When I first saw him, I would never have guessed that we would become the best friends that we eventually did. I was sitting on the bus getting ready to head off to my new school where I was selected for specialized diving training. All the other boys on the bus had also been selected for a variety of sports, but everyone else seemed to be talking of everything but diving. Nevertheless, I was excited as I loved diving and had been told I had great potential. I had been waiting my whole life for this moment and I was finally ready to train in the sport I loved. A small boy came on and sat next to me, head bowed, trembling slightly. I greeted him, “Name’s Peng Hai, hai as in the great big ocean, but you're younger than me, so you can call me big brother Hai.” Something in me told me that he needed someone to protect him, to be his companion and guardian in a way. I felt drawn to him instantly and although his eyes were still red from the tears he must have shed from leaving his fami...