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.

run out of air, a little boy swam over quickly with a round

little longer.Keep your

domineering but pleasant, which made Patricia

while, the boy reached her side, pulled her to the

Patricia squinted at the boy, who was

dumb enough to fall

was covered

a slight smile at the corners of his lips, which made him

answering his question, Patricia

strength to speak,

shoulder, the boy led her

my little brother and listen to me in the future.And I will protect you no

"But I'm a girl..."

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

no matter what happens, as long as

of the pool, and then helped

finally came to her senses,

walked back into her house, dripping from head

the house sent a

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

in confusion, leaving wet footprints in

to go and look in the backyard, she heard someone

shared with her grandfather.As soon as

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

gave Patricia a slap on her

to her grandfather's bed in a hurry to ask him

it to his bed, she

 I kept you in the Sampson family so that you won't have to suffer hardships

her, he continued to punch and

in bruises, and her whole

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"

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

leaving her

from the floor and ran out, not even noticing her

Where was her brother who had said that he would protect her? The six-year-old

for Zac for a

classmates that Zac was just like her— he was

they both had the same

"Grandpa..."

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