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.

simple "No" would have sufficed, but for some reason, he

like his lips were

"I… well I…"

smile told him it was okay to say his

answered all my questions and she was free with

very uncool if

I supposed to

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

some monster or anything, Rey! She's an actual person, like

told himself this, he remembered how comfortable he felt

thought alone

open his lips and finally utter the words he had kept buried

is… I

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

sudden explosion caused Rey's room, and everything within it, to

themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward

first to speak, while Rey struggled to

must have come from inside

through many simulations in his head, he cast his

Thankfully, she was.

the hell is

mentally answer this question, a sharp knock interrupted his thought

"W-who's that?"

banging startled Rey, but he

somewhat on the

happened in Adonis' room, and I

room? Safe? What

just sounded, yet Billy was already

it was merely to

given the

means he already knew she was here. How long has he been standing in front

have the chance to consider such creepy behavior as he and Alicia

more curious about what happened in

her

still has

he opened the door, meeting

and just like a ragdoll, Billy found himself tossed to the

his collapsing form was visible to no one, as even the rest of the students were all gathered around Adonis' room, or were on their

and with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was hard not to get drawn to Adonis'

and Alicia also found themselves among the crowd of students who

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

Rey found himself thinking as he observed the