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.

air, a little boy swam over quickly with a round pool

a little longer.Keep your mouth shut and don't drink

domineering but pleasant, which made Patricia obediently close her

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

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

dumb enough to fall for that?"

face was covered with water

smile at the corners of

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

speak, but she wanted to know

her to the edge

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

"But I'm a girl..."

she felt, Patricia didn't forget to

sister.I will protect you no matter

and then helped her get

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

Patricia walked back into

the sudden silence in the house sent a chill down

So where had everyone gone? The house had been lively with

in confusion, leaving

and look in the backyard, she heard someone wailing from

room that she shared with her grandfather.As soon as she

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

gave Patricia a slap on her face, followed by

by pain, Patricia ran to her grandfather's bed in

and made it to his bed, she found him

your fault.Your grandfather 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

her, he continued to punch and kick

bruises, and her

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

night and freezing by the

had already dispersed, leaving her lying there

and ran out, not even noticing her

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

looked for Zac for

she learned from her classmates that Zac was just like

that they both had

"Grandpa..."

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