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,

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

be in, but as a

want him to get the

guys, Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations that took a

thought she was interested in them and to make all the

want him leaning forward and puckering his

That just felt… wrong.

and she had lots of

wasn't the

girl's feelings towards them as a license to just go

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

that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry they had

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

it was a

don't want to see you in another

her best not

he had to say he

tries to kiss

only ones in the room, and the mood was a little awkward, but it wasn't

think I'm

good, it could end up completely

more

Less action, perhaps?

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

settle in her

"I've changed? How…?"

assertive and

those normal

seemed so far

we came here… you were actively involved in

explain the 'change' he

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

and her presence in the group had faded

thing Alicia had going for her right

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

see…" Alicia couldn't help but

was talking to her about

to fit in. Trying to help

and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going to judge her for

felt like she could just speak her mind

just want to study for my benefit. I want to learn more about this world, and about my abilities.

popped open almost as soon

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