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

your mouth shut and don't drink

made Patricia obediently

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

the pool float, Patricia squinted at the boy, who was protectively

enough to fall for that?" he

was covered

the corners of his lips, which made him

of answering his question, Patricia asked,

speak, but she wanted to know

boy led her to the

saved you, you have to be my little brother

"But I'm a girl..."

she felt, Patricia didn't forget to point out

you no matter what happens, as long as

out of the pool, and then

Patricia finally came to her senses, Zac

into her house, dripping from head

the sudden silence in the house sent a chill

everyone gone? The house had

confusion, leaving wet footprints

about to go and look in the backyard, she

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

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

gave Patricia a slap on her face,

pain, Patricia ran to her grandfather's bed in a hurry to

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

to suffer hardships with your mother.But who would have

shouted at her, he

bruises, and her whole body was convulsing

were fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly on the bed.  Was he really dead? It was only upon thinking of

night and freezing by the time Patricia finally came to

leaving her lying there

ran out, not even noticing her still- damp skin

that he would protect her? The

Zac for

she learned from her classmates that Zac was just like her— he was an outcast

that they both

"Grandpa..."

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