On his first day of school Blake sat down next to a friendly looking boy. “Hi, my name’s Blake.” “I’m Russell.” “Let’s be friends.” From that one simple conversation a friendship was created. As they grew up together, they also grew apart – not away from each other – just different to each other. Blake was confident and outgoing, whereas Russell was shy and inward-looking. And yet, despite these differences, they remained friends. Russell wasn’t necessarily Blake’s best friend, or even his favourite friend, but he was always there. For Blake, Russell was the silent observer. He was the person [...]