Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgsHlBWSHa
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHKF2NmWdh
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetMNcAPan7
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwdd8Pu2ex
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKu8fpDVxm9
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,1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOSKZjH92q
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSI31eQnmpu
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJARxY9cyZW
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvfWMW4D2B
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHYtxlCKAH
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yVLlkfgsX
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBfbXL9CyK
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5weMtqwGk
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbjMt2gjBN
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljw122BA6B
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQQLaHJOje
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHg1wKWsX7
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxg6Gsdvire
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwrGxsmKep
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWtjrkMF1B
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUf7mdU85Cq
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpJzUygqny
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVI7nXmW0G
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgMSRQn0TK
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1gHsMwpyC
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnpwUEMXEd
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxznUsCHOvO
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRLw69fE36
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqvEKjEY6D
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAXmbdHycB
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBmKlUO01c
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoljtrzyz5
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8ug9NNsqk
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7m5Mycj2qn
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIHvOt84u8
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylzfODsPJi
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGcKzQPX34
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKB4nV64J74
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rnqxdvgYN
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNRTKQsh0w
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWBgrVJDgT
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6c1InqLhm
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduYAJFtror
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqD0IQydfLa
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,”1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdvieyRxCE
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 other1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdfZzQtfPG
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpe53m8zeub
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fIVgkSoaZ
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjP6Iw2ARR
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbutyqh4jPI
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjuMQWVmoe
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9g3bXZyh4z
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCxtCC3E6i
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRcxlvqv08
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 Alpha1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXfWyvVJkd
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PR7aQdQfX
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLXy0tywZc
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdjjeewj2X
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBlsN4gc1j
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2vV0pto6F
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJAgJ5PvvM
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bYEHrpDjd
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2CjK4bU8y
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXY18RjEn5
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4BnCSj56R
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvG4Dqs4sf0
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxY1DiT3PDE
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yl5W00Yma
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50619WdwbX
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ11ryeR7w
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 there1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OYZ3LBiK6
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3xSzOv5yU
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHbWQHCvOl
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 to1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaE8uH25YK
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxtGfAiztD
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJwxsoJY0c
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDwvPZVg7g
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrg6yCvJ65
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlp7r80l7c
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQO2dPpJNYy
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmlmsP2z5y
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5g480VP9G
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTjU5gB5SU
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfudo5tadc
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYKoA5r6E4
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 still1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLoatigvt9
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFz6skpzRO
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqjgTyx4mI
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBDRiUBYyR
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsv4gD4JX0l
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the1198Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZ8CAM2HsO
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…
ns216.73.217.151da2
and then Add to home screen.