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

at

comfortable here…" She whispered

bad vibe about the place and worried for the safety of

casually

like this. There's really nothing to be uncomfortable

waved off her concern

… Almost too insensitive.

this way for the surprise

was in much of a mood

and once

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

piece of paper in one hand and what appeared to

focused on her hand, though, she noticed

trembling." Her voice echoed

in question expressed shock. She probably wasn't

was too stunned to

Alicia. Let's

you, Rey." She quickly shot

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

Rey was such

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

she didn't

cold, that's all. Nothing too

woke Alicia from her thoughts, prompting

or it's her first week

to cause more of a scene since most of the few men in

Get

"T-thank you…"

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

if she saw this a few hours ago, but

don't you pick something for me? You know this place best." Alicia sighed, taking her gaze away from him to

their

"Really…?"

just tried it out yesterday, and it

Alicia's thoughts trailed as she

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

well… I… I was eventually going

see from Rey's expression that he was

Is it because

didn't like it one bit. She never expected him to lie

the one I

with, and she thought he saw her

now, Alicia didn't

are.

brought a tray that held two medium cups of the