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.

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

his lips

"I… well I…"

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

answered all my questions and

very uncool

how am I supposed

girl right next

She's not some monster or anything, Rey!

himself this, he remembered how comfortable

thought alone gave

his lips and finally utter the words he had kept

is…

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

room,

Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward for

was the first to speak,

of this scale… it must have come

through many simulations in his head, he

Thankfully, she was.

hell is going

this question, a

"W-who's that?"

he didn't let most of his

the fritz as it went on and

happened in Adonis' room, and I

Safe?

the explosion had just sounded, yet

merely

given the enmity they

here.

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

curious about what happened

Alicia and the look on her face confirmed that

she still has

thought as he opened the door,

just like a ragdoll, Billy found himself

and 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

loud explosion had woken everyone up, and with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was hard not to get drawn to

themselves among the crowd

the boy himself stepped out of the

thinking as he observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero wore on his