Victoria stood at the high railing overlooking the dark wooden stairs.
She held a pair of silver scissors in her right hand tightly.
Sarah watched from behind a large white marble column down below.
Victoria walked toward the baby stroller resting near the top railing.
She had brought little Lily out into the second-story balcony area.
Sarah: Please step away from the balcony edge Miss Victoria!
Victoria: Keep your mouth shut if you want your job Sarah!
Victoria grabbed the frame of the stroller with a mean look.
She tipped the stroller near the open edge of the balcony.
Victoria: Say goodbye to your precious child right now Mark!
Sarah felt her heart stop as the heavy stroller began tipping over.
She did not hesitate for even a single short second today.
Sarah dropped her cleaning supplies onto the polished marble ground fast.
She sprinted forward across the slick white hall as fast as possible.
Her soft shoes slid across the cold stone floor with speed.
Sarah: I will not let you harm this innocent baby girl!
Sarah lunged across the bottom of the grand open foyer floor.
She caught the falling bundle safely into her open grey arms.
The heavy stroller crashed down on the empty marble steps nearby.
Sarah held baby Lily tight against her chest on her knees.
The baby let out a loud cry in the quiet room.
Sarah: Got you sweet girl you are completely safe now!
Victoria gasped from the upper railing in total disbelief and shock.
Her evil plan had failed right in front of the house maid.
Victoria: You stupid maid you ruined everything for me today!
Sarah held the crying infant tightly in her warm grey blanket.
She checked the baby over to make sure she was okay.
Lily was shivering but had no scratches or bruises on her.
Sarah: You are a monster Victoria for doing such a thing!
Victoria: Nobody will ever take the word of a poor servant!
Victoria started rushing down the stairs to take the baby back.
Sarah stood her ground near the front door of the house.
She knew she had to protect the child at all costs.
Suddenly the heavy oak front doors burst open with great force.
The bright Texas sunlight flooded into the grand marble foyer entryway.
A tall figure stepped through the threshold with a angry face.
Mark Montgomery had arrived home early from his Dallas business trip.
He saw the broken stroller lying on the bottom marble step.
He saw Sarah kneeling on the floor holding his crying baby.
He saw his sister Victoria standing halfway down the grand staircase.
The room became completely quiet except for the baby crying loud.
Mark's face turned red with sudden fury and sharp shock.
Mark: What on earth just happened in my house Victoria?