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

even stared at her a few

don't really feel comfortable here…" She

just had a bad vibe about the place and worried for the safety

he just casually shrugged

like this. There's really nothing

off her concern

… Almost too insensitive.

They had come all this way for the surprise anyway, so she decided to get it over

in much of

easily, and once they sat, someone came to

have?" The woman who asked this had a

of paper in one hand and

focused on her hand, though, she noticed her hands

are trembling." Her voice echoed concern as

expressed shock. She probably wasn't expecting Alicia to

result, she was

she's fine, Alicia. Let's just

Rey." She quickly shot

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

didn't think Rey was such

he finally showing his true colors after all this

no, she didn't want to

a cold,

thoughts, prompting her to

it's

more of a scene since most of the few men

Get well

"T-thank you…"

as she turned to Rey who was smiling

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

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

try their strawberry shake! It's the

"Really…?"

just tried it out yesterday, and it

as she reigned her

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

I was eventually going to…

from Rey's expression

because

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

one I trusted

with, and she

now, Alicia

are. Two

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