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 girl in a room together… if I start a conversation now, he might think I'm interested in

him, but Alicia didn't want him thinking

was a weird state to be in, but as a girl, she knew this

him to get the wrong idea,

a lot of her conversations that took a

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

forward and puckering

That just felt… wrong.

and she had

the

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

were into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew

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

guys like Billy who

was a little

to see you in another

she was trying her best not

to say he was

to

were the only ones in the room, and the mood was

don't think I'm ready for

wouldn't be good, it could end up

more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

you seem to have changed

in her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

assertive and outspoken. That's why you became

those normal

so far

we came here… you were actively involved

to explain the

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

presence in the group had

had going for her right now was

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

I see…" Alicia couldn't help but

anyone was talking to her about

guess I just got tired of trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone and sticking my neck out

Alicia didn't feel like Rey was

just speak her mind to

my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities, and one day… hopefully find a way to

popped open almost as soon as she said

to