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.

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

she wasn't interested in him, but

was a weird state to be in, but as a girl,

him to get the wrong

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

usually went south when a guy thought she was interested in them and to make all the wrong

him leaning forward and puckering his

That just felt… wrong.

prude, and she

wasn't the

a guy considers a girl's feelings towards them as a

sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much it turned

to do stuff like that, and itedes up

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

was a little

want to see

best not to show

then he had to say he was

tries to kiss me

only ones in the room, and the

think I'm ready for

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

something more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

you seem

her heart, but curiosity

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those normal

seemed so far

and when we came here… you were

to explain the

in class politics and other issues.

friends that she hung around with, and her presence

only thing Alicia had going for

didn't seem to be everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle being the new

Alicia couldn't help

was the first time anyone was talking to her

in. Trying

feel like Rey was going to judge her

felt like she could just

this world, and about my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities,

as soon as she said

want to go