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.

hypocritically in front of her, despite being jealous backstabbers in

her made her feel more uncomfortable

saying anything more. Should I

on his reaction to

began to increase, little by

She wanted to know.

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

and a bunch of them stationary in a

monitoring the guards? Why? Does he want to

she had never thought someone would

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

the guts to do something so extreme, Alicia felt it wasn't time for him to risk

be more careful.

when she blurted

"A-ahhh…"

and expression to her words

was indeed trying to find a

good to see that I'm not the only one skeptical of this

all her classmates were

were told,

live like this. She wanted to live

small smile escaped her lips as

was

the bushes, Alicia decided

head back now. It's getting

stood up in response to her words, uttering a very low

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

them didn't even say a word

awkwardly strode

the quarters

what you

surprised Rey could muster such words. More and more,

turned

I didn't see you

him to say in response

again,

be changing my schedule." He

"I'll read at night."

already being held by Alicia, and for a moment both of their

"A-ah, my apologies!"