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.

guy and a girl in a room together… if I start a conversation

in him, but Alicia didn't want

in, but as a

want him to

to her experience with guys, Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations that took a drastic turn at moments like

she was interested in them and to

him leaning forward and puckering his

That just felt… wrong.

means a prude, and she had lots of experiences

wasn't the issue at

towards them as a

sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much

guys had tried to do stuff like that,

like guys like Billy who seemed

it was

don't want to see you

she was trying her best not to show that she liked

say he was thinking about

he tries to kiss me

room, and the mood was a little

don't think I'm ready

be good, it could end up completely shattering the atmosphere they had

something more

Less action, perhaps?

was thinking about you… and how you

felt relief settle in her heart, but curiosity

"I've changed? How…?"

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

those

so far away

we came here…

to explain

politics and other

that she hung around with, and her presence in the

Alicia had going for her

be everyone's main priority—not

Alicia couldn't help

anyone was talking to her about this. Strangely

fit in. Trying

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

just

world, and about my

open almost as soon as

want to