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,

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

in, but

him to get

a lot of her conversations that

usually went south when a guy thought she was interested in them and to make all the

forward and puckering his

That just felt… wrong.

she

wasn't the issue

girl's feelings towards them as a license

into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much it turned her

stuff like that, and

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

it was

to see

her best not to show that

had to say

tries to kiss me or

the mood was a

don't think I'm

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

wanted something more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

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

in her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

used to be so assertive and

remembered those

seemed so

came here…

to explain the

you don't really involve yourself in class politics and other issues. You're just alone and you

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

thing Alicia had going for her right now was her

priority—not

see…" Alicia couldn't help

talking to

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

bitchy and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like

like she could just speak her

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

popped open almost as soon

want to