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.

almost run out of air, a little boy swam over

longer.Keep your mouth shut and don't drink

was domineering but pleasant, which made Patricia obediently close

to the surface of the water,

against the pool float, Patricia squinted at

dumb enough to fall for that?"

little boy's face was covered

had a slight smile at the corners of his

question, Patricia asked, "What's your

had barely any strength to speak, but she

shoulder, the boy led her to the edge of the

you have to be my little brother and listen to

"But I'm a girl..."

she felt, Patricia didn't forget to point

can be my little sister.I will protect you no matter what happens, as long as you

and then helped her get out

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

Patricia walked back into

in the house sent a chill down her

Lyndsy's birthday today? So where had everyone gone? The house had been lively

house in confusion, leaving wet footprints

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

room that she shared with her grandfather.As soon as she

you do is play all day long.Don't you know that you're supposed to stay by your grandpa's

slap on her face, followed by punches

to her grandfather's bed in a hurry

through the crowd and made it to his bed, she

all 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

at her, he continued to

in bruises, and her whole body was convulsing from

lay on the ground, unable to move, but her eyes were fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly on the bed.  Was he really dead? It was only upon thinking of the word "dead" that she finally burst

late at night and freezing by the time Patricia finally came to

already dispersed, leaving her lying there alone

up from the floor and ran out, not even noticing her still- damp skin or the pain from her

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

for Zac for

from her classmates that Zac was just like her— he

out that they both had the same pathetic

"Grandpa..."

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