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.

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

Noah, though that was

I should

to give

in case, I should prepare

out loud, he heard a knock on

"Gahh!"

was no longer any time to think or prepare questions for

'She's here!'

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passed since Alicia arrived, yet neither

Rey's bed as both of them had what they were reading

the nerds that they were, neither interrupted the other with

on the

Why aren't you saying

he couldn't concentrate

was trying his best, but he just wasn't

since he turned a page of his

the evening. I already had lunch before this, and she probably has already… so what's

Why couldn't he concentrate?

went back to his room while Alicia

he made

a little bit before Noah left, and not long

when Noah was still around,

earlier, and Alicia

was like

could no longer ignore the reason he wasn't feeling

right now was talk to

Nothing more… nothing less.

She's probably focusing on her

mind automatically forgot the fact that he hadn't heard her flip a single page

thought she was doing it

might ruin the moment… if

Rey for thirty more minutes, but after that

Rey felt like he might

in nearly two hours, Rey turned to look

was staring at him

'H-holy…!'

nearly jumped out of his skin and ascended into the

but it

both staring at each other, with his words wafting through

She finally answered

his heart racing

moment, and it caused his brain to enter

next?! What should I