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.

had almost run out of air, a little boy swam over quickly with a round

longer.Keep your mouth shut and don't drink

made Patricia obediently close her mouth

boy reached her side, pulled her to the surface of the water, and

at

enough

little boy's face was covered

the corners of his

of answering his question,

speak, but she wanted

her to

he said, "My name is Zac Reynolds.Since I saved you, you have to be my little brother and listen to

"But I'm a girl..."

felt, Patricia didn't forget to point out

no matter

climbed out of the pool, and then helped

Patricia finally came to her senses, Zac had been

into her house, dripping from head to

sudden silence in the house

birthday today? So where had everyone gone? The house had been lively with plenty of people just a while

padded through the house in confusion,

was about to go and look in

she walked towards the room that she shared with her

you know that you're supposed to stay by your

gave Patricia a slap on her face, followed by punches and

grandfather's bed in

and made it to his bed, she found him lying there

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

at her, he

was covered in bruises, and

her eyes were fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly on

late at night and freezing by the time Patricia finally came to her

family had already dispersed, leaving

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

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

for Zac for a long

classmates that Zac was just like her— he was

turned out that they both had the same pathetic

"Grandpa..."

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