Sarah the waitress was carrying a heavy tray near the hallway.
She dropped her serving items onto a side table instantly.
She rushed across the foyer floor toward the wide marble stairs.
Sarah: Get your hands away from him right this second!
She put her arm protectively around young Leo's shaking shoulders.
Leo held onto Sarah's clean blue apron with relief.
Leo: She wanted to take my mother's silver locket away!
Sarah: She will not touch a single hair on your head!
Victoria sneered down at the maid from the top landing.
Victoria: How dare a hired servant speak to me like that!
Sarah: I do not care who you think you are in this house!
Victoria: You are fired as of this exact moment, girl!
Sarah stood her ground at the bottom of the grand staircase.
She kept Leo safely behind her back on the landing.
Sarah: You cannot fire me for protecting a child from abuse!
Victoria: I am the lady of this mansion and estate now!
Sarah: You are just a bully picking on a defenseless boy!
Victoria marched angrily down the marble steps toward them both.
Her high heels clicked loudly against the polished white stone.
Victoria: Move out of my way before I handle you too!
Sarah: Step any closer and see what happens, Victoria!
Victoria raised her arm to push Sarah out of her path.
Sarah firmly caught Victoria's wrist before she could touch her.
Sarah: Do not ever lay a finger on anyone here!
Victoria: Unhand me right now, you common little worker!
Sarah pushed Victoria's hand back sternly with total confidence.
Victoria gasped sharply at the sudden loss of power.
Victoria: You will rot in prison for putting hands on me!
Sarah: I will gladly face any judge to protect this boy!
Leo looked up at Sarah with deep gratitude in his eyes.
Leo: Thank you for stopping her, Sarah.
Sarah: Stay right behind me, sweetheart, you are safe now.
Victoria adjusted her green diamond dress with shaking hands.
She glared down at the two of them with wild fury.
Victoria: Both of you will be thrown out onto the street!
Sarah: The only person leaving today is you, Victoria.
Victoria: My husband loves me and trusts everything I say!
Sarah: We will see about that when he sees the truth.
Sarah took a firm step up toward Victoria without flinching.
She pointed a clear finger toward the upper hallway wall.
Sarah: There is a security camera pointing at this staircase!
Victoria's face turned pale in a single quiet second.
She had forgotten about the newly installed security system upstairs.
Victoria: That camera does not record audio in this hall!
Sarah: It records every movement clearly, and I have eyes!
Leo held his mother's silver locket close to his chest.
Leo: My dad will watch the video tape right away!
Victoria felt cold panic settling deep inside her stomach now.
She tried to regain her firm composure on the steps.
Victoria: You think a simple video will destroy my place here?
Sarah: It will expose who you really are to everyone!