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.

her classmates acted hypocritically in front of her, despite being

up to her made her feel more

anything more. Should I just

reaction to

curiosity began to

She wanted to know.

he would have most

bunch of them stationary in a single spot, and a

monitoring the guards? Why? Does he want to

about Rey, but she had never thought someone would

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

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

careful. Be patient and study

when she

"A-ahhh…"

to

trying to

see that I'm not the only one skeptical

felt like almost all her classmates were

as they were told, no questions

to live like this. She wanted

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

was a little

too long, and Rey squatting behind the bushes, Alicia decided it was best to

head back

to

what was happening, the two of them were walking side by side, all the way to their

two of them didn't even say a word to each other throughout their

awkwardly

open the door to the quarters when she

keep what you

she was surprised Rey could muster such words. More and more, she was beginning to see his bold

And also…" She turned and gave

see you in the

expected him to say in response to what she had just said,

uncomfortable again, but he struggled

be changing my schedule." He

"I'll read at night."

being held by Alicia, and for

"A-ah, my apologies!"