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.

room together… if I start a conversation now,

like she wasn't interested in him, but Alicia didn't want him thinking

but as a girl, she knew this

want him to get

lot of her conversations that took a

usually went south when a guy thought she was interested in them and

leaning forward and puckering his lips or

That just felt… wrong.

she had lots of experiences kissing and being

wasn't the

guy considers a girl's feelings towards them as a license to just go for the

girls were into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much it turned her

tried to do stuff like that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry they had

didn't like guys like Billy who

speaking, it was a

don't want to see you

her best not

had to say he was thinking

he tries to kiss me or

ones in the room, and the

think I'm

Alicia's fear that the kiss wouldn't be good, it could end up completely

wanted something more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

you seem

relief settle in her

"I've changed? How…?"

assertive and outspoken. That's why you became our

those

so

when we came here… you were

on to explain

class politics and other issues.

with, and her presence in the group had faded away—almost to the

Alicia had going for

seem to be everyone's main priority—not with

Alicia couldn't help

was the first time anyone was talking to her about this. Strangely enough, she

I just got tired of trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone and

but Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going to

felt like she could just speak her mind

to learn more about this world, and about my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities, and one day… hopefully find a

open almost as soon as

want to go