When his dad died Shaun didn't know how to cope. He had always these emotions and was too young to name what they were. Other kids acted like the death of a parent was catching like the flu or a cold. All those friends he had vanished.
And then Ed came to his school. Loud and class clown Ed. Unkempt half the time. He didn't have a dad. His mum didn't care what he did.
Ed didn't care if Shaun was angry or sad or happy or had feelings he couldnt name. He was happy to be there. Happy to have a friend. Someone who loved with him, not at him