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.

acted hypocritically in front of her, despite being

to her made her feel more

more. Should I just walk

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

began to increase, little

She wanted to know.

Her gaze shifted to the places he would

a single spot, and a

Why? Does he want to escape

about Rey, but she had

on investigating how to leave this place without detection, but I want to learn

extreme, Alicia felt

more careful. Be patient and

know when she blurted

"A-ahhh…"

voice and expression to her words confirmed her

indeed trying to find a way

to see that I'm not the

like almost all her classmates were in

did as they were told, no

this. She wanted to live on her

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

he was a

the bushes, Alicia decided it was best to

head back now. It's

up in response to her words, uttering

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

two of them didn't even say

just awkwardly

to the quarters when she heard a voice that startled

what you said in

that she was surprised Rey could muster such

She turned and gave

you in the

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

seemed he was uncomfortable again, but he

I… will be changing my

"I'll read at night."

was already being held

"A-ah, my apologies!"