Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCY91QzGxRL
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnwtwJTNvu
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwkMoSdLFA
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtbKnDcCY0
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23TBwKmTqR
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,770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIhTata1jI
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHyBWGOJeO
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHAPieusFz
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRzzXonWEW
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeQops4vC6
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xMETHPeAh
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2zYl6DpqI
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGiDcG8H3E
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYumPXsCFWZ
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnZMPUsi3S
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPjpccCFXJ
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9kO0NbKYV
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvw7RI4Zdb
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMUeEFd4nu
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfetUb2QoQZ
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJIhhkxUWy
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGTOwXFRJP
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcPl4zeVDh
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2gp5gPSJU
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbVaIyMkQ7
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkgyU9FoLI
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJQKrwwigZ
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8X11cPmKxG
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21t2UgPTHN
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerMFrnCxnj
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJ9N88Ljuk
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjIQEwVRFg
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgO0lH6kWD
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyPCd9pBSj
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYIP5G1aAz
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrQKid6IbM
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLapEEZmgYa
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVhYJSJdqS
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFi4lbJ6nal
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXmqzEpr7H
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74liprIr1a
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMLU4PKFGk
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt64ANbOld4
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93SbQWHpdD
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,”770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkr0n18PbSw
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 other770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49GGcJ2yQl
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWg5yCyEpc
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpetSKtxLl0
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkgDgmD6FC
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBm5IbtEW2
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLpYTLzsHo
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrL9JthQgVc
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlqiH14Onc
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvt97eiqIfg
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 Alpha770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHiXkqllsY
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctyA5Q1i8O
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiIy4A3Dhn
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnAcPB6mDS
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcnHRPoW0l
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ696cglQI3U
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtiXcnXdUd
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZhPg4gWeN
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODhavn975Z
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaT1fo0Ofc
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsx7BPptlc5
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBiycdSYPv
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpV7TZ4vll
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWafKJ97HYv
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFh8UUgTKC
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRocG06nRL
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 there770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2wKjP2pEX
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNRU0dV9Gk
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqclToQimwd
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 to770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNQfCXmfpA
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpI96ohMFqj
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSaaMemPVm
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXg36KACoi
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrxGtJbsio
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AKwM3hhph
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZ7DRvMMG9
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBP9w3Bl43K
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4YjJcs21e
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeIkNlOq2H
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubZZFe8Y8V
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmUKemfApG
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 still770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitfVAjoE5V
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XlrTwDErH
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqDzcRXC3I
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoTYJ7ZSyL
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWb6lLBytoc
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XAAwMxQn0
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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