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.

When Patricia had almost run out of air, a little boy swam over quickly with a round pool

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

pleasant, which made Patricia obediently close her mouth in

side, pulled her to the surface of the water, and quickly put the pool float

squinted at

could you be dumb enough

little boy's face was covered with water

slight smile at the corners of his

answering his question,

to speak, but she wanted to know

her

"My name 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

"But I'm a girl..."

lightheaded she felt, Patricia didn't forget to

protect you no matter what happens, as long as you

of the pool, and then helped her get out as

Patricia finally came to her senses,

into her house, dripping

sudden silence in the house sent

where had everyone gone? The house had been lively with plenty of people just a

house in confusion, leaving wet

and look in the

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

you know that you're supposed to stay by your grandpa's

her face, followed

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

the crowd and made it to his bed, she

swimming? It's 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

her, he continued to punch

covered in bruises, and her

was lying lifelessly on the bed.  Was he really dead? It was only upon thinking of the

night and freezing by the

whole family had already dispersed, leaving her lying

the floor and ran out, not even

said that he would protect her? The six-year-old girl ran through the

looked for Zac

was just like her— he was an outcast in

both had

"Grandpa..."

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