Downstairs, only Kelly could be found. Remembering her eldest ran upstairs, she took Kelly in search for her sister.
"Taylor? Honey where did you go?"
Sobs could be heard when Sara realized how stupid she was being for not checking her room. She cracked Taylor's door just a bit enough to see a heartbreaking scene.
The little girl was on her knees. Praying is what it looked like.
"Please sniff. I don't want daddy to hurt mommy. Its Christmas and I really want mommy to not be in pain."
"And most of all, I don't want daddy to come in my room anymore. Why do you let him touch me??"
Sara's world stopped. Touched her? He wouldn't have…Oh no
Now realizing that she was still standing outside her daughter's door, she walked inside and softly closed the door behind her.
Sniff. "Mommy?"
"Yes honey." Sara answered. She put Kelly down in a baby seat. And sat on the bed.
"Baby, come here."
Taylor slowly came towards her mother. She trusted her but feared what she was going to ask her. She got to her mom and jumped up on her lap.
"I um heard what you were saying. Sweetheart what do you mean daddy…" she couldn't bring herself to say it. Just the thought made Sara want to puke. "What do you mean that daddy…that he touched you?" She prayed that maybe she was wrong. Maybe…forget it. She couldn't think of anything else.
This is where Taylor broke down. She put her arms around her mom for dear life. Her body shook from the powerful sobs coming from the young girl.
"Shh it's alright okay? He's not here now, he can't hurt you. Baby it's ok. It's ok." Sara cooed the girl to sleep with comforting words. This was her moment in life where she had to make a decision.
The safety of her children mattered most to her in life. And she wasn't going to let them get hurt now. What a Christmas present for her.
At this point, both children were asleep. Sara too was getting sleepy. So she rested her head for a moment. Tears came down her face slowly, but soon came down harder. That bastard she thought. Jake on top of their daughter was the last thought Sara had before her tears put her to sleep.