Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfVt9pc7U1
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdWiUB52Ss
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIef66APHnc
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnRrEGUjem
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYFYGWBYBR
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,641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GKw4EbeFS
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuet7wsM2O
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wApdFDm2h
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzP9WBiJah
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92qoUgA0Nh
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oX6l3jmYH
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwPUvmOmtP
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtexN67UJa
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgw1DcMejf6
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdXsX3ifUZ
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoKaDfLdWe
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiGCEqhNOZ
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGLYDrBOLZ
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCipoc2yNAH
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WZNd3AymE
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPFvkOcpIZ
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcCPIW1MJK
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4BXBtyIlL
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjy4FIFffJA
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBID53vLdAK
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXdQJ3v6XK
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN59ixHBW9n
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pXlxKu5wE
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkGeqlLcdv
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvWXC6XFEc
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVS7gBirA4K
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlgRho2zwN
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPp5Dpw3G6
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNK81U1c4l5
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyVG1gPrYD
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XCQRca2mS
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2Sts04dul
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOIit7XdMx
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlF0FY55CcX
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsFtrRTQ0N
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmS1LEhDmU
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWKRZf6amQ
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKkIoQax3T
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIU2usr9HCi
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,”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTw8kJn3Bo
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 other641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlQBvatT1X
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjCdmJ6cNF
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GNeOQYTom
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nETiydw7s
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgy1O2jK6X
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtmjGShZUq
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyx1wSVOOCy
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVorV4Y00wg
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHioiJQn488
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 Alpha641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBIDBhttTI
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUXMAqM9A3
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqAZD2x0Kf
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWGLlYofKn
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzYJPeZNZY
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNgWRL1ufT
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHxAtL2JbY
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyucsdvlp8
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7BhlDULTr
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHFVA6JG0l
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WjZMzA8ak
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmG8lMDVZ4b
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDg2R2yix0
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLXz1Ofpei
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaabB2idTS
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiyiaRLsJ1
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 there641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZufZS7OEkl
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAatJjWwyGu
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXP9pTbi21
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 to641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmkZlfCmnq
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgr7e1kOrx
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7Y4Sd99BP
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxVCXr8Op8
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQBlbygxGm
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTbI1hHLaG
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweSYabKVdk
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OFIry7KMR
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGaY3AmHfm
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Qmq8WoibR
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtS5iGwWQt
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMF9Qj4YAD
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 still641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdjehhuAwi
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0yIZTpPSN
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFN8jijrRDi
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjR1ux3nWPp
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXHseVixv4
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MpT9mxOxv
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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