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

little longer.Keep your mouth shut and don't

pleasant, which made Patricia

reached her side, pulled her to the surface of the

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

dumb enough

was covered with

at the corners of his lips, which

question, Patricia asked,

had barely any strength to speak, but she wanted to

shoulder, the boy led her to the

he said, "My name is Zac Reynolds.Since I saved you, you have to be my little brother and listen to me in the future.And I will protect

"But I'm a girl..."

felt, Patricia didn't forget to point

will protect you no matter what happens, as long

of the pool, and then helped her

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

her strength, Patricia walked back into her house, dripping from head to

house sent a chill down

everyone gone? The house

the house in confusion, leaving wet footprints in

to go and look in the backyard, she heard someone wailing

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

day long.Don't you know that you're supposed to stay by your grandpa's

her face,

her grandfather's bed

and made it to his bed, she found him lying

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 would kill your grandfather? If you can't even take care of him, what are you good for? You

Sullivan shouted at her, he continued to punch

in bruises, and her whole

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 only upon thinking of

freezing by the time Patricia finally came to

had already dispersed, leaving her lying there

not even noticing her still- damp skin or the pain

had said that he would protect her? The six-year-old girl ran through

looked for Zac

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

they both had the same pathetic

"Grandpa..."

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