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

stared at her

I don't really feel comfortable here…" She

just had a bad vibe about the place and

casually shrugged it

this. There's really

off her

… Almost too insensitive.

had come all this way for the surprise anyway, so she decided to get

think she was in much of

a table pretty easily, and once they sat, someone came to attend to

asked this had a plain face

and what appeared to be a pen

her hand,

you okay? Your hands are trembling." Her voice

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

result, she was too stunned

Alicia. Let's just make

asking you, Rey." She

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

didn't think Rey

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

didn't

have a cold, that's

Alicia from her thoughts, prompting her to return her gaze

she's shy, or it's

want to cause more of a scene since most of the few men in the shop were already

then. Get

"T-thank you…"

that expression quickly died down as she turned to Rey who was

saw this a few hours ago, but now she felt

best." Alicia

try their

"Really…?"

tried it out

as she reigned her gaze

seem pretty excited about this place and what you got yesterday, yet you didn't mention it to me at all when

well… I… I was eventually going to…

Rey's

Is it because

never expected him to lie to

he's the one I trusted most among everyone

be honest with, and she

now, Alicia didn't

you are. Two strawberry

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