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.

a room together… if I start a conversation

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

weird state to be in, but as

want him to get the wrong

guys, Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations that took a drastic turn at moments like

thought she was interested in them and

him leaning forward

That just felt… wrong.

no means a prude, and she had lots of

wasn't the

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

that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much it

that, and itedes up ruining

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

it was a

to see you in

she was trying her best

to say he was

if he tries to

only ones in the room, and the

think I'm

fear that the kiss wouldn't be good, it could

wanted something more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

I was thinking about you… and how you seem to have changed a lot since we arrived

relief settle in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

and

remembered those

seemed so far away

we came here… you

went on to explain the 'change'

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

around with, and her presence in the group had

Alicia had going for her right now was her

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

Alicia couldn't help but

to her about this. Strangely

trying to fit in. Trying

Alicia didn't feel

like she could just speak her mind to

world, and about my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities, and one day…

open almost as soon as she

to