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

stared at her a few

feel comfortable

just had a bad vibe about the place and worried

casually shrugged it

always like this. There's really nothing

off her concern

… Almost too insensitive.

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

in much of a mood

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

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

hand and

her hand, though, she noticed her

okay? Your hands are trembling." Her

expressed shock. She probably wasn't

result, she was

Alicia. Let's just make our

wasn't asking you, Rey." She quickly

the very first time she had felt this way towards him. It almost felt

didn't think Rey was such a

showing his true colors

no, she didn't want to believe

cold,

prompting her to return her gaze to

or it's

want to cause more of a scene since most

then. Get well

"T-thank you…"

down as she turned

this a few hours ago, but now she

best." Alicia sighed, taking her

try their strawberry shake! It's

"Really…?"

out yesterday, and it

thoughts trailed as she reigned her

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

was eventually

see from Rey's expression that he

because of

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

the one I trusted most among everyone

and she thought he saw her

now, Alicia didn't

are. Two

medium cups of the same liquid, Alicia felt