An Extra’s POV

After Noah left, Rey made sure his room looked as presentable as it possibly could for his guest.

The first time Alicia came with those books, Rey had been caught off guard.

His room hadn't been in any major mess, but it wasn't in the best shape either.

Rey remembered he had a pair of his underwear on his bed, and till this day he prayed Alicia didn't notice what it was.

'I managed to cover it with my bedsheets, but I think she already saw it…'

Rey knew he would die of embarrassment if he dwelled on it, so he convinced himself that Alicia didn't know what a guy's underwear was supposed to look like.

It wasn't very believable, but telling it to himself repeatedly seemed to do the trick.

"Alright… I think we're all set!" Rey beamed in satisfaction.

His bed was well-laid, and everything was in perfect order.

You would think he was about to get laid or something.

'No dirty thought, Rey! This is, as always, a reading session!'

Rey didn't particularly mind that Alicia and him never really spoke in the time that they spent together, but recently he was getting increasingly curious.

'I want to know more about her…'

But he also didn't want to ruin the vibe that they already had.

'I don't want her to think I'm trying to hit on her or anything…'

Rey already knew he couldn't compare himself to the caliber of guys that Alicia had dated in the past.

Sure, he had toned up a bit more, and he was in much better shape than before.

But still…

'Even though I can better understand why Billy is so into her… I already gave up on that a long time ago.'

Right now, Rey was content with just being Alicia's friend.

But friends knew a lot about each other, didn't they?

'Maybe I'll ask her some stuff about herself today…'

Just regular stuff, to break the ice.

Rey knew he wasn't the best at conversations, but he had recently gotten a lot of chances to practice his communication skills.

often spoke to the Monsters, though not many cared to listen to him—not that they could

Noah, though that was mostly about

I think I should be able to hold

to give it a

case, I should prepare a

this out loud, he heard a knock on

"Gahh!"

no longer any time to think or prepare questions for

'She's here!'

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arrived, yet neither had spoken since

on Rey's bed as

that they were, neither interrupted the other with meaningless things

the literature in front

aren't you saying anything,

as he couldn't concentrate on what he

just wasn't able to get

had been minutes since he turned a page of his book,

already had lunch

Why couldn't he concentrate?

by 2:00 PM, Rey always went back to his room while Alicia probably went to get

Market and he made sure to

little bit before Noah left, and not long after that… Alicia would

when Noah was still around, and it was awkward

earlier, and Alicia

like an unspoken

something!' Rey could no longer ignore the reason he wasn't feeling like

do right

Nothing more… nothing less.

can't! She's probably focusing on

that he hadn't heard her flip a single

she

might hate me… it might ruin the moment… if I

minutes, but

didn't say anything, Rey felt

nearly two hours,

his surprise, she was staring

'H-holy…!'

so startling that Rey nearly jumped out of his skin and ascended into

was subtle, but it was

both staring at each other, with his words wafting

finally

felt his heart

any moment, and it caused

should I say next?! What