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.

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

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

in, but as a girl, she knew this was

to get the

been in a lot

was

don't want him leaning forward

That just felt… wrong.

prude, and she had

wasn't the issue

them

sort of thing, but Alicia

do stuff like that, and itedes up

like guys like Billy who

it was a little

don't want to see you in another

was trying her best not to show

had to say he

he tries to kiss me

in the room, and the mood was a little

don't think I'm

good, it could end

wanted something more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

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

her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

and outspoken. That's why you

remembered those normal

seemed so far

came here… you were

explain

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

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

for her right

everyone's main priority—not with

Alicia

talking to her about this. Strangely enough, she

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

feel like Rey was

like she could just speak her mind to

to learn more about this world, and about my abilities. I want to focus on

open almost as soon as

to go