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

at her a few

really feel comfortable

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

he just casually shrugged

It's always like this. There's really nothing to

waved off her concern felt unlike

… Almost too insensitive.

his words. They had come all this way for the surprise anyway, so she

didn't think she was in much of

and once they sat, someone came

have?" The woman who asked this had

and what appeared to be a pen in

her hand, though, she noticed her

are you okay? Your hands are trembling." Her voice echoed concern as she asked

probably wasn't expecting Alicia

result, she was too

Let's

She

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

Rey was such

I have been wrong? Is he finally showing his true colors after all this time?' She asked

didn't want

cold, that's all.

prompting her to return her gaze

it's her first week working

was still concerned, but she didn't want to cause more of a scene since most

then. Get

"T-thank you…"

but that expression quickly died down as she turned to Rey who was smiling intently at

of bashfulness if she saw this a few hours

you pick something for me? You know this place best." Alicia sighed, taking her gaze away from him to

their

"Really…?"

just tried it out yesterday, and it was

trailed as she reigned her gaze

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

I… I was eventually going to…

could see from Rey's expression that

it because of

never expected him to lie

he's the one I trusted most among

honest with, and

now, Alicia didn't

are. Two

brought a tray that held two medium cups of the