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 conversation now, he might

him, but Alicia didn't want him thinking she

weird state to be in, but as a girl, she knew this

don't want him to

lot of her conversations that took a drastic

was interested in them and

forward and

That just felt… wrong.

no means a prude, and she had

wasn't the issue at

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

that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much

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

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

was

don't want to see you

why she was trying her best not to show that

had to say

he tries to kiss me or

only ones in the room, and the mood was a little awkward, but it wasn't particularly

I'm ready

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

more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

about you… and how you seem to have changed a lot

relief settle in her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

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

those normal

so far away

came here…

to explain

you don't really involve yourself in class politics and other issues. You're just alone and you

she hung around with, and her presence in the group had faded away—almost to the

for her

beauty didn't seem to be everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle being the new center of attention for

Alicia couldn't

anyone was talking to her about this. Strangely

got tired of trying to fit in. Trying

Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going

she could just speak her

want to study for my benefit. I want to learn more about this world, and about my abilities. I want

eyes popped open almost as soon as

to go