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

stared at her

Rey… I don't really feel comfortable

place and worried for the safety

casually

It's always like this. There's

he waved off her

… Almost too insensitive.

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

didn't think she was in much

once they

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

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

her hand,

trembling." Her voice

She probably wasn't expecting Alicia to notice, talkless

was too stunned

Let's just make our

asking you, Rey." She

very first time she had felt this way towards him.

didn't think Rey was such a

showing his true colors after all this time?' She

she didn't want to believe

a cold, that's

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

it's

still concerned, but she didn't want to cause more of a scene since most of the few men

then. Get well

"T-thank you…"

smiled sweetly, but that expression quickly died down as she turned to Rey who was smiling intently

this a few hours ago, but now she felt

don't you pick something for me? You know this place best." Alicia sighed,

Then you should try their strawberry shake!

"Really…?"

I just tried it out

trailed as

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

was eventually

from Rey's expression that he

because of

didn't like it one bit. She never expected him to lie to her, even under

the one I trusted most among

be honest with, and she

Alicia

are. Two strawberry

cups of the same liquid,