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.

Patricia had almost run out of air, a

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

pleasant, which made

boy reached her side, pulled her to the

pool float, Patricia squinted at the boy, who was

be dumb enough to

was

the corners

question, Patricia

barely any strength to speak, but she wanted to know

her to the edge of the swimming

he swam, he said, "My name is Zac Reynolds.Since I saved you, you have to be my little brother and listen to me in the future.And I will protect

"But I'm a girl..."

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

my little sister.I will protect you no matter

climbed out of the pool, and then helped her get out

time Patricia finally came to her senses, Zac had been taken away by his

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

sudden silence in the house sent a chill down her

had everyone gone? The

the house in confusion, leaving wet

and look in the backyard, she heard someone

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

you know

slap on her face, followed

ran to her grandfather's bed

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

that you won't have to suffer hardships with your mother.But who would have thought that

shouted at her, he

in 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

by the time Patricia finally came to

dispersed, leaving

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

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

Zac

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

they both had the

"Grandpa..."

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