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.

front of her, despite being jealous backstabbers

to her

more.

on his reaction to her, he was so immersed in his

curiosity began to

She wanted to know.

be…?' Her gaze shifted to the places he would have most likely been looking

a bunch of them stationary in a single spot, and a theory

the guards? Why? Does he want to

know much about Rey, but she had never thought

without detection, but I

despite Rey having the guts to do something so extreme, Alicia felt it

should be more careful.

when she blurted out those

"A-ahhh…"

voice and expression to her

indeed trying to find

that I'm not the

almost all her classmates were in bed with Adonis and the United Human

they were told, no questions

to live like this. She

it seems.' A small smile escaped her lips as she stared

he was a

behind the bushes, Alicia decided it was

should head back

stood up in response to her words, uttering a very

realized what was happening, the two of them were walking

even know how it happened, and the two of them didn't even say a word to

awkwardly

open the door to the quarters when she heard a voice

what you said in

that she was surprised Rey could muster such

She turned and gave him a

I didn't see you in the library

in response to what she had just

uncomfortable again, but he struggled

I… will be changing

"I'll read at night."

forward to the doorknob, which was already being held

"A-ah, my apologies!"