to maintain a calm demeanor.

She couldn't show any weakness.

"I… um…" As so many thoughts went on in her mind, Rey responded.

He actually replied her!

'I think this is the first time we're speaking to each other.'

It wasn't a big deal or anything, but Alicia just felt like this wasn't the right time.

She could sense hesitation in his tone, and it was clear he didn't want to speak to her.

Whatever business he had going on in the bushes seemed to be more important than talking to her.

Somehow, she found the forthrightness of his expression a little refreshing.

far, her classmates acted hypocritically in front of her, despite

few who sucked up to her made her

saying anything more. Should I

or anything, and based on his reaction to her, he was so

to increase, little by

She wanted to know.

he would have most likely been looking at if he didn't

on patrol, and a bunch of them stationary in a single spot, and a theory began to spring up from

monitoring the guards? Why? Does he want

she had

detection, but I want to learn and

something so extreme, Alicia felt it wasn't time

be more careful. Be

didn't know when she blurted out

"A-ahhh…"

to her

indeed trying to find

I'm not the only one

felt like almost all her classmates were in

were told, no questions

like this. She wanted to

not the only one, it seems.' A small smile escaped her

was a little

long, and Rey squatting behind the bushes,

back

in response to her

was happening, the two of them were walking side by side, all the

and the two of them didn't even say a word

just awkwardly

to open the door to the quarters

what you

such words.

turned and gave

see you in the library

him to say in response to what she had just said, but she kept staring at

uncomfortable again, but

I… will be changing my schedule." He

"I'll read at night."

hand went forward to the doorknob, which was already being held by Alicia, and for a moment both of their

"A-ah, my apologies!"