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

domineering but pleasant, which made Patricia obediently close her

side, pulled her to the surface of the

pool float, Patricia squinted at

you be dumb enough to fall for that?"

little boy's face was covered

at the corners of his lips, which made him look

of answering his question, Patricia

barely any strength to speak, but she wanted

led her to the

you have to be my little brother and listen to me in the future.And I will protect you no matter what

"But I'm a girl..."

Patricia didn't forget to point

be my little sister.I will protect you no matter

out of the pool, and

came to her senses, Zac had been taken

into

in the house sent a chill down

today? So where had everyone gone? The

padded through the house in confusion, leaving

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

she shared

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

a slap on her face, followed by punches

ran to her grandfather's bed

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

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

Sullivan shouted at her, he continued to punch and

bruises, and her whole body

her eyes were fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly on the bed.  Was he really

freezing by the time Patricia finally

family had already dispersed, leaving her lying

not even noticing her still-

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

Zac for a

that Zac was just like her— he was an outcast

both had the same pathetic

"Grandpa..."

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