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.

air, a little boy

on a little longer.Keep your mouth shut and

pleasant, which made Patricia obediently

her side, pulled her to the surface

Patricia squinted at the boy, who

you be dumb enough to fall for that?" he

boy's face was covered

slight smile at the corners of his lips,

question, Patricia asked,

to speak, but

led her

have to be my little brother and listen to me in the future.And I will protect you

"But I'm a girl..."

Patricia didn't

sister.I will protect you no matter what happens,

the pool, and then helped her get out as

came to her senses, Zac had

into her house,

sudden silence in the house sent a

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

padded through the house in confusion, leaving wet footprints

in the backyard, she heard

towards the room that she shared with her grandfather.As soon as she entered the room, she was slapped

is play all day long.Don't you know that you're supposed to

a slap on her

pain, Patricia ran to her grandfather's bed in

crowd and made it to his bed, she found

How 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

he

Patricia was covered in bruises, and

who was lying lifelessly

and freezing by the time Patricia finally

already dispersed, leaving

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

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

for Zac for

from her classmates that Zac was just like

they both had the same pathetic

"Grandpa..."

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