Late to the Starting Line

Hector and Zane hadn't even stepped into the kindergarten yet when they heard a boy wailing loud enough to shake the sky.

Hector and Zane stood at the entrance, exchanging puzzled looks.

"Wasn't this supposed to be a sports event? Why is someone crying?" Hector asked, confused. He had lived most of his life alone, as a widower for a good chunk of it.

When he adopted Zane, Zane was already halfway