While little Patricia was longingly looking at the swimming pool, a boy of her age appeared out of nowhere.

He patted her on the shoulder and looked down at her.

With the sun shining directly behind him, his face was veiled by a shadow.

"Hello.My name is Jack White.What's your name?"

Patricia raised her head and squinted at the boy next to her.

Once she could make out his features, she gave him a bright smile and said, "My name is Patricia Sampson.Can you be my friend?"

She had never had friends.

She didn't know how to approach the other kids, and none of them talked to her voluntarily.

Jack was the first one who had come up to her and talked to her.

"Of course.We are good friends from now on."

Jack pulled Patricia up and led her towards the swimming pool.

"Let's go swimming.It's okay if you don't have a swimsuit.I'm not wearing one either."

Patricia held Jack Bai's hand in surprise and said, "You are so kind to me.How did you know that I'm not playing in the water because I don't have a swimsuit?"

Jack rolled his big beautiful eyes and beamed at her.

"I guessed it, since you're not wearing one!"

Without saying anything more, Patricia followed Jack to the swimming pool with a smile.

But as soon as she stepped near the edge of the swimming pool, she was pushed into it.

Patricia was immediately submerged in water.

As she tried to waddle up to the surface, she opened her mouth to breathe and ended up swallowing a few mouthfuls of water.

Soon, she was choking desperately.

She could barely keep her eyes open, let alone see the people at the edges of the pool.

A group of children had surrounded the pool and were laughing loudly.

Out of them, Jack looked the proudest.

had almost run out of air, a little boy swam over quickly with a

longer.Keep your mouth shut and don't

but pleasant, which made Patricia obediently close her

reached her side, pulled her to the surface

squinted at the boy, who was protectively holding

enough

was

had a slight smile at the corners of

his question, Patricia asked, "What's your

any strength to speak, but she wanted to

led her to the edge of

is Zac Reynolds.Since I saved you, you have to be my little brother and listen to me in the future.And I will protect you no matter what

"But I'm a girl..."

how lightheaded she felt, Patricia didn't

no matter what happens, as long as you listen

pool, and then helped her get

the time Patricia finally came to her senses, Zac had been taken away

walked back into her house, dripping from head to

silence in the house sent a

today? So where had everyone gone?

confusion, leaving wet

when she was about to go and look in the backyard, she heard someone wailing from

that she shared with her grandfather.As

long.Don't you know

slap on her face, followed by

ran to her grandfather's bed in a hurry

slipped through the crowd and made it to his bed, she found him lying

your fault.Your grandfather is dead!  I kept you in the Sampson family so that you won't have to suffer hardships with your mother.But who would have thought

Sullivan shouted at her, he continued to punch and kick

and

fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly on the bed.  Was he really dead? It was only upon thinking of the

and freezing by the

whole family had already dispersed, leaving

out, not even noticing her still- damp skin or the

was Zac? Where was her brother who had said that he would protect her? The six-year-old girl ran through the street frantically

for Zac for

from her classmates that Zac was just like her— he was an outcast

both had the same

"Grandpa..."

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