Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBojDkGL3cL
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85ajRZzaqe
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Gdr0XXtFK
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNSpA0kSnX
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckQThNZvWa
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,838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYIPUzmuU4
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrTcsG8Hak
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdi8xEPyEib
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFHk4csebZ
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqTxO8MDmC
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8EHXH8rJg
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjuDJKVuYJ
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wFhR914it
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRgqFlfoFY
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MvXIx9Nzd
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmsmJKAvv1
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInkKWxvonS
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUf5rfVz2yJ
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GMMcELCiA
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdb9L3Yrk6u
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkJUlffLQ5
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5k8sZcbYL3
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWKz1TrZHz
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwBv5XlhCo
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONmIdN91Kc
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCF6T6G8MzP
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRKZtnDV2T
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHJmyiWKIk
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl96fpVYdAW
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLrSucAUAH
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1NQ0cgY9F
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodCxk33WkP
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1J9uAn6an
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxU7E9rmwN2
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJWvicdcxF
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTOW7qRw0D
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MO2TQyrno
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0L5UlxthkC
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRg1Nql19k
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTm90K89JkM
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNC0mDwNmtH
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFZBBd17nt
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2nETnXqKk
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9shVjwSz6
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,”838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe6pxzPhEI
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 other838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZTmc5c5cd
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuJ1PSEOFr
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3U9eykzm0
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSd0EWKGXKN
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pvwSywEzU
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygXh9x4a31
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUGricLNEI
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWeNELzTaX
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhlXNb7pdd
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 Alpha838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vd8sqzAJX
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDb39QFosHs
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDrjd9asgb
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5DNeNWnZQ
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiQJuQo2jR
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2fte5C9Oi
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwDkRIZ511
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPicMiMEr1
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamj4UiAu85
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdksoy9jfil
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpJFB2ZOfK
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTehUUBZkIO
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIb4TYDC2S
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oHhi20NgZ
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RI0Qpr8d3
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtTxtLqxNl
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 there838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsSN3zybNP
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7httRS7YW
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87b98k44CX
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 to838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaMiz34Uv9
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvr4bcvcq5n
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoVtfDqSLi
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SdnYyfXMA
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtHwhb9DMe
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAUPPWPTkR
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4037erVmC
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡendp2OV7qu
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHAqJXBlGd
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISSt28iBOv
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuB8OXuAB5U
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡye5cBGC1JG
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 still838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHlzVYYMOS
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5MQ3AkRug
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxqudIYhgO
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJU4QsA9eb4
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsf78kENIM
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4skZ9S6WP
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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