An Extra’s POV

They went past the town square, towards the marketplace.

Throughout the journey, Rey kept bringing up random topics, and Alicia didn't quite understand why.

For example; things like her dreams, her thoughts on certain guys in their class.

The breaking point for Alicia was when he asked about what she thought about Billy.

She actually considered him to be an imposter at some point—maybe Justin disguised as Rey.

But on their way out of the Royal Estate, they saw Justin hanging out with his friends.

It couldn't have been him.

Stil, Alicia wasn't sure this was really Rey.

To exercise caution, she asked him questions that only Rey would know—questions involving things they discussed in the Library or in his room.

"How many cats do I have in my grandparents' house again?" Was a good example.

And every time… EVERY SINGLE TIME…

"Over thirty-seven, right?"

… Rey knew the answers to her queries.

It had to be him!

'So why is he being so weird?' She wondered to herself.

Perhaps this whole surprise thing had him all worked up. That was Alicia's excuse for him.

The two of them eventually went to a shop that sold "The best Fruit Juice around!" according to Rey.

She didn't know he had been exploring much of the city, especially since he never told her about it.

'I would have liked to know… or even come…' Alicia's thoughts trailed.

But she quickly shrugged it off.

The Shop was more like a restaurant, with tables and chairs set in multiple places.

For a place meant to be the best, it was scanty at best. A few men were seated in certain corners here and there, but there weren't more than seven of them.

They all had big jugs of juice in front of them, but the liquid contents were almost full to the brim, showing that they had barely been touched.

'Is Rey really sure about this place?' Alicia wondered to herself as she scanned her surroundings.

She saw a few men taking sips, but they were hardly making pleasant expressions.

their hardened faces seemed

at

feel comfortable

vibe about the place and worried for the

he just casually shrugged it

It's always like this. There's really

way he waved off

… Almost too insensitive.

come all this way for the surprise anyway, so she

was in

pretty easily, and once they sat, someone came to

The woman who asked this

hand and what appeared to be a pen in

on her hand,

Her voice echoed concern as she asked

shock. She probably wasn't expecting Alicia to notice, talkless of

a result, she was too

Alicia. Let's just make our order

asking you, Rey." She quickly shot him a

time she had felt this way towards him. It almost felt like repulsion—the kind

didn't think Rey was such

he finally showing his true colors

she didn't want to believe

have a cold,

her thoughts, prompting her to return her gaze to the

shy, or it's her first week working

didn't want to cause more of a scene since most of the few men in the shop were already looking in

then. Get

"T-thank you…"

as she turned to Rey who was smiling intently

might have felt some measure of bashfulness if she saw this a few hours ago, but now

don't you pick something for me? You know this place best." Alicia sighed, taking her gaze away from him to

Then you should try their strawberry shake! It's the

"Really…?"

it out

Alicia's thoughts trailed as she reigned her gaze to

what you got yesterday, yet you didn't mention it to me at all when we spoke last

I… I was

see from Rey's expression that

it because of the

she didn't like it one bit. She never expected him

one I

with, and she thought he saw her as the

now, Alicia didn't know

you are.

that held two medium cups of the same liquid, Alicia felt it was too