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 room together… if I start a conversation now, he might think

interested in him, but Alicia didn't

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

don't want him to

a lot of her conversations

she was interested in them and to make all

forward and

That just felt… wrong.

was by no means a prude, and she had lots of

wasn't the issue

them as a

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

didn't like guys like Billy who seemed so fixated on

it was a

see you in

trying her best not to show

say

tries to

in the room, and the

I'm

fear that the kiss wouldn't be good, it could end up

something more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

you… and how you seem to have changed a lot

in her heart, but curiosity

"I've changed? How…?"

and outspoken. That's why you became our Class

those normal

seemed so far away

when we came here… you

on to explain the

really involve yourself in class politics and

hung around with, and her presence in the

for

everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle

see…" Alicia couldn't

anyone was talking to her about this. Strangely

just got tired of trying to fit in. Trying to help

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

felt like she could just speak her mind

about this world, and about my

almost as soon as she said

to go