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, he couldn't mouth the

lips were stuck in

"I… well I…"

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

all my questions

would be very uncool

am I supposed to say

next to

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

this, he remembered how

alone gave him

lips and finally utter the words he had kept buried in his heart all

the thing is…

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

Rey's room, and everything within it,

and Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward

to speak, while Rey struggled to understand

this scale… it must have come

a Skill? As Rey ran through many simulations in his head, he cast his gaze on Alicia's worried face to make sure she

Thankfully, she was.

hell is

Rey could mentally answer this question, a sharp knock interrupted

"W-who's that?"

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

on the fritz as it went

room, and I was told to

room? Safe?

had just sounded, yet Billy was already rushing to his

it was merely to make sure

given the

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

what happened in Adonis'

the look on her face confirmed that she also felt

she still has feelings for

door, meeting

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

and his collapsing form was visible to no one, as even the rest of the students were all

and with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was hard not

crowd of students who rushed to

the moment they did so, they found the boy

Rey found himself thinking as he observed the particularly hardened