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

even stared at her a few

don't really feel comfortable here…"

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

he just casually shrugged it

There's really

off her concern felt

… Almost too insensitive.

way for the surprise anyway, so she decided

she was in much

table pretty easily, and once they sat, someone came

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

of paper in one hand and what appeared to be a

her hand, though, she noticed her hands

hands are trembling." Her voice echoed concern

She probably wasn't expecting Alicia to notice, talkless

was too

Alicia. Let's just make our

wasn't asking you, Rey." She quickly

time she had felt this way towards him. It almost felt like

didn't think Rey

showing his true colors after all this time?' She asked

didn't

have a cold, that's

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

it's her

more of a scene since most of the few men in the shop

then. Get

"T-thank you…"

down as she

some measure of bashfulness if she saw this

something for me? You know this place best." Alicia sighed, taking her gaze away from him to look around once

try their

"Really…?"

out

thoughts trailed as she reigned her gaze

got yesterday, yet you

well… I… I was eventually

Rey's expression that

Is it because

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

the one I

be honest with, and she thought he

now, Alicia didn't know

are. Two strawberry

the waitress brought a tray that held two medium cups