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

at

comfortable here…"

vibe about the place and worried

just casually shrugged

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

waved off her concern felt unlike

… Almost too insensitive.

way for the surprise anyway, so she decided to

didn't think she was in much of a mood

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

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

of paper in one hand and what

her hand, though, she

Her voice

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

a result, she was

she's fine, Alicia. Let's

asking you, Rey." She quickly shot

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

Rey was such

showing his

didn't want

I just have a cold,

thoughts, prompting her to return

shy, or it's her

scene since

Get

"T-thank you…"

smiled sweetly, but that expression quickly died down as she turned

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

place best." Alicia sighed, taking her gaze away from him to look around once

Then you should try their strawberry shake!

"Really…?"

I just tried it out yesterday, and

as she reigned her gaze to

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

was eventually

see from Rey's expression that he was

Is it because

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

he's the one I

she could be honest with, and she thought he saw

now, Alicia didn't know

are.

brought a tray that held two medium cups of