Nathan watched as Emma walked home alone from the bonfire. Emma had changed ever since the incident with Jack. It had been three years now.
Nathan remembered back when Jack was still alive. Every kid wanted a turn to play with him, to watch him as he did dangerous tricks like hanging upside down on a tree branch. Jack had been the coolest and most fun guy to hang out with, and almost every kid in their village adored him.
Nathan remembered how Emma became distant ever since Jack's death. She wouldn't play with them anymore, she would rarely ever laugh. And when she did, it lasted only for a few seconds until she became distant again.
Nathan knew it was because she blamed herself for her brother's death. She would never let herself have fun, and Nathan knew it was because having fun reminded her of Jack.
Everyone missed him, even Nathan. He knew though, that the Overland's had the most emotional impact upon Jack's death.
All Nathan wanted to do at that moment was follow Emma, grab her hand and tell her it wasn't her fault. He wanted to comfort her, tell her that everything was going to be all right, and that Jack would want her to have fun and be happy.
But he didn't. He watched as she entered her house, wiping her cheek with her sleeve.
He looked around; finally noticing that snow had began to settle on the grass. No wonder Emma was crying, he thought. He was about to stand up and walk towards her house but a new thought came up. He thought that that maybe if he gave her some time to work things out for herself, she might be able to put this all behind her and let herself have fun again.
All he could do at that moment was hope for the best.
A/N: I hope you guys liked this chapter! I know it deviated from Emma... sort of. Nathan is sort of an OC… well, I guess he is an OC. But there's a reason to why I've added an OC, you'll see why in future chapters. Okay, you guys might be wondering how old Emma is now. My head canon was that the year Jack died, she was around 8 or 9 years old. Now she's around 11 or 12 in this chapter.