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

him, but Alicia

in, but as a girl,

him to get the

lot of her conversations that took

went south when a guy thought she was

him leaning forward and puckering his lips

That just felt… wrong.

means a prude, and she had lots of

wasn't the issue at

feelings towards them as a

some girls were into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew

had tried to do stuff like that, and

didn't like guys like Billy

was

don't want to see you in

was trying her best not to show that she

say he was thinking about

to kiss me or

and the mood was a little

think I'm

it

wanted something more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

thinking about you… and how you

felt relief settle in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

be so assertive and outspoken. That's

remembered those

so far

when we came here… you were

explain the 'change' he

really involve yourself 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

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

see…" Alicia

time anyone was talking to her about this. Strangely enough, she

I just got tired of trying to fit in. Trying

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

could just speak

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

eyes popped open almost as soon as she said

to