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.

a room together… if I start a conversation now, he might

like she wasn't interested in him, but

but as

to get

been in a lot of her conversations

was interested in them and to make all

forward and puckering his lips

That just felt… wrong.

was by no means a prude, and she had lots of experiences kissing

the issue

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

of thing, but Alicia knew how much

guys had tried to do stuff like that, and

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

was

want to see you

was why she was trying her best not to show that she liked

say he was thinking

if he tries to

only ones in the room, and the mood was a

don't think I'm

good, it could end up completely

something more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

how you seem to have changed a lot since

settle in her heart,

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those normal

seemed so far away

came here…

to explain

and other issues. You're

and her presence in the group had faded away—almost to

had going for her right now was

priority—not with Lucielle being

see…" Alicia couldn't help but

time anyone was talking to her about this. Strangely

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

Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going to judge

she could just

this world, and about my abilities.

as soon as she said

to