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

voice was domineering but pleasant, which made

while, the boy reached her side, pulled her to the surface

Patricia squinted at the boy, who was protectively

dumb enough to fall for that?" he

boy's face was covered with water

smile at the corners of his

of answering his question, Patricia asked, "What's your

to speak, but

led her

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

"But I'm a girl..."

lightheaded she felt, Patricia didn't forget to point out

no matter what happens, as long as you listen

pool, and then helped her

senses, Zac had

walked back into

the sudden silence in the house sent

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

through the house in confusion, leaving wet footprints in

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

the source of the voice, she walked towards the room that she shared with her grandfather.As soon as she entered

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

a slap on her face, followed by

grandfather's bed in a

through the crowd and made it to his bed, she

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

her, he continued to punch

was covered in bruises, and her whole body was convulsing from

the ground, unable to move, but her eyes were fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly on the bed.

by the

leaving her lying

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

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

for Zac for

classmates that Zac was just like her— he was

they both had the same

"Grandpa..."

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