An Extra’s POV

"You."

The moment Alicia heard this, her eyes widened in shock.

'W-what is he saying?!'

Alicia was expecting a lot of things, but not this!

Not yet!

'He was thinking about me? That's why he hasn't been focusing on reading?!'

Even though Alicia didn't say anything, she had been glancing at Rey at intervals to see if he was indeed focused on reading.

Or if, like her, he couldn't concentrate.

At first, he was turning the pages, so she assumed he was paying attention.

She didn't want to disturb him with a conversation, or something that would disrupt his focus.

The sole reason she was here, with him, was so they could enjoy the unspoken camaraderie they shared in books.

If she sullied that with pointless conversations just to selfishly while away time, it would be unfair.

Just because she wasn't into the books today, that didn't mean Rey wouldn't be.

However, her thought processes soon changed when Rey stopped flipping his book pages.

'Hm? What's going on?!' She had thought.

Within herself, she had a faint hope that he too wasn't very invested in what he was reading.

She knew it was a terrible thing to wish for, but she had had no choice in the matters of her emotions.

As time passed, she hoped he wouldn't flip the page and regain his momentum.

She hoped he would talk to her instead.

She hoped…

However, nothing happened.

'Should I just talk to him and start the conversation?' Alicia finally thought to herself.

It wouldn't be a big deal to do so.

But, she didn't want Rey to misunderstand her intentions.

in a room together… if I start a

in him, but Alicia didn't want him thinking

weird state to be in, but

him to get

to her experience with guys, Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations that took a drastic

she was interested in them and to make all

him leaning forward and puckering his

That just felt… wrong.

prude, and she had

the issue at

a guy considers a girl's feelings towards them as a license

into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how

stuff like that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry they had going

also why she didn't like guys like Billy who seemed so fixated on

it was

want to see you in another light,

was why she was trying her best not to show

had to say he was

tries to kiss me

and the

think I'm ready

good, it

wanted something more

Less action, perhaps?

you seem to have changed a lot

relief settle in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

used to be so assertive and outspoken. That's why you

remembered those normal

so

and when we came here… you were actively involved

explain the

yourself in class politics and other issues. You're just

have friends that she hung around with, and her presence in the group had faded

Alicia had going for her right now was

seem to be everyone's main priority—not

I see…" Alicia couldn't

anyone was talking to her about

of trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone and sticking my neck out

bitchy and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like Rey was

just speak

world, and about my

open almost as soon as she

to