Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkC1ChOFCdT
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCypCYAra2
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeS2Orm9oGT
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2hAxs60f5
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7adzleVWh
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,750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KYzDjk6fW
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNNYoii9pe
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaP9A9Gt4Bj
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrfNnBoGIb
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkCR7PxixW
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW57WPQVIXQ
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHhrnXY32S
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgb8NwGMtwH
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU4BJuh6UD
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzu7gHPW4Q
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthIuXoRRq6
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGprxqhq1Xz
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZQovPbkqY
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqBPPyZP6i
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiRMWYkzHo
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNIMzTw2wD
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvbKwU1Kne
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjuoJma7il
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppMk648sTI
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYfpK9qjpy
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PwP63uWMU
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3y9jim4Pj
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDzJELIzJD
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDwwUxcF4L
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Wfm5g5Nui
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMznrUJNFLa
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPs2ApaiQ1S
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXLqoEVJHR
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdVI7jUfbO
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxCfJsGXNA
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOSkwz2H4d
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDotYlBuNa
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoh6w9ylXNZ
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HOxM3Vvui
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLzpxtg7bG
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0Ynt28gZw
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5VnMaPXr9
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYq5dBDVxdU
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrQighViXo
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,”750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CarEpe5Db
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 other750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhe4VaJS0Lj
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUZDBcPOq6
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXx253evPy
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8GvjtPb5R
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YWuepUQ6Z
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPq8tqhTSi
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWO0tkIfVvy
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSQTEoosfi
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxM5qzN9Vic
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 Alpha750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJe9Z7NtGb
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqMsb6pO2V
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kcH4xVUhA
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWQLIgvApZ
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbY9NlZrQXY
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRnQz59PcE
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhcn2aTiVh
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBcM3U1BzL
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdGgAIkWij
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkUoNFY2XW
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LQ7GWAQdO
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfHonCGmVx
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtwJ05ezOf
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fGyTIoTjq
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAnS4WlRvs
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYJkuwBqr9
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 there750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMzH14ccrS
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0PPDg4YzK
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiauIQMPwZy
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 to750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4CrVMrHss
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdDj05nFyS
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2k2udJ7V9
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDCqyr2POv
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0dlOUe6ue
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLjcnEM6Tj
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLdUOIlGsb
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9uJMA7kD7
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGmCstS79o
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPmdPqK1fK
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCV6KN3EXL
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszwoJISgV8
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 still750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1k3lFvqK7u
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqtphIUo01
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbokDfqQEP
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NCkF5OtLp
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZszz1ySnsG
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the750Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszAYfFF4Yb
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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