An Extra’s POV

Alicia White flipped the pages of the book she was reading, silently consuming the information within it.

As her eyes teetered across each letter—every word—she could see all the information she desired to understand.

Still, for some unknown reason, she could not grasp it.

'Looks like my mind is wandering again…' Alicia thought to herself.

After reading for hours without end, it seemed she had finally arrived at her saturation point for the day.

'It's around 7 PM already. Maybe I should take a break…'

As she sighed and closed the book that she read, a small sigh echoed from her lips.

She glanced around and noticed that no one was present in the library but her.

Times like these felt lonely, but also somewhat comforting.

There were no eyes to glare at her, or no mouths to bash her.

'It's not so bad…'

The moment she had this thought, the doors to the library creaked open, and someone entered.

The moment she heard this, Alicia swiftly carried her book and shoved it in her face, as if she had been reading this entire time.

'He's here!' Her thoughts echoed as she tried her best not to peek behind the pages of her book.

Pretending to be so immersed in reading, she kept her eyes locked on the texts therein.

"Um… hi, Alicia."

The moment she heard the very familiar, but awkward voice, Alicia straightened up and slowly looked up from her book.

As expected, she found Rey standing right next to her.

"O-oh, hi Re—"

"What are you reading?" He suddenly drew nearer as his face closed in on hers.

Her thoughts echoed as she tried her best not

just pretend I'm

upside down, Alicia. Are you

"…Eh?"

point, she had no point but to look at Rey, and

a hurry to act like she was serious that she didn't realize

thoughts echoed, mortified by the

what more could she do at this point? How could she salvage

upside down. There's a chance that a

a flimsy excuse that she came up with under the spot, but Alicia really hoped it helped her

have heard of some kinds of writings that reading them normally and upside

didn't know if Rey was just trying to make her feel better about her mistake, or

was already rolling,

"Precisely! You get it!"

other choice but this. Rey

understood her blunder but chose to keep

was

any recommendations for me today?" Rey backed away slowly, his voice still the constant in

would like to read?

the both of them had spoken about two weeks ago, Alicia and Rey's Library

more often

be getting more and more assertive as the days went

getting his confidence from, but the 'Rey' that she knew when

person, he was now more like a mysterious persona who intentionally refused

consistently spoke to was Alicia, and she preferred it that

boost. I don't know what training they're doing in the Beta Group,

baggy clothes, so it wasn't very easy to see his muscle tone and

pick things up over time, and right now, she could tell he was very jacked underneath his

he's like

for a position among the popular

abilities weren't too impressive, but his current

not terrible looking. He's

was pretty chill to

else? Why did he only come to the library and speak

things. I'm always cooped up here, so maybe he actually had

this

Alicia… did you