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.

girl in a room together… if I start a

interested in him, but Alicia didn't want him

in, but as a girl, she knew this was perfectly

to get the

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

guy thought she was interested in them and to

forward and puckering

That just felt… wrong.

was by no means a prude, and she

wasn't the issue

issue is when a guy considers a girl's feelings towards them as a

thing, but Alicia knew how

that, and itedes

guys like Billy who seemed so

it was a

to see you in another

why she was trying her best not to show that she

he had to say he was

if he tries to

the room, and the mood was a little awkward,

think I'm

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

wanted something more

Less action, perhaps?

was thinking about you… and how you seem to have changed

in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

and outspoken. That's why you became our

remembered those normal

so far away

came

to explain the

and other issues. You're

that she hung around with, and her presence in the

had going for her

to be everyone's main priority—not

see…" Alicia

the first time anyone was talking to her about this. Strangely enough, she didn't

guess I just got tired of trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone and sticking my

Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going

could just speak her mind to

more about this world, and about my abilities.

eyes popped open almost as soon

to