Double Bossed
I am that forward.
“Hey, Mr. C… I mean Hardin. Yes, Hardin. Look, everyone has their weakest moments in life, and everyone is allowed to feel things and be weak. You having a breakdown doesn’t make you any less of you. You are still who you are even when you are crying. When you are grunting and scowling at me, when you are laughing with Mr. Scott. You are still you. And yes, it sucks to be seen that way. But you are human. And humans are weaklings. So please don’t beat yourself for something like that. You are not Iron-Man okay?” He stared at my hand as if it was some sort of an ugly thing, and then his lips tugged up in a small smile and he glanced out at the night sky.