Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsluBdmttuK
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5N1qnOnR9G
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34mndPRCvB
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2ZHKzJJAN
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAIW42oiWS
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,817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQfxDwKyPK
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxjEGaxLzZ
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Sen1bmV4D
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQpIJMjnOT
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLxhH31Ktd
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3PMk9Q3gH
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡte98B30ART
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bwMfIRGkQ
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRC4WKtDIMT
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiljiY48eqH
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvD1Ky0fbFG
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCLffsfN5I
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LEBf4i8AK
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWF1AfAkFT
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt70O4AatRc
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZPL08RmQc
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsI1Bag12O
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SFSAw0oFn
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0tLuCydvV
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJg45d8yde
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuFFTFSguR
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7maC6rawh0
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLZGcNT3Ag
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoV2PKvGT8
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe06ArHZJt0
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhD4F2j8K1j
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHIIF2540W
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIGz4zRus6
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTu0gEeA4z
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWT0bMQ2Pz
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SL9O0MH1Y
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzYA8o8rJO
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIED7AHfSYD
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMq5hZz5sTM
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywm2vJsMDp
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRpHiPXfIG
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgb19DLPHM
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJWskdTOyj
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxYAPDsKV2
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,”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6pKwqGpJA
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 other817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEK6HyYcZv
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FPh2Mr4dW
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6clOH2Y4cG
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc42JawHEqB
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsB8lVqUzR
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvXdbpCjkV
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfBbOAf3b4
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDYXoRhxIZ
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjoJ7bob6n
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 Alpha817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL58pD0up17
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jWmtTq4Ds
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOU29Rmrt38
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8JcUCEcND
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqS22aRyEoK
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnLw3gLXhx
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahiyD29Ea9
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVUc5G844A
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGqBxj6tfg
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlRX0fN2qN
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0ijAS7V0T
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ862QXPDGXm
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ILjb1BFou
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYR45TwwKu
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8DE0AbFY6
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwhktD0ZXs
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 there817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WN7QjThBn
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwjTcAB1ok
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoUlUzxZEh
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 to817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylBnw75wbL
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfP0cTR6VHF
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJx1rmIP183
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPgGtE4iUD
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vq9K6QYmg
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgSSG3F0cE
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS28Ktt666H
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxD6nYyt6yG
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1tsd2b8zZ
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VCHZRCAZV
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWX6ay6HAP
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyngQCyjya
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 still817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTC9u2N53FO
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TP8Qzr5AY
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZa0eQa4HHL
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgykk7ZgWy
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6A4HGI0RJ
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjmMQp9OSj
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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