Nathan Free, Natalie Bound

I want to be very clear. Nathan was a bright kid, and precocious. He was big for his age, and very energetic. And despite being far less articulate than I, he had more friends than I did among our age group. I was the oddity that got people to pay attention, but from the beginning he had a way of looking at people that made them feel seen and appreciated, and a smile that made you want to share it. His good heart showed on his face. People invited us to events because they heard about me. They invited us back because they met him.