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.

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

on a little longer.Keep your

but pleasant, which made Patricia obediently

to the

pool float, Patricia squinted at the

you be dumb enough to

little boy's face was covered with water

smile at the corners of his

question, Patricia asked, "What's

any strength to speak, but she wanted to know his

shoulder, the boy led her to the edge of the

my

"But I'm a girl..."

lightheaded she felt, Patricia didn't forget to

you no matter what happens, as long as you listen

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

senses, Zac had been

strength, Patricia walked back into her

house sent a

had everyone gone? The house had been

confusion, leaving

was about to go and look in the backyard, she

she shared with her grandfather.As

all day long.Don't you know that you're

on her face, followed by punches and

grandfather's bed

it to his bed, she found him lying there

go swimming? It's 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

he continued to punch and

bruises, and her whole body was convulsing from

fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly on the bed.

at night and freezing by the

whole family had already dispersed, leaving

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

had said that he would protect her? The six-year-old girl ran through

for Zac for a long

that Zac was just like her— he was an outcast in

turned out that they both

"Grandpa..."

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