Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVd407xcikR
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGhNv07NO3
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Uns7HDrxn
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDSW619lJg
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUiTkgrLwL
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,876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaypa2k0bYH
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviOmXpNhpz
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbNd3NPLZP
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyZ58yyHF0
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkHCgw67MJ
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5rJ62uXGO
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2sX7DiOiz
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIedfRt1js
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK47oULxU9b
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvv0zblXTZf
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY339wmN8Gs
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDI3aoyPIl
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJ06QKMwnQ
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3AyZZNypf
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyhbfi8Lt6
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2DGBIBQrJ
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxU4ZSsKnbt
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIcJHQy1BM
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjLnjudmTl
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRQK6FJZVN
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSEjLMBeJQ
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEdjHEBRAF
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrYyoqGr0K
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VsQaqorJO
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08Oemg1Ypu
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaJZaTMyey
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEIq6LQtdR
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2bSkjg4Bh
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuaehV7OXF
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtLqlxd7YS
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MCWa0fZtK
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSM1CFO7ogo
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgZGIlsASX
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGE0dqQ1Wld
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJQobJf9ap
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rWyLlwy25
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpwrmMoIr0
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Drh402dYc
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiauzVUy1cF
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,”876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgUynUwkCd
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 other876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoDXFuCc0k
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgX4KXavpaB
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2fSn5aYTj
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAyugxEodz
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMumJtAbyrK
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgjsBw6N80
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUzlrAjyr9
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0kB8QBjnp
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKxyqFoBRl
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 Alpha876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU11Mbdb2O
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EdE4LPVjf
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ201R4oNY3U
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCbzvOONLV
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHo67BWrmS5
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJ87q4oLLf
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZaHxczAf7
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6Spbhl02m
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcE8Sz8M1a3
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARM6nBDLfp
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaiHolS43Ym
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ481NttW0tA
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7x3MYUhta
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQc56Byzj3
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4YqzgtxoM
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfcEgTgq3g
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 there876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9N6rlUBak
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVz27uV2C2x
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9siGG9kGCX
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 to876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlpxY4zSDz
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZna5fkdjrQ
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakpFORkTGA
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwPOqTvlxv
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJ63bS1bpf
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMg6bfzx13k
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyr5VuXMfg9
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfCpfxNy8c
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaNEapGnzv
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvCuyWhknA
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkx66qnaVhv
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrKql41aMk
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 still876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLFFc86xzn
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiPPYwtqzj
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CARm707wt
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPq0TZwaIjZ
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSpEfeBqk7
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the876Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr16Fu4vOYh
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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