Clara wiped the marble kitchen counter until it gleamed under the bright Texas sun.
She worked six days a week for the Sterling family in their Dallas home.
It was a huge mansion with private gates and a massive swimming pool.
Clara loved her job because she loved caring for little baby Leo.
Mark Sterling was a busy man who ran a successful shipping business.
His wife had passed away a year ago, leaving him alone with Leo.
Six months ago, Mark married a young model named Victoria.
Victoria did not like living in a big house with a crying baby.
She preferred going shopping and spending Mark's money on expensive gold dresses.
Clara noticed how cold Victoria was toward the innocent little boy.
Whenever Mark went to the city for business meetings, Victoria ignored Leo completely.
Clara spent her own extra hours comforting the baby and making sure he was safe.
She knew Victoria only cared about the family fortune and high social status.
On a hot Tuesday afternoon, Mark was working in his home office inside.
Victoria walked out to the sunlit pool area wearing a shiny gold dress.
She pushed the black baby stroller toward the edge of the deep pool.
Clara was folding laundry near the glass patio doors when she looked up.
Her heart stopped when she saw Victoria's hand give the stroller a hard push.
,The heavy stroller rolled fast over the smooth white patio tiles.
It tipped over the edge and plunged right into the deep blue water.
A massive wave of water splashed into the warm afternoon air.
Clara dropped the laundry basket and sprinted toward the patio door.
She did not pause for a single second to think about herself.
She dove headfirst into the freezing pool fully clothed in her maid uniform.
The cold water rushed past her ears as she opened her eyes underwater.
She saw the stroller sinking fast toward the bottom of the pool.
Clara reached out with both hands and unbuckled the strapped harness quickly.
She grabbed little Leo tightly into her arms and kicked her legs hard.
Her lungs burned as she fought her way back up to the bright surface.
She broke through the water and dragged the gasping baby onto the marble ledge.
Clara collapsed on her knees and held the crying boy safe and dry.
Clara: I saved him!
She coughed up water while hugging the scared baby against her chest.