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

really feel comfortable here…" She whispered into his

bad vibe about the place and worried for the safety

casually shrugged

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

off her concern

… Almost too insensitive.

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

was in much of a mood for

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

who asked this had

hand and what appeared

focused on her hand, though, she noticed her hands

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

shock. She probably wasn't

was too

Alicia. Let's just

She quickly shot him a distasteful

very first time she had felt this way towards him. It almost felt like repulsion—the kind

didn't think Rey

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

she didn't want to believe

cold,

Alicia from her thoughts, prompting her to

it's her first

scene since most of the few men

Get

"T-thank you…"

smiled sweetly, but that expression quickly died down as

bashfulness if she saw this a few hours

Alicia sighed, taking her gaze away from him to look around

should try their strawberry shake! It's

"Really…?"

out

as

seem pretty excited about this place and what you got yesterday, yet you didn't mention it to me at all when

I was eventually going to…

could see from Rey's expression that

because of the

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

I trusted most among

and she thought he

Alicia didn't know

you are. Two

the waitress brought a tray that held two medium cups of the same