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

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

was domineering but pleasant, which made Patricia obediently close her

while, the boy reached her side, pulled her to the surface of the water, and quickly put the pool float around

the pool float, Patricia squinted at the

be dumb enough to fall

little boy's face was covered with

smile at the corners of

of answering his question,

to speak,

her

be my little brother

"But I'm a girl..."

she felt, Patricia didn't forget to

you no matter what happens, as long as you listen

of the pool, and then helped her get out

senses, Zac had

Patricia walked back into

the sudden silence in the house sent a

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

padded through the house in confusion, leaving

to go and look in the backyard, she heard someone wailing from inside the

room that she shared

long.Don't you know that you're supposed to stay

slap on her face, followed by punches

by pain, Patricia ran to her grandfather's bed

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

How dare you go 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 thought that you would kill your grandfather? If you

shouted at her, he continued to punch and

covered in bruises, and her whole

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

night and freezing by the time Patricia finally

family had already dispersed, leaving her lying there

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

who had said that he would protect her? The six-year-old girl ran through the street frantically looking for Zac, but she couldn't

Zac

was just like her— he was an outcast in his own

out that they both

"Grandpa..."

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