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.

a little boy swam over

longer.Keep your mouth shut

was domineering but pleasant, which made Patricia obediently close her mouth in

the boy reached her side, pulled her to the surface

pool float, Patricia squinted at the boy,

dumb enough to fall for that?" he

was covered

the corners of his lips, which made him look

his question,

barely any strength to speak, but she wanted to know

boy led her

my little brother and listen to me in the

"But I'm a girl..."

Patricia didn't forget to point out

you can be my little sister.I will protect you no matter what happens, as long as you listen

of the pool, and then helped her

senses,

regaining her strength, Patricia walked back into her house, dripping from head

sudden silence in the house sent a chill

where had everyone gone? The house had been lively with

through the house in confusion,

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

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

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

Patricia a slap on her face,

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

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

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 can't even

Sullivan shouted at her, he continued to

and her whole body was convulsing

fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly

night and freezing by the time Patricia finally

whole family had already dispersed, leaving her

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

was her brother who had said that he would protect her? The

looked for Zac

years, she learned from her classmates that Zac was just like her—

they both had the same

"Grandpa..."

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