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 jealous

who sucked up to her made her feel more uncomfortable

anything more. Should I just

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

to increase, little by

She wanted to know.

Her gaze shifted to the places he would have most likely been

and a bunch of them stationary in a single spot,

guards? Why? Does he want to

Rey, but she had never thought someone would

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

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

more careful. Be patient and study

know when she blurted

"A-ahhh…"

expression to her words confirmed her

indeed trying to find a way

I'm not the only one skeptical of

all her classmates were in

they were

like this. She wanted to live on her

the only one, it seems.' A small smile escaped her lips

was a

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

back now. It's

in response to her words, uttering a very

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

it happened, and the two of them didn't even say a

just awkwardly

door to the quarters when she heard a voice that startled her

you

so firm that she was surprised Rey could muster such words. More and more, she was

turned and gave him

didn't see you in

to say in response to what she had just said, but she kept staring

was uncomfortable again,

changing my

"I'll read at night."

being held by Alicia, and for a moment

"A-ah, my apologies!"