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.

a little boy

a little longer.Keep your mouth

pleasant, which made Patricia obediently close her

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

at the boy, who was

enough

was

slight smile at the corners

question,

barely any strength to speak, but she

her to the edge of the swimming

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

"But I'm a girl..."

she felt, Patricia didn't forget to point out

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

out of the pool, and then helped

came to her senses, Zac had

strength, Patricia walked back into her

house sent a chill down

gone? The house

in confusion, leaving wet footprints in

in the

voice, she walked towards the room that she shared

is play all day long.Don't you know

on her face, followed by punches and

Patricia ran to her grandfather's bed in a

it to his bed, she found him lying

hardships with your mother.But who

Sullivan shouted at her, he

covered in bruises, 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 the word "dead"

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

family had already dispersed, leaving her lying there

even noticing her still- damp skin or the pain from

brother who had said that he would protect her? The six-year-old girl ran

Zac

was just like her— he was an outcast in

that they both had the same pathetic

"Grandpa..."

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