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.

if I start a conversation now, he might think I'm interested in him or

wasn't interested in him, but Alicia didn't want

in, but as a girl, she knew

to get the wrong

had been in a lot of her conversations that took a drastic turn

south when a guy thought she was interested in them and to make all

forward and puckering his lips or

That just felt… wrong.

and she had lots of experiences

the issue at

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

sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much it turned

had tried to do stuff like that,

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

it was

see

trying her best not to show that she

to say he was

he tries to

only ones in the room, and the mood was a

I'm

the kiss wouldn't be good, it could end up

something more

Less action, perhaps?

how you seem to have changed a lot since we arrived

in her

"I've changed? How…?"

to be so assertive and outspoken. That's

those

seemed so

when we came here… you were actively involved in

on to explain the

politics and other issues. You're just alone and you hardly

her presence in the group had

for her

to be everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle being the new center of

Alicia couldn't help but

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

of trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone and

and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going to judge

just speak

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

eyes popped open almost as soon as

want to