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

interested in him, but Alicia

in, but as a girl,

to get the wrong

lot of her conversations that took a drastic turn at moments

a guy thought she was interested in them and to make all

don't want him leaning forward

That just felt… wrong.

prude, and she had lots of

wasn't the

them as a license to

thing, but Alicia knew how

lot of guys had tried to do stuff like that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry they

didn't like guys like Billy who seemed

it was a

to see you in

she was trying her best not to show that she liked

he had to say he was thinking about

to kiss me or

only ones in the room, and the mood was

I'm

the kiss wouldn't be good, it could

something more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

thinking about you… and how you

relief settle in her heart, but curiosity

"I've changed? How…?"

so assertive and outspoken. That's why you

those

seemed so far

came here… you were

explain the 'change'

yourself in class politics and other issues. You're just alone and

friends that she hung around with, and her presence in the

only thing Alicia had going for her right

priority—not with Lucielle being the new center of

Alicia couldn't

was talking to her about this. Strangely enough,

got tired of trying to fit in.

selfish, but Alicia didn't feel

she could just

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

open almost as soon

to go