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.

start a conversation now, he might

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

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

want him to get the wrong idea,

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

went south when a guy thought she was interested in them and to

want him leaning forward and

That just felt… wrong.

a prude, and she had lots of experiences kissing and

wasn't the issue

a girl's feelings towards them as a

of thing, but Alicia knew

to do stuff like that, and

didn't like guys like

was a

see you in

her best not to

he had to say he was thinking about

tries to

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

I'm ready for

good, it could end up

something more

Less action, perhaps?

you seem to have changed a lot since we

relief settle in her heart,

"I've changed? How…?"

you used to be so assertive and

those normal

seemed so far away

when we came here… you were actively involved

explain the

and

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

for her right now

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

I see…" Alicia couldn't help

anyone was talking to her

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

feel like Rey was going to judge her

like she could just speak her mind

want to study for my benefit. I want to learn more about this world, and about my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities, and one day… hopefully find a way

as soon

want to