An Extra’s POV

"I was only ever interested in one, but after finding out he was a jerk, I cut all ties with him."

Alicia went on to theorize that it was perhaps due to the senior's bruised ego that he went on to spread rumors about her.

Thankfully, Alicia's reputation was strong enough for people to simply interpret it as her simply dating a lot of seniors.

Nothing more, nothing less.

"Oh, wow. I never expected it to be like that…" Rey's voice trailed as he looked at Alicia, who was simply shrugging casually.

"A lot of things aren't as they appear. If we listen to everyone's opinions and don't take time to form our own, we'll just end up drowning in misinformation."

Rey felt like those were wise words that Alicia just said, but he didn't know how to phrase it without sounding cringe.

"That sounds like a smart thing to say." He finally settled on the most neutral way to put it.

"I know, right?"

Alicia went on to flail her long hair as she used her hand to push it backward.

She did this as she chuckled jokingly, trying to act like a wise diva.

"Pfft!"

"Hahahaha!"

Before the two of them realized it, they were both laughing.

"Nice one… haha!"

"Thank you, good sir." Alicia made a mock bow, and that only served to crack Rey up even more.

This girl was seriously funny.

'Damn! I never would have thought Alicia would have this side to her!'

Rey thanked his lucky stars that he actually decided to start the conversation.

'So this is what I've been missing out on!'

As they both laughed even more, Alicia suddenly raised a topic that he wasn't expecting.

"Have you ever dated anyone, Rey? Or do you have someone you like?"

The moment Rey heard this, his heart nearly stopped.

have sufficed, but for some reason, he couldn't mouth the

like his lips

"I… well I…"

okay to say his mind, but Rey didn't know if it was a good

Alicia answered all my questions

uncool

how am I supposed to say

he supposed to tell the girl right next to him that he was

have to! She's not some monster or anything, Rey! She's an actual person, like

he remembered how comfortable he

thought alone gave

utter the words

is…

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

sudden explosion caused Rey's room, and everything

and Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward

that?!" Alicia was the first to speak, while Rey struggled to understand

scale… it must have come from

many simulations in his head,

Thankfully, she was.

hell is

this question, a sharp knock

"W-who's that?"

but he didn't let most of his apprehension

[Danger Sense] was somewhat on the fritz as it went on and

and I was told

room? Safe? What

knew the explosion had just sounded, yet Billy was already

merely

the

knew she was here.

such creepy behavior as he and Alicia jumped from the bed and rushed to the

what happened in

on her face confirmed that she also felt the

still has

door, meeting Billy's imposing frame

of my way." Rey shoved him aside, and just like a ragdoll, Billy found

as even the rest

the room door opened—with

also found themselves among the crowd of students who rushed

the moment they did so, they found the boy himself stepped out of the thick smoke

found himself thinking as he observed the