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.

and a girl in a room together… if I start a conversation now, he might think I'm interested

wasn't interested in him,

be in, but as a girl, she knew this

want him to

experience with guys, Alicia had been in a lot of her

guy thought she was interested in them

want him leaning forward and

That just felt… wrong.

she had lots of experiences kissing and being

the

feelings towards them as a

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

lot of guys had tried to do stuff like that, and itedes up ruining

was also why she didn't like guys like Billy

speaking, it was a little

to see you in another light,

trying her best not to

had to say he was

he tries to kiss

the mood

I'm

the kiss wouldn't be good, it could end up completely shattering the atmosphere they

more

Less action, perhaps?

about you… and how you

settle in her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

so assertive and outspoken. That's why you became our Class

remembered those normal

seemed so

came here… you

explain the 'change' he

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

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

had going for her right

her beauty didn't seem to be everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle being the new center of attention

Alicia couldn't

first time anyone was talking to her

I just got tired of trying to fit in.

Alicia didn't feel like

could just speak her mind

about this world, and about my abilities. I want

almost as soon as

to