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

at her a few

Rey… I don't really feel comfortable here…" She

just had a bad vibe about the place

just casually shrugged

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

way he waved off her concern

… Almost too insensitive.

way for the

didn't think she was in much of

table pretty easily, and once they sat, someone came

The woman who asked this had a plain face and a somewhat shabby

and what appeared to be a pen

her hand, though, she

Her voice echoed

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

she was too

fine, Alicia. Let's just make

She

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

didn't think Rey was such a

his true colors

she didn't want to

cold,

voice woke Alicia from her thoughts, prompting

it's her first week

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

then. Get

"T-thank you…"

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

this a few hours ago, but

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

you should try their strawberry shake!

"Really…?"

it out yesterday,

Alicia's thoughts trailed as she reigned her gaze to

and what you got yesterday, yet you didn't mention

well… I… I was eventually going to…

Rey's expression that

because of

one bit. She never expected him to

the one I trusted most among

she could be honest with, and she thought

now, Alicia didn't know

you are. Two

brought a tray that held two medium cups of the same liquid, Alicia felt it was too