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.

if I start a conversation now,

interested in him, but Alicia didn't want him thinking

in, but as a girl,

to get the wrong idea,

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

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

forward and puckering his lips

That just felt… wrong.

she had lots of experiences kissing and being

the issue at

girl's feelings towards them as a license to just go for

were into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much it turned her

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

like guys like Billy who seemed so fixated

speaking, it was

see you in another light,

was why she was trying her best not to

say he was thinking about

if he tries to kiss me

the mood was a little awkward, but it

I'm ready for

wouldn't be good, it could end

something more

Less action, perhaps?

was thinking about you… and how you seem to have changed a lot since we

felt relief settle in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those

so far away

when we came

on to explain the

in class politics and other issues. You're just alone

her presence in the

thing Alicia had going for

everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle

see…" Alicia

time anyone was talking to her about this. Strangely enough,

tired of trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone and sticking my neck

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

could just speak her mind

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

open almost as

want to go