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 now, he might think I'm interested in

in him,

be in, but as a girl, she knew this was perfectly

want him to get the

been in a lot of her conversations that took a

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

want him leaning forward and puckering

That just felt… wrong.

was by no means a prude, and she had lots of

wasn't the issue at

girl's feelings towards them

that sort of thing, but

tried to do stuff like that, and

guys like Billy who seemed so fixated

was a

to see

was why she was trying her best not to show that

say he was thinking about

tries to kiss me or

were the only ones in the room, and the mood was a little awkward,

think I'm ready for

be good, it could end up completely shattering

something more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

about you… and how you seem

her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

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

those normal

seemed so far away

came here… you

went on to explain the

and

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

had going for her right now was

everyone's main priority—not

Alicia couldn't help

talking to her about

to fit in. Trying to help everyone and sticking my

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

she could just speak her mind to

just want to study for my benefit. I want to learn more about this world, and about my

almost as soon

want to