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

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

but as

him to get

to her experience with guys, Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations that took a drastic turn at moments like

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

forward

That just felt… wrong.

and she had lots

wasn't the

feelings towards them as a license to just go for the

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

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

like guys like Billy who seemed so fixated

was a

don't want to see you in another light,

was trying her best not to show that

then he had to say

he tries to kiss me or

only ones in the room, and the mood was

don't think I'm

be good, it could

wanted something more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

I was thinking about you… and how you

settle in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those

seemed so far

we came here…

explain

class politics and other issues.

with, and her presence in

Alicia had going for her

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

see…" Alicia couldn't

was talking to her about

fit in.

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

like she could just speak her

to learn more about this world, and about my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities, and one day…

open almost as soon as

want to go