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,

few who sucked up to her made her feel more uncomfortable

more.

was being creepy or anything, and based on his reaction to her, he was so immersed in his activity that

to increase, little by

She wanted to know.

shifted to the places he would

on patrol, and a bunch of them stationary in a single spot, and a

he monitoring the guards? Why? Does he

she had never

without detection, but I want to learn and grow strong enough to

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

should be more careful. Be

didn't know when she

"A-ahhh…"

and expression to

indeed trying to find

the

it felt like almost all her classmates were in bed with Adonis

did as they were

to live like this. She wanted to live

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

he was

behind the bushes, Alicia decided it

head back now.

response to her

realized what was happening, the two of them were walking side by side, all the

and the two of them

just awkwardly

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

you said

muster such words. More and

turned and gave

I didn't see you in

what exactly she expected him to say in response to what she had

he was uncomfortable again, but he

changing my

"I'll read at night."

to the doorknob, which was already being held by

"A-ah, my apologies!"