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.

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

interested in him, but

in, but as a girl, she

want him to get the

guys, Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations

she was interested

him leaning forward and

That just felt… wrong.

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

the

girl's feelings towards them as a license to just go for the kill and

that sort of thing, but

tried to do stuff like that, and

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

was a

see you in another light,

best not to

say he was

tries to kiss

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

I'm ready for

kiss wouldn't be good, it could end up completely

something more

Less action, perhaps?

mean, I was thinking about you… and how you seem to have changed

in her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

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

those normal

seemed so far

and when we came here… you were actively involved in

explain the

class politics and other issues.

hung around with, and her presence in the group had

only thing Alicia had going for her

everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle being the new center of

I see…" Alicia couldn't help

time anyone was talking to her about this. Strangely enough, she didn't

tired of trying to fit in. Trying to

sounded bitchy and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like

she could just speak her

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 to go back

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