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

stared at her a few

don't really feel comfortable here…" She whispered into

the place and

casually shrugged it

There's really nothing to be

waved off her concern felt unlike

… Almost too insensitive.

words. They had come all this way for the surprise

was in much of

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

The woman who asked this had a

paper in one hand and what appeared to be a pen

on her hand, though, she noticed

trembling." Her voice echoed

She probably

she was too stunned

fine, Alicia. Let's just make

wasn't asking you, Rey." She

him. It

didn't think Rey

Is he finally showing his

no, she didn't want

I just have a cold, that's all. Nothing

voice woke Alicia from her thoughts, prompting her

it's her

a scene since most

then. Get

"T-thank you…"

sweetly, but that expression quickly died down as she turned

some measure of bashfulness if she saw this a

something for me? You know this place best." Alicia sighed, taking her

Then you should try their strawberry

"Really…?"

just tried it out yesterday, and

huh…?' Alicia's thoughts trailed as she reigned her

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

I… I was eventually going to…

see from Rey's expression

it because of

bit. She never

the one I trusted most

could be honest with, and she thought he saw

now, Alicia didn't

are. Two strawberry

medium cups of the same liquid, Alicia felt it