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.

out of air, a little boy swam over quickly with a round

a little longer.Keep your

pleasant, which made Patricia obediently close her mouth in an

the boy reached her side, pulled her to the surface of the water, and quickly put the

at the boy, who was protectively

could you be dumb enough to

was covered

had a slight smile at the corners of his

answering his question, Patricia

barely any strength to speak, but she wanted to know his

Patricia's shoulder, the boy led her to the edge of

saved you, you have to be my little brother and listen to me in the future.And I will protect you

"But I'm a girl..."

felt, Patricia didn't forget to point out

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

pool, and then helped

Patricia finally came to her senses, Zac had been taken

into her house, dripping from

the house sent

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

confusion, leaving wet footprints in

about to go and look in the backyard,

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

play all day long.Don't you know that you're supposed to

her face, followed

her grandfather's bed in a hurry to ask him

when she slipped 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

at her, he

bruises, and her whole body was convulsing

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

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

whole family had already dispersed, leaving her lying there

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

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

looked for Zac for a

classmates that Zac was just like her— he was an

turned out that they both

"Grandpa..."

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