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 quickly

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

made Patricia

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

at the boy, who was protectively

you be dumb enough to fall for

boy's face was covered with

slight smile at the corners of his lips, which made him look

his question, Patricia asked, "What's

any strength to speak, but she wanted to

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

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..."

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

can be my little sister.I will protect you no matter

climbed out of the pool, and then helped

to her senses, Zac had been

strength, Patricia walked back into her house, dripping

the house sent

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

padded through the house in confusion, leaving

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

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

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

gave Patricia a slap on her face, followed by punches

grandfather's bed in

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

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

at her, he continued to punch and kick

in bruises, and her whole body was convulsing

unable to move, but her eyes were fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly on

and freezing by the time

family had already dispersed, leaving her

the floor and ran out, not even noticing her still- damp

had said that he would protect her? The six-year-old girl ran through the street frantically looking for Zac,

for Zac for a long

she learned from her classmates that Zac was just like her— he was an

that they both had the same pathetic

"Grandpa..."

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