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.

just take a shower? He smells nice…' Her thoughts echoed as she tried her best not

just pretend I'm reading,

upside down, Alicia.

"…Eh?"

but to look at Rey, and then turned to

had been in such a hurry to act like she was serious that

thoughts echoed, mortified

at this point? How could she

see if I could understand it upside down. There's

that she came up with under the

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

her feel better about her mistake, or if

was already

"Precisely! You get it!"

choice but this. Rey was smiling, and so was

understood her blunder

was better this

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

Got any idea of what you would

weeks ago, Alicia and

spoke to each other, and more often than not Rey

be getting more

his confidence from, but the 'Rey' that she knew when they first arrived in this world was vastly different from

had changed. From being a dreary, sad-looking person, he was now more like a mysterious persona who intentionally refused to associate with anyone

consistently spoke to was Alicia, and she preferred it

know what training they're doing in the Beta Group,

wasn't very easy to see his muscle tone and well-defined biceps—among other major improvements—but Alicia

up over time, and right now, she could

he's

the popular kids, seeing how he had improved

impressive, but his current physique was

also not terrible looking. He's

pretty

Why did he only come

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

Alicia had this

you