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.

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

actively discussed with Noah, though that was mostly

I think I should

just had to give

I should prepare a

this out loud, he heard a knock on

"Gahh!"

any time to

'She's here!'

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since Alicia arrived, yet neither

of books were scattered on Rey's bed as both of

they were, neither interrupted the other with meaningless

focused on the literature in front

you saying anything,

as he couldn't concentrate on what he

best, but he just

since he turned a page of

I already had lunch before this, and she probably has already… so

Why couldn't he concentrate?

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

Market and he

a little bit before Noah left, and not long

when Noah was

day, Noah made sure to arrive earlier, and Alicia came a few minutes

like an unspoken

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

wanted to do right

Nothing more… nothing less.

She's probably focusing on

heard her flip a single page in minutes as

she was doing

it might

thirty more minutes, but after that he couldn't take it

he didn't say anything, Rey

For the first time in nearly two hours, Rey turned to

his surprise, she was staring at him

'H-holy…!'

Rey nearly jumped out of

but it was

at each other, with his words

finally

his heart racing

felt like it would burst at any moment, and it caused

next?!