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 boy swam over

little longer.Keep your mouth shut

boy's voice was domineering but pleasant, which made Patricia obediently close her mouth in an

her side, pulled her to the surface of the water, and quickly put

the pool float, Patricia squinted at the

enough to fall

boy's face was

smile at the corners of his lips, which

of answering his question, Patricia

to speak, but she

her

be my little brother and listen to me in the future.And

"But I'm a girl..."

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

no matter what happens,

out of the pool, and then helped

time Patricia finally came to her senses, Zac had been

Patricia walked back into her house, dripping from

the sudden silence in the house sent a chill down her

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

confusion, leaving

to go and look in the

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

you know that you're supposed to stay

her face, followed by punches and

bed

through the crowd and made it to his bed,

dare you 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

he continued

was covered in bruises, and her whole body was convulsing from

the ground, unable to move, but her eyes were fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly on the bed.  Was he really dead? It

was late at night and freezing by the time Patricia finally

leaving her

floor and ran out, not even noticing her

protect her? The six-year-old girl ran through the street

for Zac for a

that Zac was just like

that they both had the same pathetic

"Grandpa..."

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