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.

run out of air, a little boy swam over quickly with a round pool

little longer.Keep your mouth shut

which made

while, the boy reached her side, pulled her to the surface of the water, and quickly

squinted at the boy, who was protectively holding her

be dumb enough to fall for that?" he

boy's face was covered

at the corners of his lips, which

of answering his question,

speak, but she wanted to know his

led her to the edge

saved you, you have to be my little brother and listen to me in

"But I'm a girl..."

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

you no matter what happens, as long as

pool, and then helped her get out

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

strength, Patricia walked back into her house,

house sent a

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

padded through the house in confusion, leaving wet footprints

look in the backyard, she heard someone wailing from inside the

shared

know that you're supposed to stay by

gave Patricia a slap on her face, followed

her grandfather's bed in

through the crowd and made it to his bed, she

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?

he continued to punch and kick

was covered in bruises, and her whole body was

move, but her eyes were fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly on the bed.  Was he really dead? It was only upon thinking of the word "dead" that she finally

freezing by the time Patricia finally came

whole family had already dispersed, leaving her lying there alone by

from the floor and ran out, not even

protect her? The

for Zac for

that Zac was just like her— he

they both had the same pathetic

"Grandpa..."

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