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.

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

she wasn't interested in him,

but as a girl, she knew this was

him to get

in a lot of her

guy thought she was interested in them and to make all the wrong

leaning forward and puckering his lips

That just felt… wrong.

and she had

wasn't the

towards them as

of thing, but Alicia knew how

of guys had tried to do stuff like that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry they

didn't like guys like Billy

speaking, it was

see you

best not to show

had to say

tries to

ones in the room, and the mood was a little awkward, but it

don't think I'm ready

it could end up

more

Less action, perhaps?

about you… and how you seem

felt relief settle in her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

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

those normal

seemed so

with Seraph, and when we came here… you were actively involved

went on to explain the 'change' he

politics and

presence

thing Alicia had going for her right now

be everyone's main priority—not with

see…" Alicia

first time anyone was talking to

of trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone

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

felt like she could just speak

and about my

almost as soon as

to