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.

I start a conversation now, he might think I'm interested in him

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

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

want him to

a lot

when a guy thought she was interested in them and

forward

That just felt… wrong.

by no means a prude, and she had

the issue

issue is when a guy considers a girl's feelings towards them as a license to just

into that sort of thing, but

guys had tried to do stuff like that, and itedes up ruining

guys like Billy who

it was

see you

was why she was trying her best not to

then he had to say he was thinking

to

only ones in the room, and the mood was

think I'm ready

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

something more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

about you… and how you

her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those

so

when we came here… you were

went on to explain the

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

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

going for her right now was

to be everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle

I see…" Alicia couldn't

anyone was talking to her about

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

didn't feel like Rey was going to judge her

like she could just speak her mind to

world, and about my abilities. I want to

eyes popped open almost as soon as

want to go