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

a little longer.Keep your mouth shut and don't drink

made Patricia

her side, pulled her to the surface of the

float, Patricia squinted at the

could you be dumb enough to fall for

little boy's face was covered

at the corners of his lips, which

his question, Patricia asked,

speak, but she

her to

swam, he said, "My name is Zac Reynolds.Since I saved you, you have to be my little brother and listen to me

"But I'm a girl..."

Patricia didn't forget

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

out of the pool, and then helped her get

the time Patricia finally came to her senses, Zac

Patricia walked back into her

the house sent a chill down her

they celebrating her little sister Lyndsy's birthday today? So where had everyone gone? The house had been lively with

the house in confusion, leaving wet footprints

look in the backyard, she heard someone wailing

she shared with her grandfather.As soon as she entered the room, she was slapped

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

her face, followed by punches and

pain, Patricia ran to her grandfather's bed in a hurry

crowd and made it

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 that you would kill your grandfather? If you can't even take care of him, what are you good for?

at her, he

covered in bruises, and her

were fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly on the bed.  Was he really dead? It was

by the time Patricia finally came

whole family had already dispersed, leaving her lying there alone by

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

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

for Zac for a long

learned from her classmates that Zac was

out that they both had the same pathetic

"Grandpa..."

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