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

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

vibe about the place

casually shrugged

It's always like this. There's

off her concern felt

… Almost too insensitive.

come all this way for the surprise anyway, so she

didn't think she was in much

a table pretty easily, and once they sat,

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

and what appeared to be a pen

Alicia focused on her hand, though, she noticed

are trembling." Her voice echoed concern as she asked

shock. She probably wasn't expecting Alicia to

was too

Let's just make our order

Rey." She quickly shot him a distasteful

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

think Rey was such a

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

she didn't want to

cold, that's all. Nothing too

thoughts, prompting

she's shy, or it's her

a scene since most of the few men in the shop were already looking

Get

"T-thank you…"

quickly died down as she turned to Rey who

if she saw this a

me? You know this place best." Alicia sighed,

should try their strawberry

"Really…?"

out yesterday, and it was

thoughts trailed as she reigned her gaze

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

I was

Rey's expression that he was

Is it because

didn't like it one bit. She never expected

he's the one I

be honest with, and she thought he saw her as

now, Alicia didn't know

are. Two strawberry

that held two medium cups of the same liquid,