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 seemed

stared at her a few

really feel comfortable here…" She whispered

the place and

just casually shrugged

There's

off

… Almost too insensitive.

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

think she was in much of

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

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

piece of paper in one hand and what appeared to be

hand, though, she

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

shock. She probably

result, she was too stunned to

she's fine, Alicia. Let's just make our

you, Rey." She quickly shot him a

felt this way towards him. It almost felt like repulsion—the kind she felt for

didn't think Rey was

his true colors after all this time?' She asked

didn't

cold,

her thoughts, prompting her

it's her

since most of the few men in the shop were already looking in her

Get

"T-thank you…"

as she

this a few hours ago, but now she

this place best." Alicia sighed, taking her gaze away

try their strawberry

"Really…?"

just tried it out yesterday, and it was

Alicia's thoughts trailed as

place and what you got yesterday, yet you didn't mention

I… I was

could see from Rey's expression that he was

Is it because of the

one bit. She never expected him to lie

why he's the one I trusted

she could be honest with, and she thought he saw her as the

Alicia

you are.

that held two medium cups of the same liquid, Alicia felt it