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

even stared at

really feel comfortable here…" She whispered

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

just casually shrugged

There's really nothing to be

way he waved off her concern felt unlike

… Almost too insensitive.

all this way for the surprise anyway, so

think she was in much of

once they sat,

you like to have?" The woman who asked this

a piece of paper in one hand and what appeared to be a pen in the

focused on her hand, though, she noticed

Her voice

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

she was too stunned

Alicia. Let's just

asking you, Rey." She quickly shot him

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

Rey was

finally showing his true colors after all this

she didn't

cold,

from her thoughts, prompting her to

or it's her first

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

then. Get

"T-thank you…"

quickly died down as she turned to Rey who was smiling intently

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

something for me? You know this place best." Alicia sighed,

should try their

"Really…?"

tried it out yesterday,

trailed as she

this place and what you got yesterday, yet you didn't mention it to me at

was

see from Rey's expression

Is it because

never expected him to lie to her, even under

I trusted most among everyone

and she thought he saw her

now, Alicia

are.

brought a tray that held two medium cups of the same liquid,