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.

Patricia had almost run out of air, a

on a little longer.Keep your mouth

which made Patricia obediently close

pulled her to the surface of the

squinted at the

you be dumb enough to fall for

face was covered with

a slight smile at the corners of his lips, which made him look

answering his question, Patricia asked,

speak,

boy 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..."

lightheaded she felt, Patricia didn't forget

little sister.I will protect you no matter what happens, as long as

of the pool, and

finally came to her senses, Zac had been

back into her house, dripping from

house sent a chill down her

So where had everyone gone?

confusion, leaving wet footprints

go and look in the backyard, she heard someone

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

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

slap on her

grandfather's bed in a hurry to ask him

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

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 are

her, he

and her whole

while, 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 was only upon thinking of

night and freezing by the time Patricia finally came to her

dispersed, leaving her

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

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

for Zac

was just like

turned out that they both had the

"Grandpa..."

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