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.

for some

his lips were

"I… well I…"

his mind, but Rey didn't know if it

now, though. Alicia answered all my questions and she was free with

uncool

how am I supposed to

right next to him that he was developing feelings for

some monster or anything, Rey!

remembered how comfortable he felt when talking to actual

thought alone

open his lips and finally utter the words he had

the thing is… I

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

room, and

jump slightly as the bed rocked upward for a split

speak, while

explosion of this scale… it must have come from

many simulations in his head, he cast his gaze on Alicia's worried

Thankfully, she was.

hell is

mentally answer this question,

"W-who's that?"

loud banging startled Rey, but he didn't let

somewhat on the fritz as it went on and

room, and I was told

Safe? What

yet Billy was

no way it was merely to make sure

given the enmity they

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

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

curious about what happened in

glanced at Alicia and the look on her face confirmed that she also felt

still has feelings for

he opened the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame

shoved him aside, and just like a ragdoll,

one, as even the rest of the students were

woken everyone up, and with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was hard not

the crowd of

did so, they found the boy himself stepped

found himself thinking as he observed the particularly hardened expression the