Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2eU2ufrwGW
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeNEIfA1WV
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADNzmPSxJt
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdUUjjyYOx
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbX51SpXEZV
and all the other seven chosen boys were headed to.
“How did they even get there?” you may ask. Well, you see…
“Will Caspian Grenfield, Isaac Blueburn, Jax Jackson,755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVDWDpVjEv
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenJKS49yYC
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39CWpzKz4x
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7WL2riglc
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHQgln7Q3T
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBEycPfDjn
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHAeDhOmas
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfS2zGdu8Id
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFi3KzmOJ60
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPssmXgaWLH
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXRnLxK1XG
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpamLcPr8Z8
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6mn3zlnUD
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29VRCwpWFX
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOH2tTuusQ
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08i1BOuFl6
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoSobeTS31
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jebmlMlqM
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGKWxzDMZz
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwKv2EBgaB
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UnHRPJ3uQ
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPN6NR6wOT2
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4y5WJ2EhN
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrXNucxQqK
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWTRLndo1H
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4D8em854k
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaI2XG5yqkY
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnfQgJ88BA
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkA3YjHobkG
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58WmfGFfmi
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadPG6vlNQA
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIz93ZP1oU
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfz1olxiiFl
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaR0nVOIbP2
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTggUaOxJH
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLDKOHqik0
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUH8N1MWMc
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQwLSN4bHn
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLH9siiOs9
to the bone. And this was just the first three, where were the other four?
“Caspian, please have a seat while we wait for the others,”755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1obAeDRrxt
Principal Gwen said calmly as she gestured to the seats in front of his desk.
Caspian took a seat on the couch in front of the three other755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshLPHeajbC
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgz9Zj10d3
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FznJfp0Vx
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtrPOeF24Z
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWj7hkDIpW
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhtswo61Yw
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn48ZHuaryD
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsMCqLsbCw
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yGCUiVBnZ
that Robbie would think that he was just a stupid Omega with no friends.
A few years later, word got around that Robbie was an Alpha755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYuX59RCjU
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0b4VeI7P8
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpYVyPEYS8
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2ViaVuXxZ
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6ehfxWMAD
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjQz4beljT
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O4XgGS01n
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfy8Je1J3In
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZgcsLqY9H
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZnxVotx7r
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zCfjq5bza
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPfhkunlBr
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIw7pol059
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeMEarIZyy
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD20eYS1OgU
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Gwig6Ch3y
be in here for?”
“Nope,” Mason said immediately.
“Not that I know of… yet,” coming from Mason.
“Of course not. How could I?” babbled Lee.
“No, Ma’am,” Will said, shaking his head.
“…”: Caleb.
“Hopefully not,” Caspian muttered.
“I don’t think so…?” Robbie said slowly.
“Very funny, Miss Gwen,” chuckled Blue.
“Okay then good,” smiled Principal Gwen. “Because if there755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6nAyZBtV7
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEKnirMpZB
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsruwN4fycn
school year’s prom. You know, to commemorate the graduation of the seniors.”
“But Ma’am,” Blue said, raising his hand.
“Yes, Blue?” Principal Gwen said, giving Blue permission to755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XCgpcu2h7
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6M7r4s3Ks0
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHXNtF31T1
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0vZcC6jhF
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhobI1Im9PD
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABtdCGLDBx
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6ZSa0XhoZ
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxNPhVKzkS
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWK2G1rbct
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTobB5aG4q3
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjAhDQR1Oh
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfg7WisfO8V
that. ‘Pre-Prom Party’. You boys already have something to call it.”
“Way ta go, Cassie!” Blue cheers enthusiastically.
All the other boys cheer as well, even Robbie—who was still755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIX3Zwse0xw
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc6urDpvVv
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmEFhd4AG4
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMamEayudN
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIkGi5gWt7
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlOnWoZFQ3
reply slip your parents need to sign in order for you to-”
“‘Stay at an Airbnb for a week’?” read Lee from the form.
“Miss,” Mason started, confused. “What do you mean by that?”
“Don’t worry, you will be accompanied by Miss Leslie.”
…and now they were arriving at the Airbnb.
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