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

on a little longer.Keep your mouth

which made

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

against the pool float, Patricia squinted at the boy, who

dumb enough to fall for

boy's face was

corners of his lips, which made

answering his question, Patricia

strength to speak,

Patricia's shoulder, the boy led her to the edge of the

swam, he said, "My name is Zac Reynolds.Since I saved you, you have to be my little brother and

"But I'm a girl..."

lightheaded she felt, Patricia didn't forget to point out her

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

of the pool, and then helped

time Patricia finally came to her senses,

strength, Patricia walked back into her

house sent a chill

had everyone gone? The house had been lively with plenty of

through the house in confusion,

go and look in the backyard, she heard someone wailing

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

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

gave Patricia a slap on her face, followed by punches

bed in a hurry to ask

and made it to

It's all 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

her, he continued to punch and kick

bruises, and

the ground, unable to move, but her eyes were fixed on her grandfather, who was lying lifelessly on the bed.  Was he

night and freezing by the time Patricia finally came

had already dispersed, leaving her lying

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

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

looked for Zac

Zac was just like her— he

both had the same

"Grandpa..."

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