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.

of air, a little boy swam over quickly with a

your mouth shut and don't drink

voice was domineering but pleasant, which made Patricia obediently

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

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

be dumb enough

face was covered

slight smile at the corners of his

of answering his question, Patricia asked, "What's your

strength to speak, but she wanted

led her to the edge of the swimming

saved you, you have to be my little brother and listen to me

"But I'm a girl..."

didn't forget

will protect you no matter what happens, as long as you listen to

pool, and

the time Patricia finally came to her senses, Zac had been taken away

into her house,

in the house sent a chill

birthday today? So where had everyone gone? The house had been

the house in confusion, leaving wet footprints in her

look in the backyard, she heard someone wailing from inside the

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

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

gave Patricia a slap on her face, followed

grandfather's bed in a hurry

made it to his bed,

family so that you won't have to suffer hardships with your mother.But who would have thought that you would kill your grandfather? If you can't even take care

her, he continued to punch and

Patricia was covered in bruises, and

she lay on 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

at night and freezing by the time Patricia finally

leaving her lying

not even noticing her still- damp skin

was her brother who had said that he would protect her? The six-year-old

Zac for a long

her classmates that Zac was just like her— he was an outcast in his own

out that they both had the

"Grandpa..."

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