Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TvDy1gBEK
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRWR1Kt0YW
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiDeFAuX91
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCb4mAdcBzg
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWtpapEVty
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,746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1ofCsr5dN
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihantRWBM7
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8OjsuhFmv
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSu8QlvNvdP
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZeXStYEE4
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rercapBI9
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9ixGQ7eCT
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGiBCEyKf1
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39nj3N5qaH
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlSAxCTgfk
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5V5mG71c3
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUUhZ5ki2e
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZbcaGRAog
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVIJFh0qik
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nE8FeWrjC
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXquxzrzKJB
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGRRQqjgVM
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblKfFwmVYb
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWdvyuMHHD
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oqTVbTrUn
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡls5Paccabj
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosgNJtAwQb
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9pd6e7LGf
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iHO1cJ01E
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgb87QSMxf8
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZMlbKKXPu
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPE7u6QVnL
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtOQoLEVCD
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mWVYFRvu2
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlzox1q2sJ
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgg5M0yBpfZ
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDJ2NcXa8b
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDxNy6J0s8
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbE4XjxqiFH
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9pcrSkFgC
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcTw9FAc1P
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ96c7oLrlD
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhjsL4lqlf
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJo0rOyjr9
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,”746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1UV8NuLZC
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 other746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSLxgAa2XK
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKspIJNyZvn
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQngFPETSD3
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpWoqdfqhr
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBD6MBgCuG
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3oUNml9QG
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hPIaLihoy
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlrYS1rBuP
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUiD277rfA
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 Alpha746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAH0KC0MGO1
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VZHZM3VCF
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRViuGiXt7
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNp4WzMSMq
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsYzadB2Sm
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZP5hPZDi0E
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4EvrN4SVI
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxSDE8rwou
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbwb5K7lqP
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8Bg3vKYLg
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlvAnQPxgL
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ3Vz7KVJ6
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFL8wMZA6P
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtU8RQuCjR
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbW03PX8Hj
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIGsZ9iWLU
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 there746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLJXWGfwJZ
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPtFhQBKTH
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TSrKWVq5i
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 to746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡll8w9vZJKO
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGVmlUPNiw
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItS7v7IYhC
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsCVRmzW13
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bPliIFlDZ
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oJ5DXb1HG
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2kBJMjcEe
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxZTQvhSST
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGThAk7Gu8
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUet8bGdqvk
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZXOrDE0Ae
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHXT5u3Ql5
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 still746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBvF8TVyZt
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xDoZGNjRE
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5LCXVoMvo
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlKxLyIFpb
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96xef0xeYJ
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kU4ipH0uh
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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