Sarah kissed her forehead.
“And now I’m here.”
A few weeks later, Sarah returned home with her children.
Doctors arranged follow-up care, and social services helped the family get the support they needed.
Robert admitted his mistakes. Sarah wasn’t ready to forgive him, but she allowed him to begin rebuilding their relationship under safe conditions.
One afternoon, Linda visited the family.
Emma was playing in the yard, while the twins slept peacefully in a new baby stroller.
Near the garage stood the old, rusty wheelbarrow.
“Why haven’t you gotten rid of it?” Linda asked.
Sarah looked at her daughter.
“Because it reminds me that my little girl saved our family… but she should never have had to.”
Just then, Emma ran toward her mother.
“Mommy, can we go for a walk? Can we take my brothers too?”
“Of course, sweetheart.”
Emma smiled and took her mother’s hand.
