Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DHScQJdDp
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZEQdYAN9K
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmN1co4Qx31
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4reNCO9cnZ
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOv8iD59AvF
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,697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBNVihzfJh
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YlHCIcFMC
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dy251n0B4
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9I63B1MJ8H
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rR42IdzPA
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGcJU0b44F
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH92ZFYsR9V
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXE6ZQhwVG3
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6qFhDrdMe
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EWlUbg6WH
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HO9QiL7Yb
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWVLI2mSjE
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0VkQnRnCR
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OPDW4C7UX
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILuGJavxHd
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrbxZIUjaF
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp55gA4qdR
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NmBUnFZXe
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPQbsY1GUq
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bOSFRbB3D
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrekbbHCqS4
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnPEg64JVX
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVZrIZ4o0C
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4PGHJyJrh
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhgnwMLXV2
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSbshiWdSY
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLAq92MX6r
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTLKcvjhn7
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwFqxQKedz
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdxPzjOJPO
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrIAUNHdxE
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡue5LTGGkwb
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDhxA7xc2c
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYQOCCEoHi
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfz0vvc3d4
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQE2b0fsHU
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdUFg9Z19K
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxSQO983pu
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmARWVRFtII
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,”697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxlN4GGQxx
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 other697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW1AtYqmut
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92ljkdD260
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Gsim3T1E3
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWPUGoj32m
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSlXalyOhQ
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDPEPRiMLG
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVqBJgeG2z
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0mmIeQPim
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCn6RsjOpox
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 Alpha697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡri1FZDk2o0
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYG1WJ5WNF
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9oNG9dfrk
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRNW1rU9nt
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuY7cUT95n
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGx9pK9Cgt
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYwnavtUpd
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RvGtbIm06
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA99fdpm7Rl
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDxLybgOf0
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OJtfcyXnk
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEK7gFowsw
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1koLsECvW
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcd6GbDGbo
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVBAImtRY2
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9FfpIzhKb
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 there697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wb5lXjjl3
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULBWayxuC5
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9VZm0Ag2t
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 to697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LOesFT4kc
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8tcTDbElK
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntKmpehb8p
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxES2cCEawQ
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pUNoh2Zvl
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx55RstDtqA
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjYmuiD9Z1
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1DH3scarP
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoEgI2hKui
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1XYOgFT6f
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTH1g9Gm3lp
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBNgKFSx9C
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 still697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYx0y0zLCZF
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKJzBi0Flt
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16RboOhJIY
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xss9F0Y7N
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9OEzRDDvj
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the697Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeO0VaZ2fGm
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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Oh, how time flies…
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