"Simple?" Hadyn raised a brow at that, before chuckling softly as he shook his head. Simple was hardly what he'd meant, though it was fairly straight forward. One could lose no matter what they did- it was only that if he fought for it, he might win as well. But he supposed when someone was used to losing, the only outcome possible to see was- losing. "No, not simple. You'll fail at things, you'll have to pick yourself up and then try again. It is more straight forward, I would think...than simple. Simple implies something akin to uncomplicated. Matters of the heart are rarely anything but complicated."
It was a hard lesson to learn, and maybe Hadyn had done Carlos no favors in trying to catch the boy. But then...his heart had hurt for the boy. He could see so much of himself in Carlos that he'd just wanted to be his shield in a way, the way any parent should have wanted to be for their child. Indeed, he'd wrapped his arms around Carlos and held the boy many times, wanting nothing more than to ease some pain that he'd been helpless to ease. If one Carlos had been his, he wondered, how different things might have been for the boy?
"There is always a choice, Carlos. But just know that doing nothing? That only leads one way. If you try, at least...maybe, maybe you can change something in the outcome. You can't win if you never play." It was something he'd told Ty when the boy was young, and worried about losing face in front of his friends. When they'd been little, Sarah had always seemed to beat her brother out on things. She was taller, she was faster, made better grades- whatever it was, in Tyler's mind Sarah semed to always win. But Hadyn also pointed out that Tyler never tried to win, either. He watched her, resigning himself to a perceived notion that 'of course she'll win'.
Once the boy had learned that lesson well enough, well...Sarah didn't always win. But then, nor did she always lose either.
"I can't...sheild you from this, or I would. I cannot even promise that he'll love you, or that it'll last forever. But, I can tell you that to do nothing will not win his heart any more than trying will."
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It was a hard lesson to learn, and maybe Hadyn had done Carlos no favors in trying to catch the boy. But then...his heart had hurt for the boy. He could see so much of himself in Carlos that he'd just wanted to be his shield in a way, the way any parent should have wanted to be for their child. Indeed, he'd wrapped his arms around Carlos and held the boy many times, wanting nothing more than to ease some pain that he'd been helpless to ease. If one Carlos had been his, he wondered, how different things might have been for the boy?
"There is always a choice, Carlos. But just know that doing nothing? That only leads one way. If you try, at least...maybe, maybe you can change something in the outcome. You can't win if you never play." It was something he'd told Ty when the boy was young, and worried about losing face in front of his friends. When they'd been little, Sarah had always seemed to beat her brother out on things. She was taller, she was faster, made better grades- whatever it was, in Tyler's mind Sarah semed to always win. But Hadyn also pointed out that Tyler never tried to win, either. He watched her, resigning himself to a perceived notion that 'of course she'll win'.
Once the boy had learned that lesson well enough, well...Sarah didn't always win. But then, nor did she always lose either.
"I can't...sheild you from this, or I would. I cannot even promise that he'll love you, or that it'll last forever. But, I can tell you that to do nothing will not win his heart any more than trying will."