Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAPC27aZlV
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJ2yXWqI8d
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4v5vKIueX
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUac2HrJ05
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEVhtXAivk
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,901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2c2uOPnyfD
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRn4kp7fgtF
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXi5Srjm7us
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOl510kct0K
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmbc03H5wt
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1De6BKFz8
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRAc1XTlZ5
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbOnQREwbN
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFvjscs2jq
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hmk3zZqDO
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RYY7aHm7j
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtjczecK5V
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22nikhU4bx
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGdZ4V9frc
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkdHgmK2ZI
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTWNa6rQML
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8wkKK5CCQ
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRouicx74S
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxf9zewJSgW
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHi9tRSXWU5
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8WnxNdYMi
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFunf6qCQMr
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc23ln7fRGD
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQfJavKMIw
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpToBm0OXk
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv03rsVyjZR
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1LVM3EhIh
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYVaQlztSa
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtHgvbA1ZR
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbkWGi2MqS
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiU2hkjTLFU
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpTugsAIdH
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmzrIOvl84
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssl7WEMySZ
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc9EvBoypT
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5jRqeKDAj
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBE30o8jTt
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxGqBB0teY
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDavxwa4nqb
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,”901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lplC9VMxr
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 other901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98CEcXqT6D
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaYYswZEn5
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbXtqGvXMT
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOXir2oNMe
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdZHrmPheC
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4sp5ZGjTf
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8acAw4gXAT
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKsh5xUHmf
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8JkkWhoeX
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 Alpha901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1ppxRWYXK
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tWOHrHQZl
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6soHGac1yx
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVyfWjvVim
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJclC7GMSX
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqlldf0i0B
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt84P5Y9N88
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajs0MKRosl
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnQj2lOCW2
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN22fPEM0T
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8DJsah1k7
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyrI0T3aZz
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2USjd7mpUx
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7E0Ojq2kpx
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihprK5pFiE
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡah42JyqWMr
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 there901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb03eQ78n3o
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MLVYRo8AX
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPGsgBFXuA
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 to901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1jOOrzSjO
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzK02GhCpq4
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjl84Fe4LG
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOYUrsZAlH
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyWlJIVrkM
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0WeH9AZDc
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVZY06i9ln
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFsQhlX47r
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTWlclXFHY
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrC5qQHxTi0
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhK4ApbC7L
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3hJ8qO3al
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 still901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqP5SNb2a8
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrNZ21s7SC
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2OsitBIxH
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHwapZhjr5
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdj0nEWj7w
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the901Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7ExYwEpNl
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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