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 seemed

even stared at

feel comfortable here…" She

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

casually shrugged

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

waved off her concern felt unlike

… Almost too insensitive.

Alicia decided to trust his words. They had come all this way for

didn't think she was in much of

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

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

piece of paper in one hand and

on her hand, though, she noticed her

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

shock. She probably wasn't expecting Alicia to

was too

Alicia. Let's just make

Rey." She quickly shot

him. It

didn't think Rey was such a

he finally showing his true colors after all

didn't

just have a cold, that's all.

thoughts, prompting her

or it's her first

more of a scene since most of the few men in the shop were

then. Get

"T-thank you…"

as

might have felt some measure of bashfulness if she saw this a few hours ago, but now she felt

pick something for me? You know this place best." Alicia

try their strawberry

"Really…?"

tried it out yesterday,

Alicia's thoughts trailed as she reigned her gaze to

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

I was eventually

see from Rey's

because of

it one bit. She never expected him to lie to her,

why he's the one I trusted

honest with, and she

Alicia

you are.

cups