Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYabqvquLp
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGV2pEdBej
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqT7M1BPZZm
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1QuY52ioJ
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6FKKwgUZT
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,893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfbGKlFuMn
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcCRP0BxNk
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXqzdSb8rc
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzBlfRRC52
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPuM0XQJoA
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFc1vVyMsd6
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDRfuUi9FN
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGh5VMQuiUz
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4Rcpdi6YT
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJuJ30jkAp
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr2MFJkPP6
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOu398guEA
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJdH2liKhu
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3hU6l3v9O
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUU11YSkE6
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGlj50JD7X
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nrkT0sA64
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg93p6XqnQt
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBqX6v4ah4
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEzNoaH0Gr
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7l04iAZko
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTzG9QMjin
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkzCIJSxLB
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkH7b9aemL
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66JQeUoBR4
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyHjlSrWH1
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLu41yNwoII
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9BrLjHwmQ
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRL79p6WFD
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDD5SHUCVi
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerRbzlsyUG
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX69NYHOvqg
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9PBvaLUkK
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGu2xmKIPLG
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zmNCzxIQO
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgX7e69Sw1
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLK4KXv6pz3
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10dCN6oW4S
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzWDE0DxHW
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,”893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzTgzJb1Qr
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 other893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYmnE4BAZ5
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIVWEDYsI9
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLjiisEavZ
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FdtcvarlO
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmQYUV7hCY
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCLEvW3g2p
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkC8yvoOYnb
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvc9MiEo2OG
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFjUysXQmW
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 Alpha893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5t85LGKaxX
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkDaX2GHq1
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZONryccrmH
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWH3Y3PyQ5
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93jGULh1iH
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMt1NdMmIND
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8AipJzFkv
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Mz5Kyw0Lj
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObt0UhLItn
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzr1lnn4HFJ
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeuoNEuDe9
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSZcIFEWqW
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS20J1trhs7
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccvGOJcMnX
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxmdj0cQVH
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgTS99h3BA
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 there893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaTwPRJWpo
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuJypaKgRr
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfZhwnsdMh
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 to893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmc745VwkIP
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScgkWDXL2Q
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7YYfkOaBt
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiG6ZBn1Q7
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKTEGr797V
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbK0P7J2W8
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutcfm1S03p
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmR6BqdcTbz
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBys1nx1VW
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTivFa8bx6
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4H2TJ6oWdm
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYHzop8GKJ
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 still893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNA0cj6xhfH
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKglDyFXZ0
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmumblXh6Wr
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFhkVSMnG0
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiI63SDLsdX
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYHOY3aVF2
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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