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.

room together… if I start a conversation now, he might think I'm interested in him

like she wasn't interested in him, but Alicia didn't want him thinking she

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

to get

a lot of her

was interested in them and

don't want him leaning forward and puckering his

That just felt… wrong.

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

the issue at

feelings towards them as a license

some girls were into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew

lot of guys had tried to do stuff like that, and

she didn't like guys like Billy who seemed so fixated

it was a

don't want to see you in another light,

she was trying her best not

he had to say he was

if he tries to kiss

the room, and the mood was a little awkward, but

I'm

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

more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

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

settle in her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

and outspoken. That's

those normal

seemed so

when we came here… you

explain the 'change' he

yourself in class politics and other issues.

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

had going for her right now was her

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

Alicia couldn't help

to her about this. Strangely enough, she

got tired of trying to fit in. Trying

bitchy and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going to judge her

felt like she could just speak her mind

about my abilities.

as soon

want to go