The heavy rain tapped hard against the tall windows of the grand estate on the edge of town.
Sarah stood near the edge of the large living room while holding her small daughter close to her chest.
The quiet baby was wrapped tightly inside a soft pink blanket against the chilly night air.
Every single room inside this giant mansion felt cold and empty despite all the expensive golden furniture.
Julian stood near the wide doorway while looking at Sarah with dark sadness in his young eyes.
His family had always controlled every single choice in his life since he was a little child.
His mother was a very powerful woman who owned a massive real estate trust fund in the city.
She never liked Sarah because Sarah came from a humble working class family across the river.
Sarah had worked two jobs as a school teacher to pay off her own college education debts.
When Julian brought Sarah home two years ago, his mother made her strong dislike very obvious.
She offered Sarah a large cash settlement to leave the state and never return to Julian again.
Sarah refused that unfair offer because she genuinely loved Julian with all of her soft heart.
Julian: Please just stay inside until the rain stops blowing across the yard.
Sarah: I cannot stay in this house another minute, Julian.
Julian: My mother only wants what is best for our baby's legal future.
Sarah: Your mother wants total control over our life and our young daughter.
Sarah stepped toward the large glass door that led out toward the wide covered front porch.
Her brown leather boots made soft tapping sounds against the polished white marble floor tiles.
She looked down at her sweet newborn child who was sleeping so peacefully in her arms.
This sweet little girl deserved a peaceful life full of real love and genuine simple honesty.
She did not belong in a world of fake smiles and mean threats behind closed doors.
Julian: We can work out our problems if we just talk to the custody lawyers tomorrow.
Sarah: You always listen to your mother instead of standing up for your own real family.
Julian: She is paying for our mortgage and the baby's entire long term inheritance plan.
Sarah: Money does not buy the right to treat people like trash, Julian.
Sarah adjusted the pink blanket around the baby to protect her soft skin from the wind.
She looked around the massive hallway one last time before making her long final exit.
The tall portraits of Julian's famous ancestors looked down upon her with sharp cold judgment.
Sarah took a deep breath to calm her nervous beating heart before pushing open the door.
She knew that stepping out into that heavy rain storm would change her life forever now.
There was no turning back once she walked down those big wet stone steps outside tonight.
Her legal rights as a mother were strong, and she was ready to fight for them.
She opened the grand double doors and stepped out into the dark chilly evening air.