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.

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

Noah, though that was mostly

think I should be able to

to give it a

case, I should prepare

as Rey decided this out loud, he heard a knock

"Gahh!"

longer any time to think or prepare questions for

'She's here!'

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Alicia arrived, yet neither had

as both of

were, neither interrupted the other with meaningless things like

focused on the literature

you saying

as he couldn't concentrate on

trying his best, but he just wasn't able to get into the

he turned a page of his book,

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

Why couldn't he concentrate?

2:00 PM, Rey always went back to

straight for the Black Market and he

bit before Noah left,

Noah was still around, and it was awkward

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

like

Rey could no longer ignore the reason

wanted to do right now was talk

Nothing more… nothing less.

focusing on her book

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

probably thought she was doing

might ruin the

thoughts shackled Rey for thirty more minutes, but after

didn't say anything, Rey felt like he

two hours, Rey turned to

she was

'H-holy…!'

startling that Rey nearly jumped out of his skin and ascended

gaze was subtle, but it was

at each other, with his

She finally

felt his

at any moment, and it caused

should I say next?! What should I