Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvyHqtUNQG
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOVzUIqSvW
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1joBhgpGCu
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6a3Lr7AQ7
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPO3CiDPQw
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,874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSBpuGveig
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqiDjs7HDq
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmRULqIK7P
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTsY7lpK39
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstX6XEBjen
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DwnKQtXQS
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVE1LhgUdZp
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIcX62AIP6
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPS34vfZcWc
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKI6IVug8a
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnTHgI6tyV
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmTCEe7bEO
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCnW3G2IBh
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsx07mkKKr
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1QbyYNYsY
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kTDRCa8TG
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cFydTubLw
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcP9LS7sEB
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsqGFJPBQD
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhBHVOq4EJ
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWC8s6a63F
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aLKu7Yfq1
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92ptY38Km5
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO70qzGJ9V3
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ756YlVtrR1
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtnQqVwxQS
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoToepgKrjB
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEccRt7crv7
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVMd23FD9Y
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCV8MARFR4
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFMsx7uGBG
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4WPFLhxFl
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQvPfqWcG0
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2CeP6lCVS
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hUKwI6oSs
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMX3kMfAwNb
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv37mYjRVHZ
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjwdYyYFzb
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmqtL82aB5
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,”874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOLojpndmG
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 other874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5GHQIHhlJ
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKP2HEQgsqx
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVdQ0bFBBf
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5DB47D7EL
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfYuj6yTlH
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwfkjxGyrp
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevc0yJvu4h
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeLckazP2c
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oGwhLVf3n
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 Alpha874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXH4Am7PsB8
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrhI6Mg5y5
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgF51R2PT2C
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAVCuToIH5
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNULdPo2yX
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h66chiswg
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvbvB70j2l
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTexWyPsoV
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTjwFJh9r0
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRUhD8abca
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKo6eTkbFCq
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSU6irbmqcX
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0e6cHz1Md
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkwi9HUix6
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY75JTk5WOn
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjQQTZh1Ak
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 there874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6WCLQj7iY
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPdKsdUYQh
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTnvdwrBFE
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 to874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Vd2e4YVi0
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMTvr62wxM
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPLTjXKNT4
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRflwYCS6Mv
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUd0NtFARTx
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfO17vjiQr
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOMPLkRoE7
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDN9Czy1Gi
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLgSbnJKIL
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FWNlcHXtT
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusv6gkbJID
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTWIz9tMGW
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 still874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeb1WeqGNss
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqg2iMc2xi
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8CGQgQ3zl
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftt2o5PCGN
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFS84VXGpr
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the874Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rDclo49u5
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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