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 now, he might think I'm interested in him or

like she wasn't interested in him,

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

don't want him to

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

went south when a guy thought she was interested

leaning forward and

That just felt… wrong.

and she had

the issue at

them as

of thing, but Alicia knew how much it

do stuff like that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry they had going

she didn't like guys like Billy who seemed

was

want to see you in another light,

why she was trying her best

had to say he

if he tries to kiss me or

the only ones in the room, and the mood was a little awkward,

don't think I'm

than Alicia's fear that the kiss wouldn't be good, it

something more

Less action, perhaps?

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

in her heart, but curiosity

"I've changed? How…?"

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

those normal

seemed so far

we came here… you were actively

on to explain the 'change'

and other issues. You're just alone and you hardly

and her presence

going for her right now was her

main priority—not with Lucielle being

see…" Alicia couldn't help

was the first time anyone was talking to

guess I just got tired of trying to fit in. Trying to help

but Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going

could just speak her mind

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

eyes popped open almost as soon as she said

want to