Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALWVME9UmR
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSzhiFiWLY
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPSrnHIEQj
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhS0G3jP7P
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWvmCEXkhi
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,861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUPEGNyhfz
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8DZ3npf1l
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0AWIFBxEF
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpcj2A1JOq
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3UkB2OIov
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWEpnFtqJz
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3T4gJmJFz
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPECpzbrMvd
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QM1eyNrfL
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6lrJO7p3V
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AU6pImOwP
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyGxfZ1ZUb
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLamolIvGNJ
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOT5HKuIk53
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhdBdt3rh8
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDrpkRIS2l
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdMjoLreoh
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgixVLGirv
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiX0zBdHtlP
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQuWUysYYf
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9y0BGmrReI
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKtwwEyGrJ
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAzymrxEeu
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zsEMGX2gt
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1D6b4bKUVW
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRI5lxiJDzM
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWWPgqPcHm
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkk8fKEwCgB
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqClsfp5RV
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSQtHepHPD
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS16NeFpxIg
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKKTMhwaXs
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiAT2u6BLS
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNXYVkz9q4
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMtczqsAZQ
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfo0v47JFhT
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMbQR5rFub
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipFXt0ULZ4
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XBPRsgGM2
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,”861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCtlIyHF7h
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 other861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY4bHx7cBb
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2B2Ukdh0wF
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpXgaRdoK5
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEufuw29uBY
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXrBxnRtvL
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5oVRKLBVD
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLI2pFV0Pl
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXj9rtxCZDS
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcw6TS43ER
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 Alpha861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgPcT8Ix7X
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1C1Dc6ZWqZ
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnf0sSJe2sa
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3MqA6vOxl
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qYaUk367J
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoGIOyDtg5
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnJYB7lJlj
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCHf0knhzW
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3m121FaOAk
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHE4nExtm08
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNOBwpzftH
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMKpkrvDMJ
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDR2uQhofas
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKigAbkR0sn
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kbNJG3MQL
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxZbDx6UcG
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 there861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1QUTvF3e7
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuJaYj78wN
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsqGkfutk9
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 to861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeuk0H6Ge8
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EGhPtp6yd
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgdJBX5fDz
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhgp7a8v0G
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanYmmHwNh7
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgzAgXBJzv
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKz6IcCyxu2
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5C2C65NSyk
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVPyvws9VI
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3Y7luxCuJ
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXj6XwPbtc
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4N5FiWZU8
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 still861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkxrb6Vsaq
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkgcGBVuFq
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrl8TRWFGXD
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABwh7vyOPU
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2ZpSbrPDv
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the861Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0cvO9zpNg
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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