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.

I start a conversation

she wasn't interested in him, but Alicia

a weird state to be in, but as a girl, she knew this was

him to get

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

thought she was interested in them

leaning forward and puckering

That just felt… wrong.

by no means a prude, and she had lots of experiences kissing and

the issue at

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

into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how

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

guys like Billy who seemed so fixated on

speaking, it was

don't want to see you in another light,

she was trying her best not to show that she

had to say he was thinking about

to kiss me

in the room, and the mood was a little awkward, but it wasn't particularly

I'm ready for

wouldn't be good, it could end up completely

something more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

you… and how you seem to have changed a lot

her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

assertive and outspoken. That's why you became our

remembered those

seemed so far

when we came here…

went on to explain the

and other

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

for her right now

her beauty didn't seem to be everyone's main priority—not

I see…" Alicia couldn't

first time anyone was talking to her

to fit in. Trying to help

sounded bitchy and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like

just speak her mind to

my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities,

as

want to go