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

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

but pleasant, which made

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

Patricia squinted at the boy, who

you be dumb enough to fall for that?"

face was covered

at the corners of his lips, which made him look

his question,

strength to speak, but she wanted

boy led her to the edge of

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

"But I'm a girl..."

lightheaded she felt, Patricia didn't

will protect you no matter what happens, as long

pool, and then helped her get out as

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

back into her house, dripping from

in the house sent

had everyone gone? The house had been

house in confusion, leaving

about to go and look in the backyard,

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

know that you're supposed to stay

gave Patricia a slap on her

ran to her grandfather's bed in a hurry to

the crowd and made it to his bed, she

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,

shouted at her, he

was covered in bruises, and her whole body was convulsing from

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 the word "dead" that

night and freezing by

family had already dispersed, leaving her lying there alone by

ran out, not even noticing

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

for Zac

learned from her classmates that Zac was just like her— he was an outcast

out that they both had the same pathetic

"Grandpa..."

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