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

at her

I don't really feel comfortable

the place

just casually shrugged

this. There's

waved off

… Almost too insensitive.

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

didn't think she was in much of a mood

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

you like to have?" The woman who asked this had a plain

in one hand and what appeared to be a pen

Alicia focused on her hand, though, she noticed

hands are trembling." Her

She probably wasn't expecting

she was

fine, Alicia. Let's just make our

wasn't asking you, Rey." She quickly shot him

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

think Rey was

I have been wrong? Is he finally showing his true colors after all this

she didn't want to believe

a cold, that's all. Nothing too

from her thoughts, prompting her to return her gaze to the

shy, or it's

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

Get well

"T-thank you…"

expression quickly died down as

of bashfulness if she saw this a few hours ago,

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

try their strawberry shake! It's

"Really…?"

it out

huh…?' Alicia's thoughts trailed as she

this place and what you got yesterday, yet

well… I… I was eventually going to…

from Rey's expression that he was

because of

didn't like it one bit. She never expected him to lie to her, even under

one I trusted most

honest with, and

now, Alicia didn't

you are. Two

cups of the same liquid, Alicia