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.

classmates acted hypocritically in front of her,

few who sucked up to her made her feel more uncomfortable than

not saying anything more. Should I

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

to increase, little by

She wanted to know.

gaze shifted to the places he would have most likely been looking at if he

and a bunch of them stationary in a single

Does he

about Rey, but she

this place without detection, but I want to learn and grow strong enough to be

to do something so extreme, Alicia felt it wasn't time

careful. Be

when she blurted

"A-ahhh…"

to her words confirmed

was indeed trying to find a

I'm not the only one skeptical of

like almost all her classmates were in bed with

did as they were told, no

want to live like this. She wanted

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

he was a

Rey squatting behind the

should head back now. It's

response to her words, uttering

of them were walking side by side, all the way to their living

of them didn't even

just awkwardly

the door to the quarters when she

keep what you said

muster such words. More and more, she was beginning

She turned

you in

him to say in response to what

he was uncomfortable again, but he

be changing my schedule." He

"I'll read at night."

to the doorknob, which was already being held by Alicia, and for a moment both

"A-ah, my apologies!"