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

at her a

don't really feel comfortable here…" She

bad vibe about the place and worried for

casually shrugged it

There's really

waved off her concern felt unlike

… Almost too insensitive.

this way for the surprise anyway, so she decided to

she didn't think she was in much

easily, and once they sat, someone came to

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

a piece of paper in one hand and what appeared to be a

focused on her hand, though, she noticed her

trembling." Her voice echoed concern as she

lady in question expressed shock. She probably wasn't expecting Alicia to notice, talkless of

result, she was

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

wasn't asking you, Rey." She quickly shot him

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

think Rey was such

have been wrong? Is he finally showing his true colors after all this time?'

didn't

cold,

waitress' voice woke Alicia from her thoughts, prompting her to

or it's her first

more of a scene since most of

Get

"T-thank you…"

down as she turned to Rey who was

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

know this place best." Alicia

you should try their strawberry shake! It's

"Really…?"

out yesterday, and it

as she reigned

yet you didn't mention

well… I… I was eventually going

from Rey's expression that

it because of the

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

one I

be honest with, and

Alicia

you are.

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