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.

almost run out of air, a little boy swam over

your mouth shut and

voice was domineering but pleasant, which made Patricia obediently

boy reached her side, pulled her to the

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

be dumb enough to fall

face was covered with water

corners of his

question, Patricia asked,

barely any strength to speak, but

led her

you have to be my little brother and listen to me in the future.And I will protect you

"But I'm a girl..."

didn't forget to point

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

out of the pool, and then helped

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

Patricia walked back into her house, dripping from

silence in the house sent a chill down

gone?

confusion, leaving wet footprints in her

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

room that she shared with her grandfather.As soon

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

slap on her face,

grandfather's bed in

and made it to his bed, she found

How dare you go swimming? 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 would

her, he continued

was covered in bruises, and her whole body was

who was lying lifelessly on the bed.  Was he really dead? It was only upon thinking of the

was late at night and freezing by the time Patricia finally came to

leaving her lying there

not even noticing

he would protect her? The six-year-old girl ran through the street frantically looking for Zac, but

looked for Zac

years, she learned from her classmates that Zac was just like her—

that they both

"Grandpa..."

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