Victoria's voice echoed through the high ceilings like a cold metal blade.
She shouted down to the floor below with a cruel laughter in her voice.
The blanket slipped from her hands into the empty air above the foyer.
Sarah screamed loudly as the white shape fell down toward the floor.
David did not waste a single second thinking about his own personal safety.
He sprinted fast across the slippery white marble like a desperate runner.
His shoes slid against the stone as he pushed off with all his strength.
He threw his body forward in a long flying dive across the room.
The heavy weight of his body slammed hard against the solid stone floor.
He caught the wrapped blanket firmly against his chest before it hit stone.
His knees slid several feet across the polished marble with a harsh scraping sound.
He pulled the heavy blanket close to his chest to protect the precious bundle.
Sarah rushed over to his side on her hands and knees in pure terror.
She reached out to feel the soft blanket with trembling fingers.
Then David looked down into the folds of the heavy white cloth.
Instead of a child, he felt only soft cotton stuffing and heavy sandbags.
It was a fake doll designed to look real from high above the foyer.
Sarah let out a shaky gasp when she saw the fabric stuffed inside.
David breathed heavily as he sat up on the cold marble surface.
His green jacket was dirty from the slide across the floor tiles.
He realized that Victoria had played a twisted trick on their emotions.
She wanted to make them suffer pure horror for her own strange pleasure.
Sarah turned her head toward the upper balcony with hot anger in her heart.
Tears of pure frustration spilled down her flushed cheeks as she yelled.
She shouted that Victoria was completely ruthless and evil to do this.
Victoria stood up tall against the upper railing without moving a single inch.
She adjusted the lapels of her black blazer with calm and steady hands.
Her cold eyes stared down at the couple like they were minor pests.
She told them clearly that they could never touch her position or wealth.
She believed that her power in this house was totally absolute and final.