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 a few

comfortable here…" She whispered into his

vibe about the place and worried for

just casually shrugged

There's really nothing

he waved off her concern felt unlike

… Almost too insensitive.

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

in much of a

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

you like to have?" The woman who asked

piece of paper in one hand and what appeared to

Alicia focused on her hand, though, she

hands are trembling." Her voice

probably wasn't

was

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

asking you, Rey." She quickly shot him

towards him. It almost felt like repulsion—the kind she felt for certain kinds of

think Rey was

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

didn't

a cold, that's all. Nothing

prompting her to return her

shy, or it's her first

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

Get well

"T-thank you…"

died down as she turned to Rey who was smiling

this a few hours

know this place best." Alicia sighed, taking her gaze away from him to look

should try their strawberry shake!

"Really…?"

out yesterday,

thoughts trailed as she reigned her gaze to

got yesterday, yet

well… I… I was

could see from Rey's expression that he

because of the

it one bit. She never expected him to lie to her, even under

I trusted most among everyone

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

Alicia didn't know

you are. Two

the waitress brought a tray that held two medium cups of the same liquid, Alicia felt it was too