Emma Overland was never the same after seeing the death of her dear brother. The scene could never be forgotten, and she would never let the memory of her last day with her brother leave from her mind. The scene replayed in her head over and over when winter came. And every winter, she visited the lake, but she would not dare to stand on the ice.
But sometimes, she felt like standing on the ice, she rarely did so. And when she did, she would usually wish that the ice would break under her feet, as it did with Jack. She thought, maybe if I fell, I would see him again.
She remembered back to that day, how she had sat there, in shock of what had become of her brother. She felt that it had been all her fault. She remembered how she skated on the ice before Jack could check if it was thick enough. It was her fault that Jack drowned. If only she hadn't been so excited, she would still have her brother. He wouldn't have had to save her, and he wouldn't have drowned from it.
Emma had gotten home once her shock finally subsided. Her parents asked where Jack was, and all she could do was cry and tell them it was her fault. Emma attempted to tell them what had happened but she choked and tears ran down her cheeks. She finally was able to utter one word, Pond, and her father dashed right through the doors, towards the it.
The ice had started to freeze over again where the ice had cracked by the time her family arrived. Emma had stood behind her parents as they fell to their knees and cried. They hugged her, they held her very tightly as they stroked her hair and told her it wasn't her fault.
But she knew it was.
A/N: I really wanted to write a story on Jack's sister. So here it is! I'll be continuing, adding more chapters. They'll mostly be about Emma's life and how she copes with the death of her brother and more. I chose to go with the name Emma because I like it and well, tumblr has dubbed her that name. And I really liked it. I hope you continue to read and enjoy :)