The next morning Sarah boarded an early morning train to Boston.
She sat near the window watching the green countryside flash quickly past.
She held a legal paper that Arthur had given her before she left.
The address led directly to a historic law office downtown.
When the train arrived, she walked through the busy city streets.
She found the tall stone building with shining glass doors.
Sarah took the elevator up to the fifth floor with a pounding heart.
A clerk led her into a large room lined with old law books.
An elderly lawyer named Mr. Vance stepped forward to greet her warmly.
Mr. Vance: You must be Sarah, the young lady from the letter.
Sarah: Yes, I came here to learn about my mother Eleanor.
Mr. Vance set a thick black folder on his mahogany conference table.
Mr. Vance: Your mother left this biological claim file with our law firm.
Sarah: Is my mother still alive today, Mr. Vance?
Mr. Vance: Sadly she passed away three short years ago, my dear.
Sarah felt tears spring to her eyes as she heard the painful truth.
Sarah: Did she leave anything else behind for me to see?
Mr. Vance opened the black folder and pulled out an official document.
Mr. Vance: She created a trust fund that includes a large city mansion.
Sarah: Why did her family keep us apart for so many decades?
Mr. Vance: Her parents wanted her to marry into another wealthy corporate family.
Sarah looked closely at the signature written at the paper bottom.
The legal document granted her full control of the vast family estate.
Mr. Vance: Your uncle tried to claim the money for his own business.
Sarah: Does my uncle know that I am in Boston right now?
Mr. Vance: He knows and he is trying to stop this trust transfer.
Sarah stood up taller and folded her hands tightly together.
Sarah: I will not let him take what belonged to my mother.
Mr. Vance: We must present this original birth certificate in court tomorrow.
Sarah looked at the paper certificate resting on the shining desk.
It proved beyond any doubt that she was Eleanor's rightful daughter.
She knew the battle for her family identity was just beginning now.