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

lips were

"I… well I…"

okay to say his

back out now, though. Alicia answered all

would be very uncool if he wasn't

how am I

the girl right next to him

not some monster or anything, Rey!

this, he remembered how comfortable he felt when talking to actual

thought alone gave him

to open his lips and finally utter the words he had

the thing is… I

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

explosion caused Rey's room, and

Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward for

was the first to speak,

of this scale… it must have come from inside the

ran through many simulations in his head, he cast

Thankfully, she was.

is

Rey could mentally answer this question, a sharp knock interrupted his

"W-who's that?"

loud banging startled Rey, but he didn't let most

Sense] was somewhat on the fritz as

room, and I was told

Safe? What

sounded, yet Billy was already rushing to his

merely to make sure

given the

That means he already knew she was here. How long has

the chance to consider such creepy behavior as he and Alicia

curious about what happened in Adonis'

her face confirmed that

still has

off the thought as he opened the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame waiting for

way." Rey shoved him aside, and just like a ragdoll, Billy found himself tossed to the

face 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 way

up, and with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was

found themselves among the crowd of students who

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

thinking as he observed the particularly hardened expression the