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.

hardened faces seemed

at her a few

Rey… I don't really feel comfortable here…" She

just had a bad vibe about the place and worried for the safety of both

he just casually

like this. There's really

he waved off

… Almost too insensitive.

words. They had come all this way for the

she didn't think she was in much of

easily, and once they sat, someone came to attend to

have?" The woman who asked this had a plain face and a somewhat

hand and what appeared to be a

on her hand, though, she

Your hands are trembling." Her voice echoed concern

lady in question expressed shock. She probably wasn't expecting Alicia to

she was

fine, Alicia. Let's

She quickly shot him a distasteful

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

Rey was such

finally showing his true colors after all

she didn't

I just have a cold, that's all.

voice woke Alicia from her thoughts, prompting her to return her

it's her first week

scene since most of the few men in the shop were already

Get

"T-thank you…"

down as she

if she saw this a few hours ago, but now she felt

place best." Alicia sighed, taking her gaze away from him

should try their strawberry shake!

"Really…?"

tried it out yesterday,

trailed as she reigned

seem pretty excited about this place and what you got yesterday, yet you didn't mention it

I… I was eventually going

see from Rey's expression that

Is it because of

one bit. She never expected him to

one I trusted

she could be honest with, and

Alicia

you are.

tray that held two medium cups of the same liquid, Alicia